Lounging around
It’s been a busy week – yesterday was especially full-on – and today I just wanted to lounge around and do as little as possible. It didn’t quite work out that way, but I was at least able to draw … Continued
Beauty spot
Once or twice a season I walk round a corner in the garden and run smack into a Southern Hawker. If I have my wits about me, I can generally throw my bum into reverse in time to stop and … Continued
Metallic green predator
R and I went to Croome today, for lunch, walking, and odonates. The lunch and the walking were easily achieved, but Odonata were hard to find – at least until I made my second visit of the afternoon to the … Continued
Good grooming
When I wandered into the garden between the rain showers there weren’t many insects around apart from moth flies, and I thought I was going to need to dislodge someone from their roost to get a more interesting subject. But … Continued
Slimbridge
After an early morning haircut I took myself off to Slimbridge, in the hope of improving my bird list for the year. Which I did, to the tune of four species, though none of them gave me close enough photos … Continued
Disappointment
R had a couple of appointments in Stratford this morning, and I tagged along for the ride, going off to the river in search of dragons while he was otherwise engaged and then meeting up with him for coffee. There … Continued
Comparison
With rain forecast for the afternoon, I headed out around the village with the macro as soon as I’d dealt with the early Saturday morning chores, hoping to find some nice invertebrates among the flowering ivy. Most of the ivy … Continued
Spirit animal
The weather forecast predicted a decent morning but a deteriorating afternoon, so I took myself off to Stratford early, in the hope of getting a Migrant Hawker or two. I’m beginning to feel as if every image I post of … Continued