Scarlet Tiger

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If you build it, they will come. You may remember this post, from about six weeks ago, in which I expressed my hope that at least one of the caterpillars I’d found, chewing their way through my forget-me-nots, might prove … Continued

Enigmatic

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The word that several butterfly sites use to describe the Large Blue (someone, I fear, has been copying from someone else) is “enigmatic”. The word I would use is “tricksy”. After an increasingly desperate search of Daneway Banks in Gloucestershire, … Continued

Marbled White

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As it was a sunny morning, I zoomed off down to Rodborough Common, just south of Stroud, for a butterfly walk. I’d hoped to see some Adonis Blue, which are listed at this site, but couldn’t find any, and I … Continued

Sempervivum

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I’ve had a very lazy day, by the standard of the rest of this week – other than a brief walk around the damp garden with the macro, I’ve spent most of it at my desk, processing photos from our … Continued

Percy

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Percy is a Norwich terrier, belonging to the singer and organist Peter Nardone, with whom I had the great pleasure of studying the Mozart Requiem today, in a workshop that was one of the events in this year’s Broadway Arts … Continued

Tapered drone fly

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Today was what you might call a bit of a curate’s egg: good in parts. I made a first visit this morning to Ryton Pools Country Park, near Coventry, and had a very enjoyable walk. It’s a place with a … Continued

Summery

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R and I broke our journey homewards this morning at Tredegar House, just outside Newport, a charming building with a lovely garden and a decent tea room, which is obviously a popular resource among both local residents and people taking … Continued

Skomer

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There are some days that you can reasonably hope to remember for the rest of your life – and today was most definitely one of those. Getting to Skomer is a hit-and-miss business, and there were times when I was … Continued

Milford Haven

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Today R and I drove all the way across Wales – stopping briefly in Cardiff for a cup of tea with Child One at her new studio (honestly, I don’t know what happens with Offspring – one minute they’re cutting … Continued

Common Blue

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This morning I had an appointment to see the rheumatologist, and R very sweetly offered to drive me to town and buy me cake as a reward afterwards. My relationship with Dr M hasn’t always been either easy or cooperative … Continued