Lucky
I had a busy and productive day today: I cooked a batch of curry for the freezer, did some domestic accounts, filed a huge pile of paperwork, and (with R’s help) cleaned up the filing system on my little Windows … Continued
Transformation
When I walked around the garden this morning, looking for insects, I was surprised to find that the weather had suddenly turned autumnal – dark, windy, and none too warm. I found a few invertebrates, but none that really interested … Continued
Marbled White
One of the big advantages of having a garden that looks more like an overgrown field than a tended area is that meadow butterflies are wont to wander into it. For the past ten days we’ve had Meadow Browns and … Continued
Not common
When I found a pair of asparagus beetles in cop on my wild asparagus a few days ago, I was delighted with them, and offended on their behalf to discover that they’re regarded as common. There is, I read, another … Continued
Small Poplar Borer
I’d been planning an early trip to Trench Wood this morning, but the weather forecast told me it was likely to be stormy there, and even though I didn’t really believe it, this isn’t a place where you want to … Continued