Crochet

Sunday Crochet & Jigsaw Update 31/8/25

This week I have been experimenting with making a Tunisian hat. It looks nice, but I started decreasing far too soon and it's a bit tight, so it will be frogged back. I might try the other way round going from the top down as that's more what I'm used to with regular crochet. Of… Continue reading Sunday Crochet & Jigsaw Update 31/8/25

Nature, Photography

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

LENS-ARTISTS, Photography

Insect Communication

This week's Lens-Artists Photo Challenge is on the topic of communication. As you'd expect from me, I've gone with nature and small things... Bees perform dances to tell other bees where the best food is. While I don't have photos of bees dancing, I do have plenty of photos of bees doing other things! https://flic.kr/p/2j4Ny54… Continue reading Insect Communication

LENS-ARTISTS, Photography

Make yourself at home

I spent some time in the garden today watching the solitary bees investigating my bee hotel. One of the holes seemed particularly popular. Here's solitary bee 1 helpfully pointing to the most popular hole: That one up there - it's lovely I mean this one, right here, do you see? In case I needed further… Continue reading Make yourself at home