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
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
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
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
Rhubarb fool Take 500g trimmed rhubarb, and cut into roughly 2cm lengths. Place in a non-metallic dish, sprinkle with sugar and powdered ginger, and either microwave until softened, or (for preference) roast in a medium oven for about 40 minutes. … Continued
R and I did some Serious Gardening today: the huge, old, disintegrating shed which we ironically call “the garage” needs a new roof (or burning to the ground, which would probably be my preference), and we had to clear a … Continued
I bet you wish you could do this, don’t you? Personally I find it hard enough just standing on my feet without falling over – using them to hang onto last year’s crocosmia stems while I reach for a distant … Continued
I arrived late at the blipmeet, owing firstly to a very slow walk with a very old dog, and secondly to truly awful traffic (when I couldn’t actually get off the Longbridge roundabout onto the M40 because the motorway consisted … Continued
