Emergence
I had to go to Stow-on-the-Wold this afternoon for a haircut and, despite life continually tripping me up this morning, I managed to get out of the house early enough to swing round via the Cotswold Water Park first, in … Continued
Duke of Burgundy
Child One has now finished animating her film, and has promptly switched all the energy that has been going into work towards planning for The Wedding. As we’re not a family much given to phoning each other, the three long … Continued
Shieldbug lurv
I didn’t have the best day with the camera today: it was fine, but surprisingly cold every time the sun went in – which was often – and therefore not especially conducive to bugs wanting to be out and about. … Continued
Orange tip
Several male Orange Tip butterflies have been quartering the village in search of females for a couple of weeks now. This afternoon I spotted a female – the first I’ve seen here – resting on some cow parsley, and I … Continued
Uncooperative
To be fair, it wasn’t just this Green Hairstreak that was uncooperative today: almost everything I tried to photograph turned out to have different plans. It’s telling that although I had the macro with me I was never able to … Continued
The end of the affair
Sorry about this, but you know by now that I can’t resist a bit of bug porn. Voiceover: She was not sorry Anyway. How can I put this politely? It was a very… jiggly process. And protracted. After a while … Continued