Check. Awe-inspiring mouth parts? Check. It must be our old friend (!) Anthophora plumipes, the hairy-footed flower bee. I’ve had a busy day. This morning I set to work with a ruthless eye on eight potential images for the IGPOTY … Continued
I’m getting very tired of this weather now: it gets right into my joints. This morning it was debatable whether Arthur or I was limping more heavily. Eventually the sun came out, and despite the wind the garden looked almost … Continued
“The problem I have with all of these,” said R, “is that they have me in them.” Poor man – as if it’s not enough that he’s married to a woman who spends all day, every day on photography, leaving … Continued
I bought these mineral eggs at the Science Museum when we went to see the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition last summer; no reason, really, I just couldn’t resist them. I’ve been keeping an eye out since then for … Continued
It was such a pleasant day today that I risked casting a clout, and went jacketless when I took Arthur for his morning walk. As we were meandering along I heard a loud buzzing noise, and tracked it to a … Continued
R and I needed to move some money today, from our main bank to another one using a slightly more positive definition of the term “interest”. The sum was above the limit for personal on line transactions and we didn’t … Continued
She does not care for me. At all. She was lying on top of my neighbour’s log store (which stands just behind the dividing wall between our gardens), watching the world go by – as opposed to toileting in my … Continued
