Vivid
I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a Common Carder as strongly coloured as this one before – it was the brightest thing in the garden on a rather dark and moody afternoon, and contrasted especially well with the toadflax it … Continued
Handsome fungus beetle
This is a rather messy image, I’m afraid, and as such it doesn’t please me. But on the other hand, it’s a photo of something I’ve never photographed – nor yet heard of – before today, so it lets me … Continued
Spider season
The August rollercoaster took another plunge today – it was overcast and not especially warm, and in consequence not much was flying. Because this had put me in a bad mood anyway, I thought I might as well do gardening … Continued
Interloper
This is the cuckoo in my shieldbug nursery – an analogy that promptly falls to the ground, I confess, because although it’s not yet fully grown it’s entirely independent. But anyway. I still have several dozen Woundwort Shieldbugs on the … Continued
Garden hawker
R and I had quite a busy day today: I did various bits of domestic engineering, including making a large aubergine loaf and freezing it in portions, and we both did some fairly hefty gardening. The weather this morning was … Continued
Minty fresh
It was a day for watching the rain falling outside the kitchen window and being glad that I didn’t have to water the garden after all; for making a large batch of lamb dhansak in the slow cooker; and for … Continued
Independence
I had a rheumatology consultation by telephone this morning, as a result of which I had to go to Stratford hospital this afternoon, to collect some extra medication that we hope will deal with a recurrent joint flare. R drove … Continued
Ready to pop
R and I are currently suffering acutely from Baby B’s cold. In fact we were both so ill by yesterday evening that we started to wonder if we might actually have Covid, so we took lateral flow tests (please don’t … Continued
Happy homecoming
R and I were back at home before midday, and after a couple of hours of unpacking and putting things away I wandered out into the garden to see what might be about. Almost immediately I managed to put to … Continued