Small Germander Speedwell Bowl laden with ripe Haws

laden with ripe Haws

this bowl has been reworked and engraved on both the inside and outside surface of the bowl

and its evergreen presence in winter trees once gave it a supernatural reputation

cool purple pearls of the blackthorn

Small Germander Speedwell Bowl laden with ripe HawsThe wet start to the summer this year suited wild flowers and Germander Speedwell was abundant about the Dale. Known as birds eye or angels eye, Speedwell was once considered a lucky charm, the sight of them was said to help speed travellers on their way. Germander appears to refer to a corruption of Latin or Greek word, symbolising its 'ground loving' nature; a sprawling plant, usually seen spreading across a field, it rarely reaches more than 30cm