Inspection

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The Bachmen were now closely monitoring the activities of The Slattern; the Bachmanager was making detailed entries in a spreadsheet, and intended to present her with some informative graphs at her next performance appraisal. Today, although reluctant to do anything … Continued

Lilac

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I thought you might like a break from bugs today. And if I’m totally honest, I needed a bit of a break myself – it took me until well into this afternoon to finish processing my shots from yesterday, establishing … Continued

Bug hotels, and bling

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I’d been thinking of taking a trip out today with the wide-angle lens, in honour of Wide Angle Wednesday being revived under the patronage of BobsBlips; but the weather was so nice, and my guilt level about the state of … Continued

Gotcha!

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I’ve been trying to photograph a female hairy-footed flower bee since I saw the first ones last Saturday, but they’re skittish and don’t like being pursued by a photographer. Much like many females of the human persuasion, I suppose – … Continued

Mono Monday: A New Beginning

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Or in this case, a wet beginning. I woke this morning, and thought “Gardening!” Then I opened the curtains, and thought “Or then again – maybe not.” It was heaving down; and it has rained relentlessly through most of the … Continued

What to post today…?

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Hairy-footed flower bee on pulmonaria? Hairy-footed flower bee on flowering currant? Hairy-footed flower bee on aubretia? Hairy-footed flower bee on wallflower? Ladybird? When we get to the stage of me pushing my luck with the hairy-footed flower bees, I’d be … Continued

Yet another bee

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But really – look at his little hairy feet! Adorable… I’ve also put in an extra (which sadly demonstrates that 1/250 wasn’t quite fast enough), showing him flying in towards this currant flower with his tongue at the ready. I … Continued

Vivid

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When I spotted these gerberas in the supermarket the other day, I couldn’t resist them: my Mum loved the combination of red, orange and yellow flowers, and my sister and I chose roses in those colours for her funeral – … Continued

Hoverating

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I thought I should post a Tiny something today, what with it being Tiny Tuesday results day. This is untrue. What happened was that I was sitting at my desk this morning, freewheeling in neutral, when an email pinged in, … Continued

Meet the Bachmen

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The slattern who was notionally in charge of housekeeping had left an entire vase of dead tulips in the conservatory, for reasons linked in some unspecified way to photography. Luckily the Bachmen were available to deal with the situation, and … Continued