Lacy
The weather has turned today: it was chilly and overcast this morning, and wet this afternoon – which to be honest I don’t mind, because the garden needs it, and it saves me from putting on the sprinkler. I managed … Continued
Speckled Wood
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I was stalking a tiny and uncooperative Holly Blue around the garden with a long lens this afternoon, when I was distracted by some butterflyish fluttering up in the top of the weeping pear tree. It took me a while … Continued
Green and gold
It’s difficult now to believe that we endured such a long, wet, and dreary winter: the past couple of weeks have been so dry, sunny and warm that by this morning the garden was parched and I had to water … Continued
Cambrian poppy
One of the colourful pleasures of spring in our garden is the orange Cambrian poppy that grows on the top of the yard wall. Because the wall is nearly six feet tall it’s not the easiest thing to photograph, so … Continued
