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Cotton grass on raised coastal pasture, Shetland, 27 June 2016

….. a few days after the summer solstice.

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Author gsPosted on 27 June 201612 January 2018Categories fibresTags bog cotton, fibre, Shetland, solstice, summer

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One of Vida Fakin's paintings of hayricks in the Slovenia landscape. To see more - Vida's page under 'People'.

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The Living Field project connects through Twitter.  No new plantings in 2020/21/22 but @LField2020 is posting seasonal images and notes from past years as well as news on current web activity, while  @curvedflatlands will link to current research and debate in sustainability and biodiversity.

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One of the paintings of Hay-racks in the landscape by Slovenian artist Fida Fakin. Her family have provided examples of her work and some notes on her life at Vida's page.

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  • Humus miraculum | Nature under screen
  • VESS – Visual evaluation of soil
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  • Ad Gefrin | Yeavering
  • Mapping the future: land use | climate | food
  • Bere barley participatory network
  • All among the barley
  • Rice grain giant sculpture
  • Ancient grains – from Africa
  • BSBI Plant Atlas 2020
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  • Information sources at SEDA Land
  • Copernicus remote sensing – 2022 drought
  • How dry was season 2022
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  • Ecological restoration? Get involved with SER Europe
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  • Ancient grains | miss you
Reno the Fox, brought to life by Grissel, herself immolated as a witch in Dundee: painting by Marion Demade, a student visiting Dundee from France. More on Reno.

..... now they're digging ancient summers, bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the fiery sheaves

From Man of Constant Sorrow by John Tams

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      • Anniversary designs and sketches
        • The beauty of roots
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