Crystalline
Today the family descended on us again, but this time in joint celebration of the grandsons’ birthdays – the Boy Wonder having achieved the grand old age of 5 a few days ago, and the Baby Brother turning 2 in … Continued
Comparison
With rain forecast for the afternoon, I headed out around the village with the macro as soon as I’d dealt with the early Saturday morning chores, hoping to find some nice invertebrates among the flowering ivy. Most of the ivy … Continued
Red-letter hoverfly
If this was a bird I’d be calling it a lifer, I expect, but it’s just a hoverfly so I won’t go all triumphalist about it, even though it’s a species I’ve never seen before. Well… maybe a bit triumphalist. … Continued
Eye of the storm
There’s a luxurious patch of ivy growing along the top of the tall old farm wall that borders our yard, which flowers later than any other ivy in the area. Given that it’s south-facing, I have absolutely no idea why … Continued
Butterfly day
This morning Butterfly Conservation emailed me to say that this year’s Big Butterfly Count has resulted in the lowest numbers ever recorded – which won’t come as a surprise to many people, because everyone on my socials seems to have … Continued
