Joy
This morning R and I went to Charlecote, where we had a pleasant walk, drank good coffee and ate tasty cheese scones, and I took some truly pitiful photographs. There was one reasonable one in the entire set, but even … Continued
Common Blue
I’d wanted her to be a Brown Argus (which we do get in this village, though I don’t remember ever seeing one in the garden), and for a while I thought she was – largely because she was extremely skittish … Continued
Mellow whatever
If I let you into a secret, will you promise not to judge me? I don’t like blackberries. Confession, they say, is good for the soul, and I do feel better now that I’m not masquerading as something I’m not … Continued
Persistence
I was rummaging around in the long grass in Tilly’s field, looking for a grasshopper to photograph, when I inadvertently disturbed this Common Blue. He flew into the middle of the field and settled on this grass stalk, where he … Continued
Common Blue
Many butterflies are enjoying a bumper year in 2019, and I can truly say that for some species such as the Gatekeeper I have never seen so many in one season. But in our neck of the woods at least, … Continued
The after-party
This morning about twenty of us gathered for breakfast (cooked by the Junior Chapter of the bridal party) and then we thrashed through the process of clearing up, dismantling the decorations, and organising the removal of people, props, and leftover … Continued