Dinner time
The first full day of the family holiday came in overcast, with a threat of rain, but R and I went off out anyway, to explore the marked nature trails around the estate. Lower Mill encompasses about ten of the … Continued
Ten for ten
These days I quite often find myself wondering if it might be time to reassess some of my life choices… but never when I’m out photographing Odonata. Realising this morning that my ten-year blipversary coincided with a warm and sunny … Continued
Down but not out
June and July are the prime months for Black-tailed Skimmers, but it’s about six weeks since I last saw one, and I assumed that they’d now died out in this area for this season. So I was surprised to see … Continued
Talk to the claw
R and I went for a walk at Croome this morning, where it was extremely hot and steamy. We strolled down to the lake and made one circuit around it, then R walked over to the house and back up … Continued
Dragon of the Day
A run of late nights, followed by a day spent managing a not-very-well baby, left me severely over-tired, so today got off to a slow and grumpy start. By noon though, the feeling was growing on me that a dragon … Continued
