After a very stormy night, it was still pretty blowy today, but fine and bright. When I went out to check the garden for invertebrates, and the wildlife pond for debris, I found plenty of the latter, but not many … Continued
It was a bright sunny morning, and quite warm, but it still took me a good while to track down just a handful of invertebrates. This green shieldbug was sunning itself on the laurel hedge, which is a favourite basking … Continued
My new ring flash arrived today, so I went for a walk with it and we began getting to know each other. My first impressions are pretty positive: I think it’s fairly obvious that this photo was taken with flash, … Continued
I only had a few minutes early this afternoon, between the heavy rain stopping and the deadline to begin making lunch so that R and I could eat before our family Zoom call, to get out into the garden with … Continued
I’m surprised to discover that this is my favourite photo of the day, when it was only supposed to be a snatched record shot of a highly reluctant subject, but one of the nice things about photography is that some … Continued
I was feeling pretty mouldy for much of today, though I don’t think there’s anything wrong with me beyond the cumulative effects of several weeks of poor sleep, stress, and boredom. Nonetheless, I struggled to do anything much other than … Continued