Hover fly
Oh, my days – I am so sick of rain. I slept late this morning, for the simple reason that it didn’t get light until nearly 9am, and when I got up it was to the discovery that it had … Continued
Municipal planting
“Oh!” said the Boy Wonder (all other tactics for delaying our departure from the park having failed). “Flowers! Go look at the pitty flowers?” “They are lovely, aren’t they?” I said. “Beautiful.” “Byooful,” agreed B, attaching himself to the railing. … Continued
Bug spotting
Poor Baby B wasn’t his best self this morning: due to a combination of yet another cold, and (we suspect) some more teething, he was distinctly fraj, and moved from smiles and games to stormy tears on the turn of … Continued
Precarious
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It’s not at all easy for a very large bumblebee to feed from the very small blossom of a blackcurrant bush, and this Bombus terrestris queen had a fairly torrid time trying. Nevertheless she persisted, and from time to time … Continued
Forget me not
When I spotted a patch of self-seeded forget-me-nots beginning to flower behind the garage this afternoon, I thought that the very contrasty light might make a dramatic image, and allow me to give you a break from tiny invertebrates. The … Continued