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I’d been thinking of taking a trip out today with the wide-angle lens, in honour of Wide Angle Wednesday being revived under the patronage of BobsBlips; but the weather was so nice, and my guilt level about the state of … Continued

I’ve been trying to photograph a female hairy-footed flower bee since I saw the first ones last Saturday, but they’re skittish and don’t like being pursued by a photographer. Much like many females of the human persuasion, I suppose – … Continued

Or in this case, a wet beginning. I woke this morning, and thought “Gardening!” Then I opened the curtains, and thought “Or then again – maybe not.” It was heaving down; and it has rained relentlessly through most of the … Continued

Hairy-footed flower bee on pulmonaria? Hairy-footed flower bee on flowering currant? Hairy-footed flower bee on aubretia? Hairy-footed flower bee on wallflower? Ladybird? When we get to the stage of me pushing my luck with the hairy-footed flower bees, I’d be … Continued

But really – look at his little hairy feet! Adorable… I’ve also put in an extra (which sadly demonstrates that 1/250 wasn’t quite fast enough), showing him flying in towards this currant flower with his tongue at the ready. I … Continued

When I spotted these gerberas in the supermarket the other day, I couldn’t resist them: my Mum loved the combination of red, orange and yellow flowers, and my sister and I chose roses in those colours for her funeral – … Continued

I thought I should post a Tiny something today, what with it being Tiny Tuesday results day. This is untrue. What happened was that I was sitting at my desk this morning, freewheeling in neutral, when an email pinged in, … Continued

The slattern who was notionally in charge of housekeeping had left an entire vase of dead tulips in the conservatory, for reasons linked in some unspecified way to photography. Luckily the Bachmen were available to deal with the situation, and … Continued

We all love a ladybird, don’t we? And it would appear that ladybirds are also quite fond of each other. I was walking around the garden with the macro lens, looking for today’s crop of Bugs I Cannot Identify, when … Continued

Rhubarb fool Take 500g trimmed rhubarb, and cut into roughly 2cm lengths. Place in a non-metallic dish, sprinkle with sugar and powdered ginger, and either microwave until softened, or (for preference) roast in a medium oven for about 40 minutes. … Continued