Emergent
When I first saw this emergent female Large Red Damselfly this morning I was terribly worried about her, because the stem she’d chosen for support was in contact with the wooden surround of the patio pond – and worse still, … Continued
A series of storms yesterday evening caused some flash flooding locally, and today we had to suffer the consequences: our wild garden was impassable in anything other than wellingtons, and the walk from the car park at Barton to the … Continued
I think there’s something luscious about a very fresh demoiselle, when the wings are still perfect, and soft enough to be reflective. I find it quite hard to think of them as the common British species they are, because they … Continued
A wet, dreary and cold day was cheered up enormously by the arrival back in the Shire of both Offspring, who are home together sans partners or children for the first time in several years, and seemingly are intending to … Continued