Today brought me two firsts. The main image shows the first Great Pied Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) I’ve seen this year – a fresh and pristine male, so gorgeous that I let out an audible “Oooh!” of appreciation when I first … Continued
It’s not often that I laugh when I see something eminently photographable at the one moment in the entire day when I’m not carrying a camera, but this scene genuinely made me chuckle. I turned the laugh into a cough … Continued
The weather turned slightly stormy today – it it was cold and intermittently rainy through the morning, and even when the sky lifted in the afternoon it was far too windy for comfort. The Red Arrows performed over Ragley Hall … Continued
A dreary morning gave way to a better (though patchy) afternoon, at which point R and I took ourselves off to Stratford for errands, cake, and a river walk. I was very happy to find at least twenty Banded Demoiselles … Continued
