Iconic
I’d been expecting a fairly bright day today, and had plans for it, so I was depressed to wake up to a thick blanket of cloud. It did break eventually, but not until the very end of the afternoon, by … Continued
Master of Music
The Leeds Conservatoire Class of 2021 graduated this afternoon at a ceremony at the Royal Armouries, and among the higher level graduands was H (a.k.a. Child Two, or The Larger Boy), who formally received the degree of Master of Music, … Continued
Shepherdess
Oh, hello! You’re a gorgeous big fat chap! Oh! Chappess…. sorry! You are mahoosive though – who have you been eating? I hope it wasn’t my hawthorn shieldbug – it was round about here that I last saw it… No … Continued
Victoria Park
Another day of fun and frolics for R and me, over in the Principality with Baby B. He was an absolute poppet, except when he wasn’t, but by the time we arrived home this evening we were almost too tired … Continued
Adorabubble
When I first came across a pair of Oxystoma pomonae roosting like this, I thought it was sweet but probably aberrant behaviour, but now I know that this is how these tiny weevils prefer to settle down for the winter. … Continued
