By the roadside, 31 May 2021

A selection of urban flowers.

Out in the woods, 30 May 2021

Nearby is a small pine woodland. At this time of year the ferns are a lush green.

Out in the sun, 30 May 2021

It’s getting warm enough now that the lizards can be found basking in the sun.

Insect life, 30 May 2021

Out in the fields, there’s always some insect life around. 

Bugs and blooms, 30 May 2021

Out in the fields, there’s always some insect life around. 

By the roadside #CloseUp, 28 May 2021

A selection of urban flowers.

After the rain, 16 May 2021

Nice weather for a walk …

Blooms and Bugs (Part 2), 1 May 2021

Out in the fields again as it was a great opportunity for a walk in the fresh air. Grabbed some more macro shots of bugs on flowers, plus this time some gratuitous #bugporn.

Blooms and Bugs, 30 April 2021

Nice but windy day for a walk. Concentrating on spring flowers providing a nice lunch for a variety of bugs and flies (and one magnificent butterfly).

Natural world #CloseUp, 22 April 2021

A selection of urban flowers.

Natural world #CloseUp, 22 April 2021

A red rose after the rain.

Natural World, 17 April 2021

Close-up of a snail from the garden this morning.

Bee on a flower, 15 April 2021

Opposite the Centro do Saùde (local surgery) in Oliveira do Bairro is a patch of wasteland filled with flowers. Among the blossoms was this small bee, rolling around in a flower and coating itself with as much pollen as it could collect.

Natural world #CloseUp, 15 April 2021

Waiting outside the local surgery for my partner to receive her Covid-19 vaccination. A perfect opportunity to snap away at a selection of urban flowers.

Natural world #CloseUp, 15 April 2021

Waiting outside the local surgery for my partner to receive her Covid-19 vaccination. A perfect opportunity to snap away at a selection of urban flowers.

Natural World #CloseUp, 15 April 2021

Waiting outside the local surgery for my partner to receive her Covid-19 vaccination. A perfect opportunity to snap away at a selection of urban flowers.

Moss by the side of the road

I was walking down to the nearby coffee/takeaway to pick up a churrasco for lunch when I spotted a little colony of moss by the side of the road. Well, I had to stop.

Sunflowers …

I was out on my afternoon walk the other day and spotted a row of sunflowers along the side of the road. By now, most sunflowers have lost their blooms, and all we’re left with are a few giant rotting stalks, but these were in full bloom, and as I had my camera to hand,

Before we went to the beach…

…I had a chance for a little early-morning bee chasing…

Out for a walk last week…

…and this fabulous dragonfly alighted on a nearby bush. For a change, it wasn’t skittish, and I had a grand opportunity for some insect shots.