Pining
I spent most of the day doing far more useful and boring things than taking photos, and it was mid-afternoon before I realised that I was headed for trouble if I didn’t get outside with the camera pretty promptly. Given … Continued
Interloper
R wandered into my study just after breakfast this morning, and suggested that I might like to stop slumping around in my dressing gown and get myself outside, where it was currently sunny for what was forecast to be the … Continued
Snuggle bugs
With every passing day it’s becoming harder to find invertebrates to photograph – although there’s a rumour that it may warm up again (briefly) next week, which should bring a few of them back out of their shelters. I do … Continued
Who’s a pest?
I haven’t seen a rosemary beetle since the old rosemary that used to grow against the yard wall gave up the ghost last year, so it was a surprise to discover one today, hunkered down among the new shoots of … Continued
Mr Whiskers
The joys of old age – or not. So there I am, earlyish this morning, searching the garden for invertebrates, macro in hand, reading glasses on because I’m soooo long-sighted now, and therefore needing to be no more than about … Continued
Handsome fungus beetle
This is a rather messy image, I’m afraid, and as such it doesn’t please me. But on the other hand, it’s a photo of something I’ve never photographed – nor yet heard of – before today, so it lets me … Continued