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Or maybe not – they didn’t look especially thrilled by the situation. To be fair, it was absolutely heaving down: we’re currently sitting under a weather front which is apparently picking up a substantial chunk of the Atlantic Ocean and … Continued

Caught between what has felt like days on end of computer stuff and the prospect of being unable to drive for at least a fortnight if my surgery goes ahead on Thursday, I was desperate to get out and about … Continued

It was, as you can see, another rainy day. And no, I’m not grumbling – the garden still needs more (which is just as well, because the forecast predicts that rain is all we’re going to get this week). I … Continued

Somewhere between time at my desk trying to get on top of a backlog of photo files, a quick (and disappointingly unproductive) photo walk, and preparing lunch with R for a pair of hungry musicians, the day ran away with … Continued

This is a higher-key image than my normal stuff, but my pale irises are now in flower and I liked the way they looked this afternoon against the snow-in-summer; then when a tiny Lasioglossum queen landed and provided a point … Continued

As you can see we had some rain overnight, which was sorely needed. By lunch time all the water that had fallen had either soaked away or evaporated, but there was a second downpour this afternoon and the garden is … Continued

Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who was so kind about yesterday’s damselfly: I looked for her to tell her that she was much admired, but couldn’t find her – so I’ll just have … Continued

I was skulking moodily in the secret garden this morning, drinking a mug of tea and wondering why there didn’t seem to be anything about worth photographing, when I suddenly spotted a red damselfly – the first I’ve seen this … Continued

In a move which may have surprised you – because it did me – I’ve decided to take a break from bugs today, even though I have some quite nice bee shots, and post a tiny plant instead. This is … Continued

As many of you will know, my intention today was to set off on a 2-day road trip, and I said in my blip yesterday that barring mishap I expected to be home in time to judge your Tiny Tuesday … Continued