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
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Good Morning Damsels
If I'm lucky, in a couple of weeks, I may have the joy of watching Damselflies emerge from my pond in the morning before starting work (from home), or while I'm having a morning tea break. The end of April / beginning of May seems to be the time for it, looking back through my… Continue reading Good Morning Damsels
Easter Photo Marathon
Over the long Easter weekend, I took part in a local photo marathon: Ffoto Marathon Pasg (that's Easter Photo Marathon in Welsh). As we're all on lock-down, the idea was to take photos on various topics while staying at home. On each of the days of the 4-day weekend, a new topic was given out… Continue reading Easter Photo Marathon
Cuckoo
I love it when Cuckooflower season comes around. I love their delicate pink, and the beautiful veined petals, and the contrast with the green of their stamens and stigma (the bits in the middle of the flower). If you want to see more photos, take a look at the Cuckooflower page in the wildflower section… Continue reading Cuckoo
Last Snake of 2020
Yesterday I celebrated the first butterfly photo of 2020. Today I'm celebrating the last of my snakes ... Snake's Head Fritillaries of course, not actual snakes. I had six flowers this year and here's how the sixth flower has been getting on. This is flower number 6 as it was on March 22nd: By April… Continue reading Last Snake of 2020