Maximum temperature today 21C, minimum 15C. Rainfall 34 mm measured since my last post; 15 km/h South Westerly winds with up to 38 km/h gusts.
Total rainfall since 1st January; 606 mm and more rain today!
Too dark to paint today so here is another catch-up post. Photos taken over several days when there was a glimmer of sun between rain!
I managed to cut the lawn at the weekend but it was quite wet...
as above.
Love in the mist, and with what I believe to be a fly or bee of some kind covered in pollen
Rosebud with an Oxythyrea funesta chomping away on the petals! Note the small fly on the top of the petal on the right.
Bee Beetle (Trichius fasciatus) on the cotoneaster...
as above.
Carnation growing in amongst the rosemary!
Day Lilies.
Cotoneaster with an unknown beetle. I only saw the beetle when I looked at the photo which was taken of the flowers!
Fungus on the wood pile. Possibly Trametes versicolor, often called the "turkey tail.
Granny Smith apples.
Potato plants.
Potato plants here aren’t broken through the soil yet Diane.
ReplyDeleteOur neighbours are already in flower. Cheers Diane
DeleteI think the bracket fungus is indeed Turkey Tail. Always happy to see lots of insects in your garden.
ReplyDeleteDavid I am sure there are not as many as usual!! Maybe the weather!! Good weekend Diane
DeleteI love your beautiful photos of microlife, Diane! The bees are amazing! And the flowers so lovely! Kisses, my friend.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mia for the kind comment, have a great weekend Diane
DeleteWhile I love all the pictures I do believe that is the prettiest carnation I have seen.
ReplyDeleteThey are all almost white but each has a little pink somewhwere in the flower! Take care Diane
DeleteBrilliant macros Diane. Love in the Mist is one of my favorite flowers.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoy Love in a Mist but they do tend to take over if I do not remove the seed heads!! Good wekend Diane.
DeleteI really enjoy seeing all of that green!
ReplyDeleteI think this year we are greener than I have ever seen it. August it is usually brown, so it will be interesting to see if the rains stop this year! Cheers Diane
DeleteBee Beetle! What a nice one. And greetings from Ralph to you! He is 14 now ... and so tall!
ReplyDeleteThey are almost cuddly little beetles, I quite like them:-)
DeleteGlad to hear from Ralph, the Dutch all seem to be tall. My husband is 1.93 meters and is quite dwarfed by some of the Dutch we meet out and about.
Have a great weekend Diane
Beautiful. So much colors and so many BUGS! haha...I love them all.
ReplyDeleteThe bugs are hard to find this year. Not as warm as usual and very wet...... Take care of yourself. Diane
DeleteSo nice that you were able to mow, Diane. Still too wet here though. :(
ReplyDeletexoxo
Managed to get out and mow again today. Lucky as lots of rain forecast again!! Take care Diane xx
DeleteGreat shots as always.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam, have a great weekend Diane
DeleteAll that rain is bringing on the lush green while here it is many months since a drop.
ReplyDeleteVery strange weather worldwide it seems. It is either a drought or a flood!. Enjoy your weekend Diane
DeleteHi Diane. This is the first time I have seen a bee-beetle, they really are well named. I love the carnation growing among the rosemary. I will have to plant some among my rosermary bushes. Have a great weekend, Kim x
ReplyDeleteHa ha it is interesting to see rosemary with carnation flowers :-) The bee beetle is quite pretty little guy. Hope you have a good weekend, Diane
DeleteHow beautifully lush and green the garden is Diane with splashes of vibrant colour! How is the painting going, do you still have much to do? So many beetles, do you just let them munch away or do you spray? I tend to let them carry on, live and let live 😀 not too keen on chemicals in the garden. Have a super weekend, hope the weather clears up ✨
ReplyDeleteGrace we are well behind on the painting. So much else todo, and the days I plan on painting it is dark and grey and impossible to see what one is doing, but we will get there eventually. The weather has a lot to answer for this year - dark, grey, growth of weeds and some plants just hating to be so wet!!!!!
DeleteHope you have a wonderful weekend Diane.
Wow the garden is just so lush. I wish I had such green fingers.
ReplyDeleteNot sure about green fingers this year but lots of rain!!! Cheer Diane
DeleteWhat a beautiful garden you have. That photo of the beetle is stunning, the details!
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
It is a particularly pretty beetle. Thanks for the comment. Take care Diane
DeleteSO hot here....so hot Lily did not even wish to be on the deck! Hoping it cools down before heading out this evening. Can't do heat and sure can't enjoy food if its hot I tend to get sick at my tummy. Loving your bugs and flowers. Yikes..that reminds me, I have to water today before heading out.....
ReplyDeleteI know you do not like it too hot but I wish it would warm up a bit more here!! Hope the watering went well... Take care and hope you had a great party. Diane
DeleteGlorious photos! Everything looks so lush and green or full of colour. The bees certainly look healthy too.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, I have no idea what happened to Graham at One Stoned Crow. I so enjoyed his posts and was looking forward to seeing his finished house.
Thanks Joyful, I did try to email Graham as I had his address, but had no reply so a bit worrying. I hope he is OK. I really wanted to see his finished house it was beautiful. Keep well Diane
DeleteI have never seen anything like this Bee Beetle!
ReplyDeleteUnusual beetle but pretty :-) Keep well Diane
DeleteOh dear, my comment wasn't registered... I wasn't connected!
ReplyDeleteNow that we don't receive comment notifications in our mail boxes it as a bit of a pain!!
I was saying that you are know quite clued up with your subjects' Ids!
Congrats for this great series of photos :)
Here too... rain and storms... grrr!
Hope it will sunny in Brittany the following weekend, I am going to Perros Guirec to try the shore birds.Warm hugs Diane and enjoy your afternoon :)
It is a real pain, it is so much harder to keep track of!! Not really clued up just lucky with some :-)
DeleteI also hope the rain eases off, not sure what it will be like further North but I will keep fingers crossed for you.
Warm hugs, and I hope dry ones as well - Diane