Saturday squirrel
The good thing about one of your bigger siblings hogging the seed feeder, and you having to pick up what you can from the ground underneath it, is that you wind up inadvertently saving quite a lot about your person … Continued
Industrious
Spinning is one thing, and weaving is another, but this spider was doing both simultaneously: rapidly and efficiently manipulating the silk that she was producing from her spinnerets, with all eight claws, to produce a web. And this entirely instinctive … Continued
Marvellously mad
R pointed out the other day that we hadn’t yet been to Sezincote this year, and as it was another glorious day today, and they’re closing for the winter very soon, we decided to remedy the situation and treat ourselves … Continued
Sneezeweed
It turned out seriously wet again. I think the garden’s had enough to drink now, thanks – can we please go back to it being August? My joints are better than yesterday, which is something to be thankful for, even … Continued
Holly Blue
It was another sad day in our little corner of the Shire: one of our neighbours died a couple of weeks ago, and today R and I went to his funeral. I hope it was a comfort to his close … Continued