I’ve reduced the half-dozen books I used to have on British butterflies to just three: Butterflies of the West Midlands, which has good local information including walks and likely sites for spotting various species; Peter Eeles’ excellent Life Cycles of … Continued
We’d been told to expect wet weather for much of the day, and I’d planned my time accordingly, but in the event we didn’t get much rain till this evening, when the garden got the kind of soaking that meant … Continued
It seems that our sweltering early summer is over, at least for now. Large amounts of rain are forecast to fall across the country next week – which to be fair, the farmers certainly need, and the rest of us … Continued
R and I went to Croome this afternoon, and were surprised, given that it’s half-term week, to find it blissfully quiet. After a quick ice cream stop (a measure of how hot I was, given that I don’t much like … Continued
I think it’s possible that the Four-spotted Chaser might be my favourite British species of dragon – though that ranking is subject to daily challenge, and if I ever get unfettered access to Norfolk or Southern Migrant Hawkers, the Chaser … Continued
Before I go any further, I’d like to offer sincere thanks to everyone who said charming things on the occasion of my 12-year blipversary yesterday, and bestowed so many awards on the post that my gorgeous face is currently Top … Continued
