Trial
I thought I’d try out something new today: I have virtually no interest in sport, as my figure can attest, but I do like horses, and I like the challenge of photographing a moving target – so I decided to … Continued
Apple blossom time
Though possibly not for long. We’re forecast to have horrible weather over the Bank Holiday weekend, and I realised this morning that this might well mean the end for the blossom on our ancient cider apple tree, which has been … Continued
Shieldbug lurv
I didn’t have the best day with the camera today: it was fine, but surprisingly cold every time the sun went in – which was often – and therefore not especially conducive to bugs wanting to be out and about. … Continued
Orange tip
Several male Orange Tip butterflies have been quartering the village in search of females for a couple of weeks now. This afternoon I spotted a female – the first I’ve seen here – resting on some cow parsley, and I … Continued
Threatening
I was out in the garden at lunch time, happily listening to the chiffchaff – back in the sycamore tree – going: Chiff chaff chiff chaff chiff chaff chiffy chiffy chiffy chaff chaff or sometimes, for variation, Chiff chaff chiff … Continued
The end of the affair
Sorry about this, but you know by now that I can’t resist a bit of bug porn. Voiceover: She was not sorry Anyway. How can I put this politely? It was a very… jiggly process. And protracted. After a while … Continued