Dilapidation
The weather improved again today, so R and I decided to go to Stratford for lunch. While he improved his step count by walking the long way round, I detoured over to the reed beds by Lucy’s Mill Bridge in … 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
Right place, right time
Today was pretty busy. This morning R and I went to Croome – the first time R has been there in many months – and walked down to the lake. The sum total of the photographically available Odonata was one … Continued
Successful
I’m beginning to lose count now, but just based on the number of exuviae I’ve collected, this is at least the tenth successful Southern Hawker emergence this season from our little wildlife pond. That said, for a while I thought … Continued