Spinner
The light this afternoon wasn’t as kind as yesterday’s, and I suspected that there would be fewer demoiselles around, but I went back to the Heart of England stretch of the River Avon at Barton anyway because I wanted to … Continued
I think there’s something luscious about a very fresh demoiselle, when the wings are still perfect, and soft enough to be reflective. I find it quite hard to think of them as the common British species they are, because they … Continued
On my way along the Roman Road at lunch time, heading for the Heart of England Forest at Barton, I experienced another low-level fly-over by the Red Arrows. All along the road people were parking their cars wherever they could … Continued
I was raring to get out and photograph dragons today, but the morning was overcast and cold, which didn’t bode well for a successful dragon hunt. The afternoon forecast was much better though, so I did useful things till after … Continued
After making a batch of lamb dhansak and leaving it simmering in the slow cooker, I decided that it was high time I took myself off on a little invertebrate hunt. I set off for Trench Wood, but half way … Continued
Honestly – the gall of it… It was another fairly gloomy day, and not especially conducive to photography, but I was raging to get out of The Trench, and on discovering that Coughton Court was open (which it’s avoided being … Continued