Mystery hopper
It was grimly autumnal again, and I woke up feeling tired and flat. A walk around the garden turned up a Field Grasshopper, a couple of Common Carders and a Small Tortoiseshell, but very little else, so I wandered down … Continued
Ice Cream Sunday
I’m getting picky about my grasshoppers now – not for recording purposes, obviously, but in terms of the ones I photograph. This afternoon I specifically went looking for a pink one, but this is the best I managed. Which sounds … Continued
Flow state
We’ve been going through some stuff here recently, and I’ve been a bit down, but I got a real boost when my son told me that he’s started taking a quick look at my blog while doing his business admin … Continued
Marbled White
Tilly’s field has finally produced a reasonable number of butterflies, including about half a dozen Marbled Whites. Because of this year’s dearth of wild flowers, though, there’s quite steep competition for food among all the nectar-feeding insects, and the black … Continued
