Hummer
R and I had an excellent day with the Boy Wonder in Cardiff today. He was cute and funny throughout, and also rather sweet at times, showing genuine concern when a slightly younger child (“Baybee!”) was crying in the Swedish … Continued
Lesser hornet hoverfly
Well. What can I say, other than thank you! I’ve been quite overwhelmed by all the lovely comments, stars, and hearts bestowed on yesterday’s milestone blip, and I’m truly grateful to everyone who responded. Many thanks to you all. The … Continued
Mindful moment
Having spent the morning researching mirrorless cameras (but reaching no firm conclusion), and the early part of the afternoon on essential domestic tedium, I didn’t get much time in the garden with the camera today. When I did make it … Continued
Attraction
It was a fairly dreary day, in more ways than one, though I did manage to get a few festering tasks off my books, so I suppose I should be glad about that at least. When I checked the garden … Continued
Pellucid porn
It’s not often that I laugh when I see something eminently photographable at the one moment in the entire day when I’m not carrying a camera, but this scene genuinely made me chuckle. I turned the laugh into a cough … Continued
Frisky
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Although it was still very cloudy today, the wind dropped and the temperature rose a little, which brought the inverts out of their shelters, and me out of the house with a camera. I found quite a few nice subjects … Continued
Flowery bower
The weather turned slightly stormy today – it it was cold and intermittently rainy through the morning, and even when the sky lifted in the afternoon it was far too windy for comfort. The Red Arrows performed over Ragley Hall … Continued
Hoverating
I was raging to go out in search of dragons today, and had several potentially good sites in mind, but the weather forecasts for all of them suggested that if I went I had around a 30% chance of being … Continued