Wild Edric

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Though he’s not as wild as I am. I had, as I predicted, a very long night. Watching the poll result come in was like one of those news reports where they warn you in advance that there is footage … Continued

Skipper

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Well, maybe I wasn’t quite skipping – but I was delighted today to discover that the village was full of butterflies. I hadn’t expected this because it was very overcast, but it was also warm and muggy, and suddenly they … Continued

Tewkesbury Abbey

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This had better be a short journal entry – it’s so late it’s almost next week, and I need to get some sleep so I’ll have the energy to spend the next 24 hours furiously fretting about the possible outcome … Continued

Vagrant

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I had wanted to go on a butterfly hunt today, but the morning was overcast and chilly, which didn’t encourage me to drive for half an hour and then walk a couple of kilometres from the car park to the … Continued

Small Tortoiseshell

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Butterfly wings are extraordinary when you look at them closely – and I got the chance to do that today because this Small Tortoiseshell landed on the patio and stayed there long enough for me to creep up on it. … Continued

Old Campden House

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If you’ve followed my meanderings for any period of time you’ll know that this is one of the Banqueting Houses at Chipping Campden Manor, which have been a minor passion of mine for a number of years, but which I’ve … Continued

Poppies

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This morning R discovered that he had a sudden, urgent need to go to Surrey to buy a guitar. If you’re raising an eyebrow at the word “need”, you’ve obviously never been tutored in the equation by which guitarists calculate … Continued

More mimicry

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Her name is Chrysotoxum cautum, and she’s a hoverfly – but if your first reaction was “Bleurgh – wasp!”, don’t feel bad: that’s what she wants you to think. It’s what I thought too, when I first startled her and … Continued

Playing with food

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It was raining so hard that the Bachmen didn’t dare go out for fear of being washed away, and they were bored and spoiling for mischief. They decided to see what happened if they drilled into a banana – fully … Continued