Toning
Every summer for the past two or three years I’ve found a single Field Grasshopper in our garden, hanging out in the weeds at the foot of the old farm wall that separates us from the property next door. But … Continued
Small Copper
My records show that it’s a couple of years since I last came across a Small Copper, it’s about eight years since I last photographed one in the village, and I’ve never previously seen one in the garden, so it … Continued
Macro mayhem
The weather turned stormy this morning, which would have been fine if we’d received a decent amount of rain, but though 10mm had been forecast, I doubt in the event if we received even half of that. Enough to dampen … Continued
Camouflage
Having cleaned the alloys of R’s car yesterday evening, the Boy Wonder was desperate to wash the rest of it. R said (truthfully) that there wasn’t time before bed, but promised that if B still wanted to do it this … Continued
Blue on blue
The giddy social round continues. This afternoon L and H made the trek from their respective cities to check up on their aged parents and each other, and we had a great afternoon sharing news, views, gossip, and laughter. I … Continued
Gatekeeping
This afternoon we had a short visit from the Family B, who (quite coincidentally) were also in Nottinghamshire yesterday, and called in on us to break their journey home to Wales and allow the boys to run off some steam. … Continued