Admirable
On our way back from Cardiff and Tredegar yesterday we stopped in Monmouth and went into Waitrose to pick up one or two supplies, and the checkout cashier, asking about the camera equipment I was carrying, told us about a … Continued
Striking gold
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. And if the Odonata gods are smiling, on your fourth attempt you might just get a male Golden-ringed Dragonfly, perching for a bit of a rest after zooming back and … Continued
Unconvincing
She’s pretending to be a bumblebee, bless her, but it’s not a very accurate impersonation. She’s Cheilosia illustrata, a hoverfly found primarily on umbellifers, and especially hogweed, whose roots are the preferred larval foodplant. August is the latter end of … Continued
Llandaff Cathedral
When blipfoto informed me that today would mark my 2500th blip, I suggested to R that he should pose, YMCA-like but forming the digits 2, 5 and 0, and provide me with the material to make a composite image. Sadly, … Continued
