Brown-eyed boy
My favourite photo of the day is this close-up portrait of an immature male Large Red Damselfly, which I took at my patio pond this morning. His wings had been damaged on emergence, and for a while I feared that … Continued
Under the weather
All of us were more or less under the weather in Cardiff today, which made for rather less fun times than usual. R and I managed to get the Boy Wonder to the park for a while, but we were … Continued
Autumnal togetherness
When I went out bug-bothering in the garden this afternoon I wasn’t expecting to find myself interrupting any private moments, but here we are. I beat this pair of Cinnamon Sedges from the quince tree, and they were so outraged … Continued
In the pink
Well. That was an exciting day. I’ve been thinking seriously about moving to mirrorless gear for a year now, and for the last few months I’ve been teetering on the brink of going for it, without quite tipping over the … Continued
Fartnarkle Friday
With Storm Eunice raging, R and I were unable to go to Cardiff this morning because south east Wales was covered by a red weather warning. I don’t remember ever seeing one of these before, but it means that there’s … Continued
Labradorite
I went into the garden with the camera once today, during what seemed to be a relative lull in the weather. Within seconds the clouds opened and it began teeming with rain, which, coupled with a fierce gusting wind, made … Continued
Fartnarkle
So. We woke up this morning to find that the village had flooded overnight – though not our house, thankfully. The trench filling with water used to be a regular occurrence, but hasn’t happened in several years, since some flood … Continued
Apple blossom time
Though possibly not for long. We’re forecast to have horrible weather over the Bank Holiday weekend, and I realised this morning that this might well mean the end for the blossom on our ancient cider apple tree, which has been … Continued
