Hopper
What with one thing and another, today didn’t feel like a day for going out, so I contented myself with a garden mini-beast safari. I tapped this leafhopper – which definitely counts as a mini-beast, being only around 6mm long … Continued
Acericerus
The equinoctial gales arrived today, with a vengeance. I looked out of the kitchen window at the wildly swaying trees in the back garden, checked my weather app, which was promising 40mph gusts, and said, “Only an idiot would try … Continued
Hanging out
Unexpectedly, the sun came out today – defying the weather forecast, which continued to predict cloud even as the garden glowed in the low, golden sunlight. Over the course of the morning the temperature slowly climbed, and by the time … Continued
Wild about hoppers
I had a busy day today. This morning I went to Stratford with R, to help him choose some new glasses frames – and of course, to have coffee and cake, and a walk by the river. In the event … Continued
Persecuted
I feel guilty every time I do this – though not guilty enough to stop, obviously. I was searching the photinia for birch catkin bugs when I caught sight of this leafhopper, which was trying to edge round to the … Continued