The joy of spring
I finally got to try out the new power edger today, and it was a lot easier to use than I’d expected – though, to be honest, I think the ground was still a bit too damp, because I had … Continued
Early Early Bumblebee
Just to prove that bees other than the Hairy-feet do exist in my little world, this is an Early Bumblebee queen (Bombus pratorum), who finally allowed me some photos today at the third time of trying. It’s not just the … Continued
In here somewhere…
I spent much of the day outside, in pretty nippy temperatures I have to say, tidying the rose bed in the top garden and pruning the roses. Every now and then though, I’d stop work and wander around with the … Continued
Pluuumpie!!!
The emergence of the first Hairy-footed Flower Bees of the year is always a really big deal for me, because they’re the perfect harbingers of spring: bright, beautiful, and lively, they never fail to fill me with optimism. That said, … Continued
Camouflage
Having cleaned the alloys of R’s car yesterday evening, the Boy Wonder was desperate to wash the rest of it. R said (truthfully) that there wasn’t time before bed, but promised that if B still wanted to do it this … Continued
