Damp
I have closer, side-on views of this Ruddy Darter, but there’s something about the contrast of colours and textures in this shot that I really like. It would have been even more pleasing if I could have manoeuvred myself right … Continued
Southern Hawker
One of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust’s flagship reserves, over on the west side of the Shire, is called the Knapp and Papermill. I’d never visited this site because, frankly, it’s an utter pain to get to from here; but last week … Continued
Brief encounter
This is one of the strangest photos I think I’ve ever posted. There are so many things I don’t like about it, that I hardly know where to start, but the thing that makes it today’s blip is that it … Continued
Woman of mystery
After a truly awful night, the first half disturbed by the heat and the second half by a succession of thunderstorms, I crawled out of bed this morning feeling thoroughly out of sorts. My mood wasn’t helped by the political … Continued
Low profile
There was an organised moth and butterfly walk at Trench Wood at 9am this morning, but as I’ve now retired from my long-running semi-professional pretence of being organised, I thought it best to wait till the participants had all had … Continued
