| 单词 | heather |
| 例句 | It was rough and broken, fading to a winding track between heather and whin that thrust amid the cracking stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I feel so much better for this! I’d follow you anywhere, Hazel. I wasn’t myself in the heather that night. It’s bad when you know you can’t get underground. I hope you understand.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z All Narnia, many-colored with lawns and rocks and heather and different sorts of trees, lay spread out below them, the river winding through it like a ribbon of quicksilver. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Like locusts they came, hung poised, descended all around him on the heather. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “See there? All that old wood in the heather? The last of what grew here. This island was all trees, once.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He limped out of the heather, sat on the stones and shook the wet from his fur. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was all sandy pine country full of heather. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He arched his neck beautifully to do this, and the pearl horn pointed to the ground at her feet, and he scratched in the heather with his silver hoof to make a salute. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Stupefied by soma, and exhausted by a long- drawn frenzy of sensuality, the Savage lay sleeping in the heather. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The heather and the stumbling darkness were forgotten as though the sunrise had melted them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Land on the top of Skiddaw and walk for a couple of hours in the heather. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There are plenty of good things I can think of about England: fields of heather blooming in the countryside; London’s busy, exciting streets; the chance to visit my mum’s grave. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He had spent three days sitting inside the bole of an artificial oak tree, three nights crawling on his belly through the heather, hiding microphones in gorse bushes, burying wires in the soft grey sand. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When Shasta went through the gate he found a slope of grass and a little heather running up before him to some trees. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “If we could find a strong heather root,” said Agravaine, “we could tie her pigtails together, round the other side of it.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She stopped suddenly and sat me down in a patch of heather along the lane. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I took the other two on, across a road, and soon we came to a bad place—all heather and soft black earth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They hesitated among the thick heather, unable to see more than a few feet ahead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It opened southward, leaning back into the slope of round Dol Baran, the last hill of the northern ranges, greenfooted, crowned with heather. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Across the island we went, single file, along a trail that meandered over the rolling moor, through the beach plum and sea heather, toward the northernmost point of the island. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Terrified, she had turned to flee, had tripped and fallen in the heather. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “This place is almost as open as that heather we crossed, and the trees won’t hide us from anything hunting on four feet.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The beds in that house were all too small for him but they made him a fine bed of heather on the floor, and he never stirred nor dreamed all night. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z But if the heather itself was silent, the breeze brought distant night sounds across the open common. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing to be heard except the gentle wind, the heather bees, the skylarks very high, and a few distant snuffles from Meg. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “As for going underground, I’d rather go back over the heather. The roof of that hall is made of bones.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere they came upon beetles, spiders and small lizards which scurried away as they pushed through the fibrous, resistant heather. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the heather behind him came Acorn, Speedwell and Buckthorn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the tall poplars and willows behind the house, in the fields where he stalked badgers, the rumpled hills covered in heather and bracken that spread for miles and miles, dotted with grazing sheep. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Beyond its battered frame the black-barked trees grew straight to the heavens, disdaining the forest floor, where tangled heather and brush hid the path leading from this lonely spot. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But either it was not hunting or he was too big to tackle, for it disappeared over the heather; and although he waited motionless for some time, it did not return. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It might well prove to be all they could do to find their way across the heather to some quiet field or copse bank like those they had been used to. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skin was warm and smelled vaguely of heather. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He stepped daintily over the heather, scarcely seeming to press it with his airy trot and the wind made waves in his long mane, which had been freshly combed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Gareth got up and began to go away into the heather. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z On the highest point, the beech trees of Cottington’s Clump were moving in a stronger wind than that which blew across the heather. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The heather which he had brought was set up dramatically in a cup with no water—she was every inch the homebody—and he was free to go. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z As quickly as they could they scrambled off the beaten way and up into the deep heather and bilberry brushwood on the slopes above, until they came to a small patch of thick-growing hazels. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Petals burst out from every edge of the twin ovals in soft pinks, deep whites, even heather blues, but somehow each one has a uniqueness, a vibrancy that feels like it’ll bloom forever. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We advance at a run, fling ourselves down, and our panting breath moves the stalks of the grasses and the flowers of the heather to and fro. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Blackavar, do you know that earlier this summer, before we had the benefit of your experience, we went for days across every kind of country—fields, heather, woods, downs—and never lost one rabbit?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They lay deep in the heather and counted out the slow hours, in which there seemed little change; for they were still under the shadows of the Ephel Dúath, and the sun was veiled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I spent the night sleeping outside the city limits of Imre in a soft bed of heather. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They cast themselves down in the heather a few yards from the road-side, and fell asleep immediately. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On the other side of the lighthouse, towards the South, the ground fell away in long slopes of heather to a chain of ponds. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment Dandelion appeared out of the heather and sat on the path, looking at the field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was so tired and confused, I actually began to wonder whether you knew where you were going. I could hear you in the heather, saying ‘Not far now’ and it was annoying me. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry strode off through the heather, walking in a large circle with the distraught Hermione at its center, casting the spells she usually performed to ensure their protection. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When Gareth nervously brought white heather to her bedroom as an apology for being whipped, she covered him with kisses, glancing in the mirror. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He flung himself down in- the heather and began to cry in earnest—he did not know why. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z As she rode through woods and streams and heather, her brain was awhirl. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The three-acre Heather Garden at Fort Tryon Park is a spectacle of shrubs, perennials and bulbs along with heathers and heaths that bring echoes of the Scottish Highlands to the Hudson. Review | Dig into these gorgeous books for gardening inspiration 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Alpine meadows burst with blossoms and colors including yellow rhododendron, purple mountain heather, pink azaleas, fuchsia fireweeds, and the white stars of the eschscholtz starwort. Forged by Volcanoes, Kamchatka Offers Majestic, Magnetic Wilds 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z In heather gray, a bear design or pink blooms. Gifts inspired by the upcoming arrival of Baby Girl Sussex 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z As for wildlife, the exhibit keeps things streamlined by focusing on four indicator species: the wolverine, the coastal tailed frog, the hairy woodpecker and clubmoss mountain heather. Burke Museum exhibit draws attention to our ‘Wild Nearby’ 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z There were quite a few heather trouser suits with Fair Isle vests and boyish tweed caps, and brown three-piece suits with bowler hats; for a moment, I sensed the “War Horse” stable-yard scene. Fashion Review: Calvin Klein, L?Wren Scott, Proenza Schouler, Ralph Lauren, Ralph Rucci, Reed Krakoff - Review 2012-02-17T01:13:22Z He is never one to simply walk through a meadow when the path passes “heather, lupine, horsemint, daisies and wild licorice.” In These New Essays, John McPhee Finds Poetry in the Material at Hand 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z In fact, it is only the occasional ruined tin mine that interrupts vast mosaics of heather and gorse, stretching from the coast roads to rocky cliffs. Cornwall’s stunning countryside holds everything from Iron Age wonders to Land’s End 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Pringle took its own soft woolen knits and imagined them on someone pretty tough — a vigilante roaming the heather, perhaps. | Gucci, Missoni, Versace, Pringle 2011-01-18T22:45:29Z The path that leads here over peaty ground feels bouncy, crossing grass left luminous by recent rain, with patchwork heather and scattered lochans reflecting a cloud-scudded sky. On the whale trail: sealife spotting in the Outer Hebrides 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z It is not a vast area but then neither is the UK's total of upland meadow; England has an estimated 1000 hectares and Scotland, the land of heather and thistle, only around 100. Heritage Lottery money helps Cumbria's threatened hay meadows 2012-12-13T15:00:00Z It was as if, all of a sudden, I saw with her eyes — all that shimmering, soft blue Louisiana light, all that enormous heather blue wash of sky. Looking for Clementine Hunter’s Louisiana 2013-06-14T20:04:57Z Hops were only introduced to these isles in about the 16th century; before that, ale was flavoured with all sorts of botanicals such as myrtle, heather and seaweed, as well as nettles. Notes & Queries: If Jesus came back to earth, would he be a Christian? 2012-08-08T16:00:02Z The mossy heather zone above 3,500 metres was surreal: Unesco calls it “Africa’s botanical big game”. Mountains of the moon: climbing Uganda's highest peak 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z A living, growing shawl topped with moss and heather. Scotland's rocky road: a journey to the edge of Lewis – a photo essay 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The heather gray luggage accessory has three pockets: two spaces can hold a cup or water bottle and a third is sized for a smartphone or documents. At the annual Travel Goods Show, plenty of pack-worthy products 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z When he appeared on television to defend himself against accusations of racism and disrespect, he wore a heather gray zip-front pullover and a button-down shirt. Perspective | The MAGA hat is not a statement of policy. It’s an inflammatory declaration of identity. 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Because of its low pH, peat is still a go-to amendment when planting acid-loving plants such as heathers, azaleas, blueberries and pieris. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Geographically it is part of the Pennine range and its gritstone fells and sweeping heather moorland are perfect for gentle walks. Hotel review: The Spread Eagle, Sawley, Lancashire 2011-01-01T00:05:59Z Off the train, Aberdeen and its surroundings offer historic castles set in fields of purple heather, in pine woods and along the dramatic coastline. 52 Places to Go in 2019 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Clustered together in a three-by-five-inch space was a clamorous array of rampant lions, griffins, serpents, and dragons, each populating a landscape bristling with thistles and heather. A Portrait of My Ego as a Big Black Dog 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z We passed steep slopes of bracken and heather, long white beaches, forested tunnels of scrub oak and rocky knolls. Slow Travel: Walking in Wales 2013-05-24T17:03:36Z "Heavens, that's not a word you hear often among the heather!" Downton Abbey: plot moving slowly? It must be time for someone to die 2012-12-26T12:22:58Z The green, purple and orange schemes may be intended to evoke the grass, trees, heather and bracken of Scotland, but they transport us to a much more oddly blazing locale. Review: New York City Ballet Performs Bournonville Classics at Spring Gala 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z They seem to be having a good time, and if you have a weakness for muskets, accents and the occasional roll in the heather, you probably will too. ‘Outlander,’ a Starz Series Adapted From the Novels 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Although I was too early for the renowned heather to be blooming, I was enchanted by many other things that I hadn’t expected to see. A whirlwind Irish tour covers 1,300 miles in 12 days 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Among the mart’s high-end boutiques is a recently expanded outlet of James Perse, known for basic T-shirts and women’s knits in blacks, whites and heather grays. Heads Up: A Los Angeles Market Gets New Life 2010-12-31T19:55:00Z Classic and complex, with rich flavors of butterscotch, heather and apricot. Irish Whiskeys Rise Above the Annual Celebration 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Shades of pink and green, drawn from heather and plaid, but avoiding that clichéd view of the Highlands, made this a strong collection with the soul of Scotland. Special Report: Fashion: Illuminating Shades of Gray 2011-01-19T19:14:24Z Adventures were experienced vicariously through stories of children also on summer holidays but inexplicably allowed roam free – camping wild on beds of springy heather on Kirrin Island before exploring old tin-mines and solving mysteries. Children's summer book season is open 2010-07-30T15:40:00Z Inland, when gorse and bell heather flower in unison, the island is a blaze of yellow, pink and violet. The Mild West: The Beauty of Remotest Brittany 2011-12-08T15:05:00Z Sheep grazed in a pasture that went up a ridge to where the umber heather began. Hillwalking from sea to sea across Scotland 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Instead of a lab coat, she wears a muted orange heather cardigan, vintage from the fifties, I’m guessing. Passing gas: A modern scientific history 2013-04-07T11:00:00Z "Over the heather the wet wind blows/I've lice in my tunic and a cold in my nose", it begins. Free download of rediscovered Britten and Auden song 2013-07-15T17:08:35Z All the while, two rows of smooth, eroded mountain peaks enclosed me in an amphitheater of muted colors: hazel-hued heather, golden grasses. In Britain, Enraptured by the Wild, Lonely and Remote 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Calluna takes its name from the Latin genus for heather, a nod to Moore’s girlfriend and business partner, Heather Bourne. A new Seattle jazz joint emerges, while two of the hottest jazz acts come to town 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z A ruched mini dress becomes poetic with a generous organza skirt in umber and built-in cape in heather blue. Missioni turns creative page; Liberatore mixes real, virtual 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z The walls and ceiling are painted a quiet taupe; the floor is covered with a custom-woven wool carpet whose shade of heather gray mediates between the walls and the marble fireplace surround. Ricky Carmichael 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z The soldier who hiked out on to the moor, lay down in the heather and overdosed. What I have learned from my suicidal patients 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The skies are big, the rivers cold and fast, and the hills covered with heather. In northeast England, learning about birds of prey and their high-flying ways It was only a matter of time until her record label steered her in the direction of Bruch’s syrupy “Scottish Fantasy” and had her pose in tartan against a background of heather. Classical Playlist: Sting, Dvorak, Monteverdi Choir and More 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z And the vegetation — large swaths of wildflowers, heather and grass — was defanged. Blond hedgehogs, and more alluring strangeness of the Channel Islands 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z At his men’s show, the color palette of heather gray, navy and berry was repeated, but the take was decidedly more British, reflecting Mr. Spurr’s heritage. On the Runway: Hilfiger Show Hits All the Season's Trends 2011-02-14T02:11:56Z Peak season finds meadows brimming with avalanche lilies, pink heather, western pasqueflowers, lupine, scarlet paintbrush and bright yellow cinquefoil, all with a backdrop of cascading waterfalls and sparkling glaciers. Eight colorful hikes to celebrate National Wildflower Week 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z You’re at the edge of the moors, all black and heather, so it’s quite surprising to find this cozy restaurant in such a spooky place. Q&A: The Scottish Actress Kelly Macdonald on Eating Out, at Home 2012-06-29T16:51:39Z In standard thriller fare, we readers would then follow police detectives as they comb the heather, interrogating hermits, village busybodies and the girl’s school friends. What happens to a tranquil British town when a 13-year-old girl goes missing 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Illustration: Nick Shepherd Grouse from Scotland Blanche Vaughan Cook and food writer I was standing on a moor in mid-September just when the heather is in flower and I shot a grouse. The best food they ate in 2015 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z It is a terrain markedly different from the machair and more typical of the landscape of western Scotland, a place of acidic peatlands and rock outcroppings supporting colonies of heather, bracken, sedges and mosses. The wild beauty of Scotland’s Western Isles 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The last stage of the journey involved no tourism bric-a-brac, only small, twisty, increasingly difficult to navigate roads, mossy tree trunks, wind, willows, heather, cloud knuckles and gray rock. In Ireland, Chasing the Wandering Soul of Yeats 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Gorse, heather, bracken and trees were removed to reveal the white boulders. Giant white stag made of boulders re-emerges on Aberdeenshire hill 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The green roof would seeded with grasses and heather. Stella McCartney Highland house plans spark objections 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Even when a wayward tee shot into the heather on the par-four 15th led to her first bogey of the day, Hull was unable to capitalise and made bogey herself. Vu sees off England's Hull to win Women's Open 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z The group said grouse moor management had "huge environmental costs", including the burning of heather and the culling of other species. Licensing row as grouse shooting season begins 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z “The heather is beautiful,” she said, “but it’s terrible to be in.” Boutier and Zhang stand out as contenders for Women’s British Open at Walton Heath 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z "Not a traditional Open course but it will be great - lots of heather around. Keep out of that, you should be fine." 'In-form Boutier the one to beat at Women's Open' 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z A 50-year-old man was mountain biking in the North Yorkshire Moors, a national park in England known for its vast expanses of woodland and purple heather. Cases of tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. Some experts believe climate change is the cause 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Depending on timing, you may see blooming purple heather and yellow Oregon stonecrop, scarlet paintbrush and fireweed. Waterfalls now, wildflowers later: 8 hikes for this spring and summer 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z “We have lots of beautiful heather,” he said, waving a brochure with pictures of hiking trails and wildflowers. Kitsch to Creepy: Polish Town No Longer Relishes Soviet Past (or Rasputin) 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Large amounts of dead grass and heather from last year have dried out quickly due to the combination of frost, low relative humidity, sunshine and wind. Weather warnings for snow, ice and wildfires in Scotland 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z "This area of heathland near Burley in the New Forest is particularly photogenic in late August, when there is an extensive carpet of heather on the gentle slopes," says Bauer. International Garden Photographer of the Year competition 2023 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The dark green foliage of heather grounds this composition in winter and lends spring and summer interest to our plant recipe. This color recipe for the winter garden is as easy as 1-2-3 plants 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z To mark the opening of the Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee Archway, he cut a heather rope. King Charles and Camilla's Christmas card shows pair at Highland Games 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z When the Queen's coffin left Balmoral Castle, it was accompanied by a wreath made of dahlias, sweet peas, phlox, white heather and pine fir, all collected by her staff from the Balmoral Estate. The personal touches in Her Majesty's colourful wreath 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z The coffin is draped in the Queen's standard with a wreath made from some of her favourite flowers - white heather, dahlias and sweet peas - all cut from the gardens at Balmoral. 'You can feel the emotion' as Queen makes final Scottish journey 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z He pointed at a plot of land, nowadays covered by blueberry and heather shrubs and tall birch and pine trees, where barracks No. 10 used to stand. Survivor of Holocaust, Munich attack heads back to Germany 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z As spring rolls around, the dogwood flushes with blushing green foliage, and color interest shifts to new growth on the heathers followed by late summer blooms. This color recipe for the winter garden is as easy as 1-2-3 plants 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Reaching up and out of the bunker with his iron, Smith skimmed a low, ugly shot about 100 yards into a heather bush and swung his club in anger. Smith falls away at British Open after bad call from bunker 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z The landowner appeared to have taken care to only set fire to heather on areas where the peat is less than 40cm deep. Peat soil fires: Campaigners say England's 'rainforests' illegally burned 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z "Bracken can grow quickly, but specialist plants like heather and gorse take a lot longer," he added. Canford Heath fire: Snakes and lizards found dead 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Birds like the meadow pipit and skylark use the heather for nesting, and it is also a source of food for the red grouse. Mourne Mountains: Impact of fires still felt one year on 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z In an attempt to rid the island of anthrax spores, Porton Down instructed the heather be set on fire. Gruinard Island: Fire on island used for Anthrax experiments 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z "The life that lives in the heather has been destroyed," he added. Mournes: Firefighters monitoring two separate fires 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z On both estates, we stayed close to a public footpath and took care not to disturb any ground-nesting birds by walking on burnt heather. Peat soil fires: Campaigners say England's 'rainforests' illegally burned 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z In another attempt to rid the island of anthrax spores, Porton Down dispatched two men to Gruinard to set fire to the heather. The mystery of Anthrax Island and the seeds of death 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z "The heather at the minute is at a stage called 'pioneer heather'," Marc said. Mourne Mountains: Impact of fires still felt one year on 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Available in black with white lettering or heather gray with black lettering. Rep the Los Angeles Times with the best gifts from our store 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z East Anglia, the region with the country’s lowest average rainfall, is home to flora like corn chamomile, cordgrass and rolling heather but is also burdened with dry, sandy soil. At Her Home in Suffolk, Olivia Laing Finds Fresh Inspiration 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “The heather communities up on the ridges are pretty fragile,” Seifried says. 6 alpine hikes in Washington to savor before the snow flies 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z There were no paths on the route through the Cairngorms, so they had to wade through thigh-high heather and pull themselves up steep slopes. Pair complete UK's longest straight-line challenge 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The trail snakes around the peak through mostly subalpine, mountain hemlock and heather before a steep boulder scramble and final climb up a ladder to the shelter. Reach Mount Pilchuck’s historic lookout for a view of the Cascades from a peak set apart 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z His route also took him across some uninhabited islands covered in heather, which was sometimes waist deep with no paths to follow. Seasick swimmer makes history by completing Outer Hebrides challenge 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z The trust said it believes climate change is an increasing risk to the creatures' survival, making summers too warm and reducing food sources, such as heather. Peak District's last surviving mountain hares 'at risk' 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z The prince helped to create a speckled granite and crimson heather pattern to represent the royal family’s country digs which is still used today. How tweed became a symbol of Scottish culture 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Designs are minimalist, and the color palette is a soothing mix of hues like nutmeg, peach, heather, mango and yarrow. Quilt artists create textiles to admire or cozy up with 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z "For habitats we are talking 25-30, even 40 years to get things cycling again such as heather, young trees, all structures important to wildlife ," Mr Rowe said. Roaches moor fire recovery could take half a century 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z Colorful euphorbia, heuchera, winter-blooming hellebores and heathers are go-to selections for fall and winter containers. How to plant welcoming fall and winter container gardens packed with color 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z The secluded patch of ground is now a summery enclosure of pink, purple and yellow, with bell heather, ling and gorse flowers; rowans are laden in scarlet berries and stunted brambles creep across the banks. Country diary: a visit to the little haven of Pleasure Piece 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The holes were strung together, prettily enough, through heather and handsome stands of birch trees and larches. The Land of the Lefties - Golf Digest 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z He was dressed like Woody Harrelson in “White Men Can’t Jump,” in a heather gray top and loose-fitting pants covered in a faded multicolored pattern. How Lil Dicky survived the viral comedy crash 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z "It was emotional but as time goes on, seeing things happen like the first sprouts of heather, first patch of cranberry, sphagnum, they put smiles on your face." Roaches moor fire recovery could take half a century 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z What other reason would he have for laying them down betwixt rolling dunes and blooming heather? These are the world's most Instagrammed golf courses (because if you didn't 'gram it, you didn't play it) - Golf Digest 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z On either side, young Scots pines displayed bright green needles against the glowing heather. The end of farming? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z A rich mosaic of habitats becomes a drab monotony of heather and rough grass. I shot a deer – and I still believe it was the ethical thing to do | George Monbiot 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The island had no roads or electricity — just a storm-blown, windy wilderness of sea birds and heather. Opinion | I Had a Gloriously Wild Childhood. That’s Why I Wrote ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’ 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The course meanders along novel topography, full of odd elephant-shaped mounds, humps and abrupt gulches, lined with pine, fir, heather and bracken. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z They come in heather gray and black and are for men, women and children. Holiday shopping: 8 ways to give the gifts they want — from SpongeBob SquarePants to CBD skin care 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Beneath the moss and the heather and the sedge lies one of the planet’s largest surviving expanses of peat – a nutrient-poor, carbon-dense mass of partly decayed organic matter. Scotland's bogs reveal a secret paradise for birds and beetles 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Available in a heather gray or navy, it's a clean look for a quick range session, workout or to wear on your day off. Ralph Lauren's newest activewear collection includes selections in athleisure for men - Golf Digest 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Color remains in the way that light strikes slopes, turning low-lying wet swales heather and hills rose. The Fight for the Reindeer 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Volunteers in Perth maintain the flagship heather collection, featuring 500 varieties, and the city has gone big on eliminating plastic and other waste with awareness-raising sculptures and river litter picks by kayak. In pictures: Blooming Britain 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z It opened up, above the town, onto headlands scrubby with gorse and heather, with views of the water all the way across to Wales, before dwindling into a gravel car park, where it ended. “The Bunty Club” 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The purple blaze of heather is becoming a less common sight, as heathlands and moorlands are lost. Natural 'bumblebee medicine' found in heather 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Crooks is masterful with heaths and heathers; she’s known for creating dramatic garden compositions that please the eye in every season. Heroic heaths and heathers go all out, all year, with brilliant flowers and foliage 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z After driving wildly to the right, his second shot hit a tree and finished deep in some heather. Danny Willett changes the public's perception of him—again—with convincing BMW PGA Championship win - Golf Digest 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z The unique print is available on white or heather gray in sizes up to 2XL. New Seahawks gear for the first Blue Friday of the season | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The BBC also shared that February's winter storm “the Beast from the East” weakened the local plant life, leading to a greater infestation of heather beetles than usual. Meghan Markle won’t have to attend royal grouse hunting this reason 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z They tested nectar from 17 plants, including ivy, heather, clover and dandelion, for medicinal effects on a parasite found in the gut of bumblebees. Natural 'bumblebee medicine' found in heather 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Elspeth Ingleby, ecologist at North York Moors National Park Authority, said last year's long, dry summer was was "terrible" for the heather but "this year looks set to be significantly better". Beetles threaten purple heather moorland 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z "Effective heather management including burning and cutting creates amazing habitat and of course reduces the fuel load and risk of wildfire." Grouse shooting must be reviewed, says Labour 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Gorse, grandstands, sand and out-of-bounds stakes, heather and humans. British Open 2019: Shane Lowry's day in the sun was a wind-and-rain horror story for the rest of the field - Golf Digest 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z He added that the research suggested mountain hares "are doing better on grouse moors than anywhere else in Scotland", and attributed this to "legal predator control" and "flourishing" heather, a key part of their diet. 'Evidence' should determine hare law 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z Dr Koch said the chemical is also found in heather honey, which deserves further research for possible benefits in humans. Natural 'bumblebee medicine' found in heather 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Going into moving day, Fowler will debut another throwback look with gray microcheck pants and a pale pink heather shirt. PGA Championship 2019: What the pros will wear—including Tiger and when we'll see the mock-neck—at Bethpage - Golf Digest 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it was dealing with three separate seats of the fire on gorse and heather. Crews tackle large hillside fire 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z DJ will start the weekend in a darker, heather shade of gray, accented with highlighter yellow striping. What Dustin Johnson will wear at the 2019 Masters - Golf Digest 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z I was leading a European Open on a Sunday one year and hit a shot into tall heather 20 yards short of the green. Bernhard Langer talks about overcoming the shanks, the yips and a bout with bugs in Portugal - Golf Digest 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z After a walk through yellow gorse and purple heather, my wife reasonably suggested driving to a beach: After all, Ilsington is less than 15 miles from the English Channel as the crow flies. A Driving Tour of Devon, England—on Perilously Narrow Roads 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z It’s believed to be the oldest living member of the ericacae family, more commonly known as heath or heather. Couple dedicates life to clearing Kalmiopsis Trail 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z The collection comes in such shades as navy blue, white, heather grey, pale pink and green, along with clear blue and red. Lacoste teams up with Mickey, Minnie Mouse for their 90th anniversary - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z You can get the new Dot in charcoal, heather gray, or sandstone, which are all basically different levels of gray. Amazon Echo Dot (3rd gen) review: better looks, better sound, same price 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z To my shock, I find the ball perched perfectly atop the heather, at knee height. Bernhard Langer talks about overcoming the shanks, the yips and a bout with bugs in Portugal - Golf Digest 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z The flat front cut is upscale and the heather color allows for a dressed-up look to the casual-feeling pant. 7 pairs of pants you need for fall golf - Golf Digest 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z For the first round of the tournament, the heather design was on her golf shirt in a turquoise colorway over a simple black skirt. Evian Championship 2018: Bold Style Trends We Liked - Golf Digest 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z “It looks like the most innocent, idyllic scene,” Mr. Ridge said as he drove his car down a winding road that cut through craggy hills splashed with purple heather. As Pope Visits Ireland, Scars of Sex Abuse ‘Worse Than the I.R.A.’ 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z The UA Playoff shirt in a bright heather green contrasted well against the shorts to brighten up the entire look. The PGA Championship and practice-round shorts: Our take on Year 2 - Golf Digest 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z I whiff that one, too, and the ball now dives to the bottom of the heather. Bernhard Langer talks about overcoming the shanks, the yips and a bout with bugs in Portugal - Golf Digest 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Grouse are medium to large-sized birds, similar to partridges, with round bodies and short, broad wings and the red grouse in particular is associated with heather, which grows in Scotland. Grouse shooting season off to misty start in Scotland 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Continuing a strong style week, along with strong play that earned her a T-16 finish, Hall's final-round ensemble strayed from the heather. Evian Championship 2018: Bold Style Trends We Liked - Golf Digest 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Ash and a few charred roots are all that remain of the heather and gorse. Tracking Scotland's wildfires from space 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z The heather blue style is extremely on trend, and the bright colorway will pop even more over white pants. British Open 2018: What the world's best players will be wearing at Carnoustie - Golf Digest 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Only a thin strip of fairway is visible beyond heather, gorse and rough, but there is ample room. British Open: A hole-by-hole look at Carnoustie 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Look for micro-patterns—like herringbone, heather or tight stripes—to add texture and style to the look. Rickie Fowler gives us a lesson in how to style a wide variety of colors—and look great doing it - Golf Digest 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z I try to copy the way they creep through the heather on their elbows, pressing their abdomens into the mud, all the time scanning the hillside for movement. ‘People think the deer are lovely. Then they learn more about it’: the deer cull dilemma 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Local, handpicked pinyon pine as well as sage are pronounced notes in these spirits, coupled with gentian root, heather flowers and, of course, juniper berries of the Sierra. This new distillery is making gin, beer, brandy and whiskey in Mammoth Lakes 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Designed around classic colors like navy, heather grey, ink and accents of red, the collection is constructed using a supima cotton-based performance blend to optimize comfort and style. Cool apparel from the PGA Merchandise Show - Golf Digest 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Both have fields of heather, gorse, Scotch broom and clusters of pine, oak and silver birch. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z The Dec. 24 front-page article “Warfare over grouse hunting erupts on Britain’s heather moors” described the grouse as a “darting, jinxing flier.” Opinion | Grousing about these details on grouse hunting 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z I lie back against the heather, thinking no particular thoughts. ‘People think the deer are lovely. Then they learn more about it’: the deer cull dilemma 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z The heather itself is burned in patches, to provide ideal habitat — older heather for nesting and young heather for eating. For Britain’s tweed-and-shotgun set, ‘It’s warfare.’ Over a bird on the moors. 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z The leaves of a banana plant, for instance, are about a million times bigger than the leaves of heather. Clues to why leaves come in many sizes - BBC News 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Some are hidden from view, others are steep and deep and some are ringed with heather. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Two days ago, a young American woman, heather Heyer, was tragically killed. Read President Trump's Remarks Condemning White Supremacists 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z The collective approach is necessary, as the deer drift back and forth across the heather moor in tides aligned with the seasons. ‘People think the deer are lovely. Then they learn more about it’: the deer cull dilemma 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z We ventured up to the heather moors to watch tweedy gents shoot many grouse. For Britain’s tweed-and-shotgun set, ‘It’s warfare.’ Over a bird on the moors. 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z It was my first British Open to cover and test the heather with my loafers. Dan Jenkins: A Man and His Majors - Golf Digest 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Towering fir trees and patches of heather add additional challenge and charm to what many consider to be Colt's finest heathland design, more stirring even than No. 39 Swinley Forest. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Tough, drought- and dog-tolerant helianthemum and heather lap up against the sides of the patio. Designer Stacie Crooks creates an enhancing garden in Innis Arden 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z The birds of prey live primarily on heather moorland. Hen harrier plunges towards extinction in England - BBC News 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z So when maintenance crews trimmed the heather in multiple areas throughout the course on Tuesday morning, the move caught many by surprise. U.S. Open Wednesday rundown: Fescue cut, Spieth's prediction, and Phil's unfavorable weather forecast - Golf Digest 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z What is it that makes me think that heather may not be giving a lot of money to charities? The Future of Not Working 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z A timeless 1927 design north of Paris by British architect Tom Simpson, Morfontaine looks suspiciously like a heathland course around London, with windswept Scotch pines and clumps of heather atop a base of sand. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Macleods blocked the narrow entrance to their hideout with heather and other vegetation before setting the material alight. New baby helps boost Isle of Eigg's population - BBC News 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z SAT-SUN Celebrate the beginning of spring with thousands of snowdrops, crocus, heather, hellebore, and other early spring flowers in the garden, plants for sale; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Gentle whites and chalky pastels, which gained popularity over the last year or two, now combine with darker yet soothing neutrals like marine, earth, moss and heather. 2017 Home decor trends 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z What is it that makes me think that heather may not be giving a lot of money to charities? The Future of Not Working 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z The backdrop is filled with mountains and an estuary, trimmed by gorse and heather. You can buy "the most beautiful course in the world" for a shockingly affordable price - Golf Digest 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z The cropping of heather from the hills, taking fish from the burns, harvesting shellfish or even seaweed from the shore: all were outlawed. How to write a Man Booker novel: six shortlisted authors share their secrets 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z She kept the maples, palms and magnolias in the back beds, and planted drought-tolerant perennials like nepeta, rudbeckia, coneflowers, sedums, grasses and heather in large sweeps for color, texture and ease of maintenance. Design pro Stacie Crooks plants what she preaches in her Edmonds garden 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Sturdy barberries, little conifers, hellebores and heathers carry the gardens through winter. Langley, a small town on Whidbey Island, is building community one garden at a time 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z These days, my favorite destination is the Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park, with its handsome heather gardens and perennial borders. Finding Washington Heights 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z The soil was taken from either a heathland—rolling hills dominated by heather and small shrubs—or a grassland. Soil ‘booster shots’ could turn barren lands green 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z An upstream flood storage reservoir was also installed, along with the planting of 40,000 trees planted and the restoration of heather moorland, which acted as a sponge. Pickering leaky dams flood prevention scheme 'a success' - BBC News 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z I tucked in rosy pink heather to break up the greens and introduce a certain mistiness. A Romantic Landscape’s Purple Haze—in a Vase 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z "There is a wonderful soundscape of sea and gull noises and the wind in the heather, which has always stayed with me," he once said. Obituary: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies - BBC News 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z It features heather moorland and spectacular coastline around the edge of the North York Moors national park. Walkers don Google cameras to map 2,500 miles of ancient trails 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z Coates was running late, and the director of the school’s Center for Black Literature, a stocky man with yellow-brown skin, closely cropped hair and a heather gray goatee, was worried about the time. How Chris Jackson Is Building a Black Literary Movement 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Sunday • Take a tour of the heather garden at Fort Tryon Park, 1 p.m. New York Today: Making Resolutions 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z An answer is provided by a new film of “Macbeth,” directed by Justin Kurzel, which begins with a startling sight: a dead child, laid in heather, with stones placed over the eyes. A “Macbeth” More Foul Than Fair 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z He said Pendle Hill's peat bogs and rugged heather moorland was witness to the trials that spread across the county in the 1600s. Pendle witches landscape gets lottery millions on Halloween - BBC News 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The route wound through pine forests, where the high sun coaxed steam out of the loam, and on to the moorland beyond, swathed in that distinctive highland texture of gorse, fern and heather. Scotland’s Newest Hiking Trail: Beginner-Friendly With Killer Views 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z We stop on a rise among the heather and he shuts off the engine. The place where wolves could soon return - BBC News 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z The theme of the debut collection is "a clean slate," hence a color palette grounded in navy blue, black and heather gray. Surfer Kelly Slater launches a sustainable (but not inexpensive) clothing line 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Wensleydale in North Yorkshire - a patchwork of green pastures divided by dry stone walls rising to meet moorland, where the heather is bright purple at this time of year. Wensleydale police and farmers tackle sheep rustlers - BBC News 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Spieth, on the other hand, saw his second-shot approach fall just short of rolling into the green, instead catching a railroad tie and ricocheting into heather. Jordan Spieth just became No. 1 in the world. And yet he leaves Whistling Straits in second place: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z My competitor proceeded to top his shot off the tee box and into the heather. What is the biggest emotional meltdown or blow-up you've witnessed on a golf course?: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Pulling myself up by handfuls of heather as my boots slipped and mired, while occasionally, emerging from the peat, preserved, a piece of fossilised Caledonian pine. The place where wolves could soon return - BBC News 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z "The golden plover also benefits, particularly from short heather. Birds such as red grouse need open areas in which to feed, dry off and shelter." Muirburning damaging protected areas, says RSPB - BBC News 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The battle for the heather is even more intricate. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z If it was a drive that went awry – like when his tee shot on the 5th drifted into the heather – he would uncork a wondrous pitch to save par. John Daly, novelty act or cult hero, still irresistible for the Open galleries | Bryan Armen Graham 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Guarded by a large bunker on the right and thick heather outlining the hole, a tough set-up in any condition. What is the biggest emotional meltdown or blow-up you've witnessed on a golf course?: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z She gave me a little thing of tinfoil and it was some white heather and I kept it in my bag for years for good luck. Open legend Watson set for swansong 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Muirburning is allowed at certain times of the year to aid heather growth. Muirburning damaging protected areas, says RSPB - BBC News 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z A similar process was used to defeat the insidious heather beetle, which eats the roots and aerial portions at different stages of development. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Trevino hit his third into even more rough and was in three inches of heather and thistle with his fourth. AP WAS THERE: 43 years ago, Trevino ends a Grand Slam dream 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z It was the best competitive round ever played over the 6,996 yards of heather and gorse beside the North Sea. AP WAS THERE: 55 years ago, Alliss shoots 66 and sets record 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z There’s heather and wild flowers on the nose, the palate’s silkily smooth and tinged with fruitcake and cream, followed by a gently tangy finish. Three Unique Whiskies For That Special Papa 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z The Scottish National Party has traditionally used yellow and black, but in 2002 it announced it was adding heather alongside them. The seats where Tories weren’t blue and Labour wasn’t red - BBC News 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Like many other plants Hutchinson is trying to save, the heather is critically important for butterflies and bees and the gray partridge, which hides from predators in its midst. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Just like in “Auld Lang Syne,” heather will be clipped and gathered on Saturday in the annual Shearing of the Heather festival in Fort Tryon Park. New York Today: Spring, Undersea 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Hundreds of tonnes of heather brash and crushed stone will be airlifted by helicopter to the top of the Black Mountains' highest hill on Monday. Airlift operation for hilltop path 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Change the color a bit, go with navy or heather gray. Don't play it safe on the red carpet, Brad Goreski begs 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Finish the job with a gold-stamped screen print - a heather gray beanie cap, if the weather requires - and he’s ready for class with chic. IU student’s clothing line is edgy but affordable 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Another display contains a specially designed leather-looking handbag issued to female officers to carry their firearms and their department-issued lipstick in a shade of heather. Its Home Still Awaiting Repairs, New York City Police Museum Is Packing Up Once Again 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z The colours of the heather the bracken, the pines, the oaks, the lichen on the rocks all ignite to lift your spirits. Caledonia Dreaming 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z A reporter from the Melbourne Argos visited the Chickerell camp, describing it as "an ideal place with warm sea breezes and slopes lined with purple heather that lay between the camp and the sea". WW1 Anzacs who went to the seaside 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z “I am happiest if I have jeans in a couple of washes, tees in black, white, and heather gray, and a seasonal coat to pull off the look.” Can Rebekka Bay Fix the Gap? 2014-03-20T09:58:07Z On a fine day, particularly when the heather is in bloom, the view is "stunning". The beauty of the UK's loneliest bus stops 2014-02-17T01:04:05Z For instance, near Pickering in Yorkshire, flood zones are being created and moorland drains stuffed with heather with the co-operation of just three large landowners including the Forestry Commission. Calls to back upland flood schemes 2014-01-16T04:59:05Z By the mid-’90s, America knew its heather pine cardigans from its lilac. The J.Crew Invasion 2013-11-27T11:00:05Z "It's a lot of crawling through the heather sometimes for a very, very long time." David Cameron suffers 'bad back' 2013-08-19T16:00:02Z If Amazon did that, however, East Coast customers might not get their Jay-Z CDs or diapers or jars of heather honey as quickly as they expected. Expecting the Unexpected From Jeff Bezos 2013-08-17T21:13:31Z David Morris took this in Cumbria and got very wet, scratched on heather and bitten by ticks and midges. Your pictures: Damsels and dragons 2013-07-19T00:14:20Z On the fifth hole, his drive landed in heather to the right of the fairway, but the ball was sitting up like a poached egg on hash browns. At Hard and Fast Muirfield, Veteran Players Take Advantage 2013-07-18T21:59:30Z The heather barely rustled for much of the morning. British Open: Zach Johnson leads early at Muirfield; Tiger Woods has horrific start 2013-07-18T14:32:16Z The crosswinds and the heather immediately put him on the defensive. Mickelson Finds Mirth in the Wind and the Heather 2013-07-18T00:21:19Z Landowners burn off the peat to encourage the growth of heather, which feeds the sporting birds. Call to pay landowners to save peat 2013-07-10T01:29:48Z Larger woodier ground covers like junipers and heathers spread over wider areas and may also work for you. Ask an Expert: Gardening Advice for Aging Bodies, Part 2 2013-06-26T11:00:01Z His failure to commit to the shot cost Woods, who hooked it into the heather, took an unplayable lie and scrambled for a bogey. At Hard and Fast Muirfield, Veteran Players Take Advantage 2013-07-18T21:59:30Z His first shot of the tournament sailed into the heather on the right of the opening fairway. British Open: Zach Johnson leads early at Muirfield; Tiger Woods has horrific start 2013-07-18T14:32:16Z The latest debate has animated economists but failed to set the heather alight for ordinary Scots. Should Scotland have its own currency? 2013-04-23T15:45:00Z Sunny Corrao, a ranger with the parks department, recommends Fort Tryon Park at the relatively wild northern top of Manhattan, particularly the lawns just west of the heather garden and those along Broadway. City Room: Dropped in a Park or Lost Wanderers, Most Groundhogs Live Isolated Lives in the City 2013-02-02T01:19:18Z But yields of heather honey are reported to be low across the UK this year. Honey suffers after bad year for bees 2012-09-27T05:57:55Z Local woman Jane Bowman alerted estate staff to the heather and moss covered mounds. 'Spectacular' ant nests protected 2012-07-25T00:42:05Z Skye's water supply is fed from the burns that run through the springy, purple heather. Skye stays dry as the rain reigns 2012-07-20T13:17:33Z The UK's temperate climate allows gardeners this variety, ranging from shrubs and heather to exotic, sub-tropical varieties of plants and flowers. Can anyone grow a Queen's garden? 2012-07-03T03:46:46Z At its peak, the heather and scrub fire was burning along a half mile front on Tanera Mor in the Summer Isles. Ferry helps fight fire on island 2012-06-01T09:20:54Z In Scotland bee farmers are reporting losses of two thirds of their heather honey production, says the BFA. Honey suffers after bad year for bees 2012-09-27T05:57:55Z As the Heathcliff of the heather broods, the silence becomes deafening. Guardian diary 2012-05-24T21:45:02Z Your eyes search for the heather that should be green and vibrant this time of year. Bacteria clean up fire aftermath 2012-05-22T17:06:23Z Rooms were now overflowing with orange tulips, heather or yellow begonias. Well: Flowers in the Hospital 2012-05-03T17:07:40Z A patch of greensward, a moss or heather forest with its tiny inhabitants have incomparably more charms for me than many a bit of literature with its apotheosis of human character. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z She predicts that supplies of Scottish heather honey will run out after Christmas. Honey suffers after bad year for bees 2012-09-27T05:57:55Z That is true; but heath, or heather as it is more frequently called, is a wild flower, and one of the most beautiful that grows. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z A mile away in the other direction rose the Trwyn, bronze with sunny heather and purple with airy shadow, with the lighthouse and the Dinas on the top. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z My men, however, strode on through the scorching air, with as firm a step as though they were on a Highland range with the purple heather at their feet. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z A moment later we saw her making her way with great agility down the steep slope of the Bowl, till she disappeared from our view behind a large clump of heather and gorse. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z While imports will fill the gaps created by any shortages, prices of British mono-floral honeys such as Scottish heather are likely to increase. Honey suffers after bad year for bees 2012-09-27T05:57:55Z He was minded to smile at a cunningly-hidden safety pin which kept a broad-brimmed fisherman's hat of heather mixture cloth in position so that the girl's hair was concealed. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z There is heather and wild thyme up the Trwyn, very comfortable to doze on; suppose we have our nap up there?... Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z Vegetation has now almost ceased, though the heather still drapes the ledges on the eastern or southern exposures, and occasionally one of the tenacious mountain pines upholds the banner of spring in some sheltered nook. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z For years, I remember, I used to carry a little bit of heather tied up with string. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z "We do have bees in London... but we also have sites on heather moors, the south coast, the east coast and the west so that we can produce more unusual honeys." Honey suffers after bad year for bees 2012-09-27T05:57:55Z "This fellow in front looks like a weary tourist, but I fancy you don't want to meet anyone just now, and I haven't noticed a branch path through the heather." The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z There's the heather and the wild flowers, the daisies and the violets. One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z It was a lovely September afternoon, the sun streamed down on the rich purple heather, where Esgair, playing with her boy, sat beside a small rivulet close to the walls of the rising castle. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z On the right of the road lies Thursley Common, a perfectly wild spot occupying high ground covered with sand hummocks and tangled heather, and wearing all the characteristics of mountain scenery. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z "The failure of the bees to build up because of the bad weather means that colonies are not in good shape to work the heather," says Ms Ginman. Honey suffers after bad year for bees 2012-09-27T05:57:55Z To the north, he knew, stretched miles of wild moor, and the heather began where the spacious garden ended. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z He paid no heed to the biting cold, but walked rapidly along one of the straight-cut roads through the heather and bushes. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z He at once set fire to the dry furze and heather, directly under the hilly place where the poor men were engaged. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Do you want a building-plot, carved out of a waste, where nothing has yet bloomed but the tiny purple bells of the heather or the golden glory of the gorse? The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z "Ling heather is really special as it has a very delicate flavour," explains Mr Maggs, who has won awards for his Derbyshire heather honey. Honey suffers after bad year for bees 2012-09-27T05:57:55Z Not even a grouse scurried across the heather, for June is the nesting season, and the parent birds lie close. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z There is hope in the time that is coming, When the lambs will frolic on the plain, Whilst the bees o’er the heather are humming, Then the songsters will cheer us again. Random Rhymes and Rambles 2012-03-21T02:00:31.003Z It is the tartan, the claymore, the cry that the heather is on fire, that are Scotland to Mr. Stevenson. An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life 2012-03-21T02:00:30.747Z Honey from white clover has a greenish-white, and that from heather a rich golden-yellow hue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Of vegetation there is almost none, except a stunted heather which creeps hardily towards the blast hole. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z The ripening crops, the green uplands, the moor, with its gorse just fading and its heather showing the first faint flush of purple, were steeped in the "great peacefulness of light" so dear to Ruskin. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z The red and gold were still lingering in the sky and casting a beautiful glow on the heather and the gorse bushes. Nurse Heatherdale's Story 2012-03-06T03:00:21.190Z And then, when frightened women ran and hid themselves at his coming, he broke the kettles they left by the well, or tore into shreds the clothes bleaching on the heather. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Beyond is a wide stretch of purple heather, then a strip of yellow and crimson bents, dotted with the white cotton-flower. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Stinging nettle, edderwort, cucumber, heather, frankincense, honey, hedge mustard — what sounds like a grocery list for a wizard at Hogwarts is actually an inventory of ancient Egyptian treatments for cancer. Cancer: Solving an age-old problem 2012-02-29T18:21:13.613Z His eyes were on a dark bundle of clothes that lay a little aside from the road between two clumps of heather. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z "But species like oak and ash are more resilient to drought, and heather is also pretty resistant." Can UK wildlife cope with drought? 2012-02-27T01:23:45Z The crops on the lower ground, the sheep and cattle on the hills, are pleasanter to see in an island where men live than endless wastes of heather. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z You let him go a proper distance, then neatly drop him in the heather. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Some beautiful flowers sprung from among the neutral patches of heather. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z "It is a mercy it happened right at the doctor's door," he muttered, as he turned off the road into a track which seemed to lead through the heather to nowhere in particular. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z I sleep among the hills, The heather is my bed; I dip the termon-well for drink, And pull the sloe for bread. The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z Their little patches of potatoes and grain are full of weeds, and their ditches are choked; broken windows are mended with rags or heather, dirt and rubbish lie waiting to be cleared away. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z However much you may curtail your skirt, mud will stick to it, but on the heather there is nothing to handicap you—you are almost on a level with MAN! Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z For miles and miles the L�neburger heath is an ocean of purple bloom; that is, in the time when the heather is in blossom. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z The brown grass and heather stretched away on this side and that, broken by no human figure. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z He was strictly a Goth and a Scot, and his sphere of sensation may be almost exactly limited by the growth of heather. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z We were now ankle-deep in mud, now knee-high in wet grass and heather. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Startled, they lift their heads and gaze at you, then rush away, bounding over the stones and heather with an agility very unlike the "woolly waddle" of our fat Leicesters. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Then again house-furnishing articles, tools, heather brooms, trumpets and horns, even live hogs and poultry, and even potatoes were hauled along—and all was to go. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z The chamisal forms a large part of the chaparral of our mountain slopes, and when not in bloom gives to them much the aspect imparted to the Scotch Highlands by the heather. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Bell heather in mass, in full light, at sunset. 4th. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z And it will be heather and ferns you will see as far as you can for twelve miles. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Here, too, there was little turf and no heather, but only stone-crop and saxifrages, with cruel quagmires and bogs in the hollows. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z The poetry of Scott gives to the wild glens and moors a greater charm than the bloom of the heather. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The bee to the heather, The lark to the sky, The roe to the greenwood, And whither shall I? A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z Such a beautiful drive—all blue sky, and heather almost as blue—and great grey mountains. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z The shadeless road ran for miles between the heather, from which now and again, as we passed, rose the startled grouse. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Then when the gloaming comes Low in the heather blooms, Sweet will thy welcome and bed of love be! The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Patches of thin grass, heather, juniper, thyme, tamarisks and mountain roses hardly relieve the bareness and aridity of the seaward slopes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Nothing can be more breezy and glorious than a ramble on these purple hills and a lounge in the sun-warmed heather. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z They are blue and deep purple, with heather, and there are divine views in every direction. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z The hill, though not far from the road, which now went between pine woods and heather, could not be seen from it. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z The waste slopes were starred with purple clumps of heather, and crossed by light-footed maids, who balanced great bunches of bracken on their heads. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z This word, by the way, does not, in Cambridgeshire, imply the existence of heather, merely meaning an open space. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z So with a very ill grace he plumped down on his knees upon the heather and grumbled out his oath. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z As boys they had raced bare-legged over the heather, and spent many an afternoon in fighting over again that siege of Rathcoffey Castle which an earlier Nicholas Wogan had held so stoutly for King Charles. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z I sing:— "How happy could I be with heather If builder were only away!" Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 September 23, 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:21.910Z The poor went begging of the rich, and often a mounted crusader cast his purse of broad gold pieces on the heather, trusting Santiago and his own good sword to see him through. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z I send dear Hen a paper in company with this, in which I have enclosed specimens of the heather, the moss and the fern, or “raineach,” of Mull.—God bless you both. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z Oh, the boundless delight of those rolling miles of heather, which looked like a crimson sea spreading onward towards the horizon, and the delicious smell of the sweet-gale as they trod it underfoot! A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z It is made by the intermingling of the dwarf gorse and the heather, which are so interwoven they could not be separated. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z A wilderness of moist earth-bog myrtle and stunted heather alone met the eye, very discouraging to such a lover of dainty well-kept gardens and flowers as I am. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z How happy could I be in heather, At the grouse gaily blazing away! Mr. Punch's Cockney Humour 2012-01-17T03:00:15.233Z To her, too, it seemed "natural," that they should meet out here on the heather, in the sunlight, close to Margaret's grave. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z At last, coming over a little rise, they saw in the distance the gleaming outline of a lake, looking like a patch of silver amongst the heather. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z An' you don't much trouble at difrent kinds o' weather, If 'tis sunny 'tis sunny, but rain won't make you miss The chance to trample away thro' the moorland heather; Well! there 'tis. Cornish Catches and Other Verses 2012-01-15T03:00:13.973Z These two last are both full of lovely descriptions of moorland scenery and air, and heather scent. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z Heath′ery, of or pertaining to heather.—Set the heather on fire, to create a disturbance; Take to the heather, to become an outlaw. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z After that brief greeting, he made Christina sit down again upon the heather, and flung himself beside her, his face turned, like hers, to the western horizon. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z Grate there was none, and the fire must burn on the hearth-stone, but a good stack of dry peat and heather stood in the ingle nook, evidently left ready for use. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z It had rung over the heather and gorse in Scotland hundreds of years ago. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z No city smoke to stain the heather bells,— Sigh, gentle winds, around my lone love sleeping,— She bore her burthen here, but now she dwells Where scorner never came, and none are weeping. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Now, the heather in bloom is like a field of gold, and the roar of voices is like a wind. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Hills covered with heather stretched away on every side. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z We'll bring some dry heather and light a fire, so that the smoke will send them to sleep, and then we can get the honey as easy as anything. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z The juicy joint of mountain mutton that followed was fit to grace the table of a prince—it was as fragrant and sweet as the blooming heather tops that had brought it to perfection. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Scrambling over a limestone wall tufted thick with parsley fern, he noticed Mabel stooping down over an object which lay among the heather where a rough cartroad approached a wooden bridge. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Of all the Scotch regiments it has tried the hardest to keep its ranks filled with Scotsmen, 'limbs bred in the purple heather.' Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z Holt was aware for the first time that she, too, was now unclothed; but for a loose blanket, her white body gleamed against the dark heather in the moonlight. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z They went back to the cottage for the matches and a supply of dry heather, which they arranged in a circle round the nest. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z For drink they had fragrant heather ale—home-brewed. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Still, you could have rubbed them on the heather, instead of on your socks.” The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z I remember once shooting a stag, and when I came up to it, I found the poor beast in its mortal agony trying to nibble the heather--it was nibbling the heather. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Squires and sturdy farmers might now have been met tramping, gun in hand, over the stubble, through the dark green turnip-fields, and over the distant moorlands, where the crimson heather still bloomed so bonnie. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z He wagged his tail so quickly you could hardly see it; then his tail seemed to wag him, and he quivered all over like a heather besom bewitched. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Then he threw down the sprig of heather. Fairies I Have Met 2011-12-10T03:00:13.687Z By and by they plunged into tangled heather on a bolder ridge, which was rent by black gullies, down which at times wild torrents poured. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Jack, having thrown himself down beside her, pulled at the heather in silence, watching her secretly. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z Righ generally sat down beside his master and stretched out his great limbs on the heather, for he liked to think he was taking care of somebody or something. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Simple heather ale it was, reader, made from the heath-tops and sweetened with wild honey. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z He picked a sprig from his own tuft of heather; and then he flew down to the shore to meet the sea-fairy at the edge of the ripples. Fairies I Have Met 2011-12-10T03:00:13.687Z Climbing still, they reached the haunts of the cloud-berries and brushed through broad patches of the snowy blossoms that open their gleaming cups among the moss and heather. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z “Have you been up here long?” he asked, throwing down the gun and the birds in the heather and telling his spaniel to keep guard over them. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z There's no tow to be had hereabouts, but I'll warrant a little dry heather will suffice. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z The day was exceedingly bright and beautiful, the sun shone with unclouded splendour, the hills were purple-painted with the heather’s bloom, and the air was laden with the perfume of the wild thyme. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z I aye hae my wallflowers, and once I had heather, but it didna thrive, and I thought a pity to have it dying before my eyes, so I got no more.” Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z But day lingers long on the hill-tops, among the steel-grey rocks, among boulders that stand boldly out from the dark background like blocks of snow, and among patches of purple heather. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Small flights of Teal also resorted to these heights during the day, sitting among the heather, and returning to the marshes at night. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Suddenly a huge, dark form sprang from the concealing heather, and like an arrow from a bow Jeremy Miles flung himself upon the dragoon whose fingers were still grasping Constance's tresses. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z The ponies’ tails swept the heather, their coats were like the coats of Skye terriers, and their morsels of heads were buried in hair, all save the nose. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z We got many a day’s pleasure out of the rushes by the burn, and the brackens in the wood, and we ay had the heather. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z It didn’t take them long to gallop through the heather and furze. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z You thus obtain a good supply of sprouts, as invaluable for opening qualities, as the old heather is to be dreaded for its astringency. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z Therefore, as a bird flies, he struck across the pathless heather. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z A few thousand sheep, a few thousand acres of heather land on which to feed them, the title of chief, and yonder ancient castle, where dwelt his widowed mother and his sister. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z And so he lay down among the heather, and turned a thin fair face to the sky. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z Nancy was famed far and near for making heather ale, and on Sundays the lads and lasses from a good way round, used to make a pilgrimage to Nancy’s and taste her wondrous brew. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The fattening of sheep on turnips is much promoted by their having access to a grass field, more especially if it happen to contain whins or heather. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z X More than one long and golden hour the Sailor wandered through bracken and heather. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Allan had never seen a forest on fire before, but he had seen the heather, and he knew something about the dangerous rapidity with which flames can spread along in the open. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z And next it was a bit of brown heather he took, and then a nodding bluebell, and then the wing of a May fly that had lighted on his hand. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z Quite a work of art was this heather couch, and as perfect as any one could wish to see it. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Just think—all those glorious heather slopes above Plane Pond—right away back—will be blazing with crimson, and—what times we’ll have. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z The heather came down to the wheel marks, and a pack of grouse suddenly whizzed across the road like a shot fired across our bows to warn us off. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Yet the moors were all purple with heather. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z They mind me of my father’s house and the fir belting, and the heather hills beyond. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z And he cut it close off by the roots, for if you pull heather, then with the roots are sure to come up both moss and turf. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The glow of the heather, and the green and gold of the waving woods is something to see, I tell you.” The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z An instant later, from my point of vantage on the sugar-loaf, I saw a big and very yellow fox cross an open space of heather high up on the hill above the covert. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z “So romantic a proposal,” said Rory, “deserves seconding, though ’deed and in troth, when you spoke, Allan, of gathering heather, I fancied it would be a broom you’d be after making. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z It occasionally, perhaps generally, breeds in Northumberland, Cumberland, and North Wales, placing its nest upon the ground amongst the heather, and laying four or five eggs. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z It was an innocent child-like action to place the bit of heather bloom there with the primrose, but one that Kenneth never forgot. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Drifting they watched the heather hue, The waters and the cliffs that bound them; The air was still, the sky was blue, Deceitful peace lay all around them. The Guards Came Through and Other Poems 2011-11-22T03:00:11.683Z He passed and vanished; in half-a-dozen seconds Venus, plunging through the heather, came shrieking across the open space and also vanished. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Presently, on the top of a hard, peaty bank, a hound spoke, hesitatingly, yet hopefully, and plunged down on the other side; the pack crowded over, and drove on through the heather. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z It builds a flattish nest of sticks, just raised above the round, in a heather, or furze-bush, and lays four to six eggs. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Everything was admired, the heather seats, the rustic sofa, the rude bookcase containing the authors the boys read almost every day, and even the carpet of brackens. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The sides of the hills were clothed with purple blossomed heather, mixed with soft, green grass to its very centre. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z Thus rebuked, Madam scrambled hastily over the crest of the hillock and sank in unseemly laughter into the deep heather behind it. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z I returned in profound gloom to my young lady, and found her rubbing herself down with a bunch of heather. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z The furze seems to suggest cruelty, the heather endurance, and the granite strength. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Scene: Half-way down the glen, where heather and patches of tilled land end, and woodland commences. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The rock is very treacherous, being not only loose, but covered with long fringes of rotten heather. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z Michael clapped his hand over his mouth, the superseded siren in the heather behind me wallowed in fresh convulsions; the hounds remained unattracted. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z How the matter occurred I do not know, but, when I looked round, his head alone was visible, and the Count was standing on his in the heather. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z And she yet lives on, the little fairy of the silvery tunic embroidered with gorse blossoms, with her 156crown of heather bells, and her wand a verdant broom branch. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z “Oh! yes,” she replied, smiling, “but it looks so lonely; here, place this little tiny bit of heather beside it.” Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Lindo walked in and out in semi and total eclipse near at hand, now emerging life-size upon a hillock, now visible only as an erect travelling tail amid the heather. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z Breast-high among the bracken they went, disturbing the deer; across the heather, under the whisper of the pines, down to the steel-white reeded pools below. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z Daniel changed feet on a mat of ling with a large stone in it, and therefrom ramped carefully out over a deep cut in the peat, unforeseen, and masked by tufts of heather. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z You would indeed have been proud of your contributor, had you seen him splendidly arrayed in that gorgeous garb, and treading the heather of Inverness High Street like a young mountaineer. Mr. Punch in the Highlands 2011-11-01T02:00:23.677Z And last but not least of the sweet child Jessie, and of that day among the Highland heather, when she gave him the flowers. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z For rock and heather, wave and strand, Wore tints I never saw them wear; The June sunshine was o'er the land, Before, 'twas never half so fair! A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z We had yet a good way to walk, and as the heather, which almost reached up to our knees, was still wet with rain, we had good reason to be grateful to our long boots. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z In the autumn, my mother and I used to cut off the long heather, bind it into bundles, and sell them yonder in the village. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z This the place to spend a happy day, crouching down among the heather awaiting the fortuitous moment. Mr. Punch in the Highlands 2011-11-01T02:00:23.677Z “I know,” said the latter: “the primrose and the bit of heather.” Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Other Scottish touches: purple tartan ribbons wrapped around the napkins and bouquets of heather on the tables. Scene: Druckenmiller, Donaldson, Julian Robertson, Many Lauders 2011-10-21T14:43:02Z But your wits can't thicken in that soft moist air, on those white springy roads, in those misty rushes and brown bogs, on those hillsides of granite rocks and magenta heather. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The wind is cold and heavy And storms are in the sky: Our path across the heather Goes higher and more high. Poems 2011-10-14T02:00:29.763Z The type of the family is the Scotch heather, immortalized in song and story. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z There were freshly pulled ferns or brackens laid down as a carpet for the cave, and seats constructed out of the blooming heather. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The heather that clothes them is of all shades, from pink to the deepest, richest red. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z I feel The mellow moorland air, gorse-scented, bland With heather odour, soothes me, like the hand Of gentle woman on an angry brow. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 2011-10-02T02:00:16.433Z A sound brims all the country up, a noise Of wheels upon the road and labouring bees And trodden heather, mixing with the voice Of small lost winds that die among the trees. Poems 2011-10-14T02:00:29.763Z This multitude of little bells suggests the tree's relationship to the blossoming heather we see in florists' shops. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z In a moment more Shot was coming tearing along through the heather. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Stay though, one word about our Highland heather—one word and I have done. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z And yet, as a child, as a boy, playing his dream-game amid woods, fields, heather and stream, for whom had his longing been? The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z This time it ran up a burnside till it came to a little cottage standing among the heather. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z In London the Christmas season is marked by the sale of half a million little potted plants of heather! Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z It was on this heather bed, then, that Kenneth threw himself at full length as soon as Kooran had disappeared in the distant birch wood. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z I may heedless look on the silvery sea, I may tentless muse on the flowery lee, But my heart wi’ a nameless rapture thrills When I gaze on the cliffs o’ my ain heather hills. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z The seven maidens sitting there on the heather, fell asleep, each nodding over her horn lantern. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Methinks 'tis but an old wife's tale to frighten the bairns withal, lest they go straying amongst the heather and lose themselves. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z Out from the fighting list: Home where the purple heather Blooms in the Highland mist. By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z He was not there, but Kooran soon found him asleep on the fragrant heather couch. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z In Glasgow, days ago, I noticed that the poulterers’ windows were decorated with blooming heather in anticipation of the twelfth. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z At the moment that his last foot left the highest peg of rock his other knee slipped, and the heather, grass, and earth began to give way in his left hand. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z On it thou wilt see an emerald goblet studded with rubies and filled with heather ale. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z With heather wool k 1, p 1 alternately every round until your stocking measures, from casting on, a length of six inches. Cycling and Shooting Knickerbocker Stockings How to Knit Them With Plain and Fancy Turnover Tops 2011-09-18T02:00:27.787Z Even the hardy heather bells creep closer together, and the star-like blossoms of the bramble that clothe the banks shrink smaller as she brushes them with her wings. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z And here I find the first blooming heath and heather, and with it we make the Wanderer look quite gay. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z He was then opposed by a steep bit, topped by 4 ft. of perpendicular rock, with a very steep slope of heather above. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z An old man stood by the King, An old man with long white beard, Whiter than is the wool on the bush of the heather; His robe was laced with gold from top to bottom. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The word is a corruption of the French name La Bruyère, meaning the heather shrub of that name which grows along the Mediterranean coast of France, Spain and neighboring countries. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z “My heather land, my heather land, Though fairer lands there be, Thy gowany braes in early days Were gowden ways to me.” Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Nothing visible but mountains and moorland, heath, heather, and rocks, the only trees being stunted silver birches. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Happily the other knee got on the heather and the axe held firm in the earth. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z Then “Bob at the Booster”—a kind of kiss-in-the-ring dance—brought matters to a close, and, wrapped in plaids and shawls, the couples filed away to their homes, over the fields and through the heather. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Then patriots raised the royal flag Around the noble Graemes, And dyed the heather with their blood For Scotland and King James. Verses of Feeling and Fancy 2011-09-11T02:00:10.237Z If you hadn’t mentioned home, if you hadn’t spoken about the hills and the heather, I would have told my tale first.” Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z But the hills and the mountains are very beautiful; those nearest us are crimsoned over with blooming heather; afar off they are half hidden in the purple mist of distance. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z In places luxuriant heather artfully conceals sudden drops and rolling stones on account of which several tempting descents on this side will prove annoying. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z His place is in the centre of the Deeside Highlands, and, oh, the hills are high, and the purple heather and crimson heath, surrounded by dark pine forests, are a sight to see in autumn. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Around the feet of the tiny nut-brown maiden, with her odd high cap, grew tall heather and feathery ferns, with here and there a clump of flame-shaped lilies. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z “Then the heather which covers the large sweeps of moorland that you see here and there is very sturdy and strong, while from the furze or whins boats’ masts could be made. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The ground is grey beneath—the trees are grey with clinging lichens—the very heather and fern that spring beneath them have a character of the past. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Excessively steep slopes of cemented gravel, grass, or crumbling rock, half held together by heather, are the usual difficulties. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z And though he has kept up wonderfully well, still, I know he longs at times for a sight of the heather. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Over the door grew a twisted pear-tree, and all the ground around it, excepting the garden patch in a sheltered spot behind, was one waving mass of heather, strewn with gray boulders of mossy rock. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z On the mountain brow, the heather is bursting into bloom and bee-haunted. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z They would have had to sleep in barns and byres, under the hayricks and out on the heather. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z It is a sample of mantelpiece climbing, but the holds are mostly of grass and heather, and some of the steps are long. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z And I used to notice the tears standing in dear uncle’s eyes when he beheld the glory and romance of his own dear land, and the heather. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z It was a beautiful night, quite clear and starry, with just the slightest crust of snow on the ground, barely enough to darken the heather. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z He told him of the fairy knoll and the smugglers’ cave, about the heather, now so green and promising, about early lambs, and all the little incidents of life in the hills. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Oh, it was no uncommon thing now for Harry to sleep on the heather. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Patches of bright crimson here and there where the foxgloves still bloom; patches of purple and yellow where heather and furze are growing. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z The floor was swept and chalked, the walls all around densely decorated with evergreens, Scotch pine and spruce and heather galore, with here and there hanging lamps. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z There is scarcely a tree amongst the whole group, and the people, having no wood, make their fires of turf and heather to cheer them during the long stormy winter. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z I started up, and the vision fled, and around me were only the bare bleak forest trees and the fading heather. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Here he would pull a bundle of heather for a pillow, and lie down rolled in his plaid with Eily in his arms and a book in his hand. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z He could climb hills now fast enough; and he was never tired wandering in the dark pine forests, or over the mountains that were now bedecked in the glorious purple of the heather’s bloom. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Your poor Uncle McLeod is miles and miles from the pines, from the heath and the heather. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z A few yards away, beside a great boulder in the heather, a small rowan stood, flickering its feather-like shadows across the white wool of a ewe resting underneath. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z Not from any place near to the rock, however, had the boy pulled the heather with which he formed it. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z He talked in the broadest of Scotch, and the very sound of his voice recalled to my memory Highland hills clothed in blooming heather. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z Sometimes, when we were all seated together among the heather, Ossian used to put his enormous head on her lap and gaze into her face for minutes at a time. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z “Do you see,” he said, “two figures going on and on upwards through the heather yonder?” Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z With a swift movement, Alan sprang forward; but as he leaped, his foot caught in a spray of heather, and he stumbled and fell. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z Scene: A Highland mountain, clad almost to the summit in purple heather. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z A wizard according to some, a poet according to others, because his verses which, he said, were as rough as the heather and the granite rocks on the hillside, found entrée to the Glasgow papers. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z There was no wind, not a breath, but the dew lay heavy on the moss, on the green heather and stunted shrubs, and draggled the snow-white plumes of the lovely cotton grass. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z These are constructed of heather, hazel-sticks, straw, and furze; and though in a very exposed situation, they are tolerably warm—a sort of medium temperature between brick-built stables and the open air. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z To the north-west rise precipitous cliffs; northward, above the green pasture and a stretch of heather, is a woodland belt of some three or four hundred pine-trees. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z The mountains that rise inland from the castle are either wholly green, or patched with purple heather. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z But early autumn still found us among the bonnie blooming heather. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z Slowly they turned and walked along the ridge, their feet sinking into the short soft turf growing in patches of pale green among the mauve-grey and brown heather. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z He had sunk through the heather, and was not to be seen. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z He had other relishing tastes of the rich dialect of heather poetry. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z High on the hillsides the heather still blooms. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z I am wading among crimson heath and purple heather, where the crowberry and cranberry grow in patches of green. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z I have heard of the making of heather ale by the Danes, and the tragic fate of the father and son, the last of this race, in Down, Antrim, Londonderry, and Kerry. Ulster Folklore 2011-08-25T02:00:26.683Z I bear Remembrance in me of dear foliage gone, Of wilted heather and of perished flowers. Songs of Womanhood 2011-08-21T02:00:31.203Z He whimpered a little and then plunged into the heather. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z |
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