Wild and Wonderful

  Not the best photograph of a Peacock butterfly, but what a surprise after the last few days of grey skies and chilly temperatures! This af...

 10th March was a good day for 'garden firsts' of the season: * a Peacock butterfly (my first butterfly seen anywhere in 2022) * a 7...

  Those following this blog will know that I have been taking part in the Butterfly Conservation Garden Butterfly Survey this year. There i...

Of Eyes and Iridescence Monday, 22 June 2020 On this day when the first poppy opened I sensed the tug of the long haul t...

Peacock butterfly Inspired by Crafty Green Poet's post on the Dandelion Appreciation Society roughly three weeks ago, I decided t...

Two of today's garden visitors:  the welcome Peacock Butterfly  and the less welcome European Hornet ! ... update below W...

We were thrilled to have a Green-veined White in the garden yesterday.  We also had a male Brimstone (which I failed to photograp...

We spent a wonderful few days in North Norfolk just before Easter. The two Wordles above show some of the wildlife we saw. I wish I co...