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I was a little perplexed when I saw the theme for today’s Mono Monday: I don’t do nicknames (in my youth, when the men in my peer group were almost universally referred to as Smithy, Jonesy, Whitey or whatever, one … Continued

Not. Whatever you may see or hear, Britain is not under seige, terrified, cowed, or reeling. In fact, #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling are widely agreed to include such travesties as: Tea being made in a microwave Someone sitting next to you on an … Continued

I was going to post a Bombus terrestris throwing itself gaily into the centre of a peony bloom, and buzzing to release as much pollen as possible from the stamens – but right now it seems just too frivolous. Tonight … Continued

This morning I went for my first drive since my surgery, and the first in the MX-5 since it was broad-sided up in Yorkshire. I was surprised and not very pleased to find initially that I was driving quite tentatively … Continued

I have for you today two Banded Demoiselles (Calopteryx splendens): this is the female, and the extra shot is the male – though I could easily have posted them the other way round, and may yet swap them! Today was … Continued

A photo walk around the village this afternoon netted quite a range of bees, but worryingly only two hoverflies and three butterflies. Looking back at my photos from this time last year, the area was teeming with bugs of all … Continued

As a child of the Cold War, raised in the rural north of England, I was unprepared when I moved to London in my early twenties (almost a decade before perestroika) to find a Russian shop on Holborn. I was … Continued

As part of my ongoing project of self-improvement – or at least, forcing myself to climb out of my normal groove occasionally – I decided today to abandon my usual “f/8 and be there” approach, in favour of a wide … Continued

Thank you so much for all the kindness you bestowed on my three-year Blipversary post yesterday; I’m quite overwhelmed with the response to my high-key Aquilegia silliness, which is currently sitting at number 3 in Pops. I will try to … Continued