I've been taking daily photos over the past couple of weeks of my Beech tree from the window since the buds started bursting and the new leaves began to appear. Today it looks like bud burst is almost finished, and Google Photos was helpfully able to turn the photos into an animation: It's a bit… Continue reading Beech bud burst
Category: Nature
Sunny stroll & a bee rescue
Yesterday we had a lovely stroll around the village looking at all the spring flowers 🙂 https://flic.kr/p/2qVYcir Celandine https://flic.kr/p/2qVTQ9b Stitchwort https://flic.kr/p/2qVYciX Garlic Mustard https://flic.kr/p/2qVYcd1 Fallen blossom https://flic.kr/p/2qVZuRT Forget-me-not https://flic.kr/p/2qVZddy Daisies https://flic.kr/p/2qVZcyx Violet & Celandine https://flic.kr/p/2qVZuod Bumblebee on a Red Dead Nettle And then today, while sitting in the garden, I noticed a tiny solitary bee… Continue reading Sunny stroll & a bee rescue
Birds
I've recently been enjoying using the Merlin app to identify bird sounds. It started when I was walking at Cors Caron in November and there was quite the noise coming from some water birds. They were too far away to see well, but the noise was very distinctive so I got the app and checked… Continue reading Birds