Confiding
R and I spent an enjoyable morning in Stratford, meeting up with his aunt who was in town to have lunch with a friend. It was a murky morning, but the forecast promised a better afternoon, so even though I … Continued
Winter sun
I wasn’t expecting this when I swathed myself in multiple layers, wrapped a scarf three times round my head, and tottered unsteadily out into the garden to look for victims subjects. I was pursuing a woundwort shieldbug, which was a … Continued
In the pink
Well. That was an exciting day. I’ve been thinking seriously about moving to mirrorless gear for a year now, and for the last few months I’ve been teetering on the brink of going for it, without quite tipping over the … Continued
Knobbly knees
I got myself tied up with preparations for some upcoming festivities this morning, and by the time I tore myself away from the computer and stomped down the garden with the camera, the nice light of 9am had given way … Continued
Arty farty disco hat
With the normal proviso that I’m not an expert (in anything) and that there could well be other species that look very similar, I’m going to assert that this tiny fungus is Lachnum virgineum, which is known in the UK … Continued
Salmon-Eggs
This isn’t the most appealing photo I took today – that would be the spooning Oxystoma pomonae weevils below – but it’s a first for me (unlike my favourite weevils), and that’s enough to get it into pole position this … Continued
Olive Oysterling
I popped over to Croome this morning “for an hour”, arriving in nice light just after the doors were opened at 10am, and leaving, toadally zorsted, four hours later. During that time I found a lot of fungi, did what … Continued
Candlesnuff
R and I spent the morning sitting around chatting with H and S, but after they’d set off back to the Frozen North (where they’re due to rendezvous with L this weekend at the Leeds International Film Festival) R and … Continued