Hidden from the world, 07 August 2022

Tucked away half way up the cliff we traverse to get to the beach, and camouflaged against potential threats and also it’s prey, is this magnificent beast. I have no idea what species it is, but isn’t it wonderful? Every day for the past week and a half, at least, I’ve been trying to get

It’s a bugs life, 21 July 2022

Lazing on a weekday afternoon …

It’s a bugs life, 23 June 2022

Not much sun, but bugs have to eat …

It’s a bugs life, 28 April 2022

The sun came out today, so we pulled out the garden furniture. We soon had a little visitor. 

It’s #flyday Friday, 26 November 2021

Welcome to #FlyDay #fliesarebeautiful This wasp was sluggishly crawling across the pavement in the midday sun. Normally I wouldn’t get near it, but the weather was still cold, so he was not very active.

It’s a bugs life, 1 November 2021

Out for a walk and this little beast caught my eye.

A spider in its web, 22 October 2021

Out for a walk in the woods, but I had to stop for a while to say hallo to this beauty. 

Resting dragonfly, 12 October 2021

This dragonfly probably flew into the shade accidentally. Fortunately we were able to encourage it back into the sunshine.

Grasshoppers on the patio, 8 October 2021

For the past few days a grasshopper has been resting on our patio. Today there were two.

Resting dragonfly, 8 October 2021

Out for a walk a dragonfly alighted on a nearby tree to take a brief rest. How could I resist?

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).