Banded bonding
R and I are road tripping for the next couple of days, but soon after setting off we had to break our journey in Stratford, where he had a hospital appointment. I used that time to go down to Lucy’s … Continued
Dragonfest
My 2025 dragon list still doesn’t include the Common Clubtail, so this morning I went off looking for some. By the end of the day I’d seen over a hundred dragonflies (including two species that were new for the year), … Continued
Living dangerously
Concert day is always hectic, so I was grateful that this trio gave me an easy photo opportunity in the garden this morning – especially after yesterday’s pond dipping experience, which has left me somewhat sore, and still slightly discombobulated. … Continued
Afternoon delight
I’ve photographed scores of pairs of Oxystoma pomonae seed weevils over the last few years – you probably recognise them if you’ve been reading my ramblings for any length of time – but this is the first time I’ve actually … Continued
Spray’n’pray
This morning R and I set to and reclaimed the secret garden, which over the spring and summer had become so overgrown that the inaccessible garden would have been a better nickname for it. I wasn’t sure how far we’d … Continued
Lucky for some
Firstly, thanks to everyone who said nice things about the news I shared yesterday: I very much appreciate your generosity and all-round niceness! After all that excitement I was keen to get back to normal invertebrate service today, but what … Continued
Good times
The whole family descended on us today – L arrived first, with the Boy Wonder, then an hour and a half later H turned up from the Frozen North, followed almost immediately by G and the Baby Brother. Just before … Continued