Rachel Burch

Deeply unwell, deeply mossy, wheelchair user, and Dartmoor photographer. Hedgehog whisperer. Devon. England

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2026-01-31

Farewell January, pictures taken this month, , .
Clockwise top left, Tavistock’s old railway line cycle path, willows at Burrator, Meavy, wall near Peter Tavy, Peter Tavy coombe, Peter Tavy coombe, snowdrops near Tavistock, moors near Peter Tavy, Norsworthy bridge.

A collage of January pictures including snowdrops, twisty willows, mossy walls and moors.
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2026-01-31

Sampford Spiney church and mossy wall, yesterday, , .

Mossy wall and a medieval church behind
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2026-01-31

Day 31 of my ‘getting through January, vintage floral plates from books. Some 1860s gorgeousness from Wild flowers how to see and gather them 1860.
Well we made it. Thanks for following along, all books from my collection, and yes January was pretty awful wasn’t it..

A posy of snowdrops, daisy, gorseA posy of red poppy, buttercup and forget me notA posy of horned poppy, cornflower, willow herbA posy of primrose, violet, cuckoo flower, pussy willow.
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2026-01-30

Double snowdrops in Sampford Spiney churchyard yesterday, , .

Double snowdrops in a churchyard
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2026-01-30

Day 30 of my ‘getting through January, vintage floral plates from books. Orchids and tree flowers from ‘Our country’s flowers and how to know them’, 1880s

Two Victorian illustrations of tree flowers and wild orchids .Book frontispiece and title page.
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2026-01-29

Footpath near Sampford Spiney, today, , . Managed to get out between rain deluges 🙂.

Path with mossy walls and beech trees
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2026-01-29

Day 29 of my ‘getting through January, vintage floral plates from books. Last three ! A spring posy from Floriculture 1880

A Victorian book illustration of a bunch of spring flowers, narcissi, tulip, snowdrop and lily of the valley.
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2026-01-29

Mini vase on a twig tree.

A hellebore flower in a vase hanging from a twig on a garden table
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2026-01-29

Imbolc (first Celtic festival of spring 1/2nd Feb, Brigid, fire, candlemass replaced it ), vases ready to hang on my found twig tree in my garden.

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2026-01-28

@metagrrrl there’s a bend in the road that avoids the Ford although I’ve see tractors go across it in summer 🙂.

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2026-01-28

The old oak and church at Meavy last week, , .

An old tree and church in a village setting
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2026-01-28

@Deeor2024 yep 👍

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2026-01-28

River Plym at Shaugh Prior last April, a bit of Spring cheer, , .

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2026-01-28

Day 28 of my ‘getting through January, vintage floral plates from books.
from Floriculture 1880

A posy of flowers including Canterbury bell and forget me nor
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2026-01-27

View of Sheepstor (big granite hill) last week, , ,

A granite hill and a view of fields and moors
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2026-01-27

The oldest existing cat flap set into a beautiful medieval door, Exeter Cathedral, England, 14th c. (1301-1400)

#Cats

An ancient wooden door with horizontal metal bindings. At the bottom is a circle with a black and white cat peering out.
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2026-01-27

Day 27 of my ‘getting through January, vintage floral plates from books. Hellebores and Robin illustration, from ‘BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND HOW TO GROW THEM’, 1900s.

A painting of hellebores and a robin The art nouveau design book cover in green and gold gilt.
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2026-01-26

Foggy Bellever Forest a couple of Februarys ago, , .

Evergreen trees on a mossy forest bed in light fog
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2026-01-26

Old oak and river Meavy last week

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2026-01-26

Day 26 of my ‘getting through January, vintage floral plates from books. This one is much later in date , 1980, but it’s so gorgeous I had to include it, from Flowers of the countryside Majorie Blamey 1980.

A modern ish illustration of a mouse and red wild poppies.l

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