Maximum temperature today 20C, minimum 11C. Rainfall since I last registered it here, 10 mm; 15 km/h North Westerly winds with up to 35 km/h gusts.
Total rainfall since 1st January; 644 mm. Rain still around, but it looks like next week may be better and the temperatures will climb a bit!
Bee on the cotoneaster.
Moth which I cannot identify!
Bumblebee with hoverfly and small fly.
Love in a Mist with seed pods.
Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae).
Soldier beetle probably Rhagonycha fulva.
Tomato flowers.
Bumblebee in the lavender.
Small white (Pieris rapae).
As above.
As above.
Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)...
As above, but you can see this one is shedding its skin....
As above.
Trichodes alvearius....
As above - Love is in the air!
N.B. My bird blog is updated HERE
Part 13 of the birds seen in Africa.
What! A Soldier Beetle not boinking? What a slacker!
ReplyDeleteHa ha, I have not caught them at it at all this year yet!! Take care Diane
DeleteEspecially love the lizard photos. We don’t have lizards. The shedding photo is great!
ReplyDeleteI love our lizards, but we seem to have very few this year and I have yet to see a green one. The cooler weather, and the amount of rain maybe is the problem!! Have a good week Diane
DeleteSuper series of garden critters, beautifully shown here merci beaucoup Diane ✨
ReplyDeleteThanks Grace, Not a good year for bugs or creatures, think it is much colder than usual and certainly very much wetter!! Keep well and have a good week, Diane
DeleteI love your selection of critters and pretty blooms. Thank you Diane and wishing you a great Sunday and week ahead.
ReplyDeleteThnaks Denise and I hope you have great week as well. Diane.
DeleteWow...you have so many critters and insects to photograph. I love it all.
ReplyDeletePam we generally have a lot more bugs, but I think like us, they do not appreciate the weather. Hope you are feeling better. Diane
DeleteNot only ate you still around, Diane, but your photography is even better than ever. Thanks for sharing these amazing images. Take care. Jo
ReplyDeleteThnaks for the very kind comment Jo, much appreciated. I hope you have a good week Diane
DeleteThose Love in a Mist seed pods are wild looking.
ReplyDelete....and they produce masses of seed that all seem to grow! I spend my life trying to keep the population at a minimum :-) Have a good week Gaelyn.
DeleteThe seed pods are gorgeous. All the pretty flowers and the insects and reptiles are welcome sights.
ReplyDeleteMany thannks Emma, glad that you enjoy the garden posts. Hope you have a good week Diane
DeleteOur temperatures have been cool for several weeks. It's been raining here and there, nothing steady. I don't mind a bit. But suddenly yesterday it got hot (for me). I guess we are soon at summer. Your garden seems to be very lush and lots of bees and other little critters. I hope you get some nicer weather soon Diane. Keep well.
ReplyDeletePenny I certainly hope our weather improves, we are both fed up with grey and damp. The forecast promises us a better week but today it is still raining! Maybe tomorrow! Take care and have a fabulous week, Diane
DeleteHotter than heck here. But, maybe the rains have passed by for a while.
ReplyDeleteDiane, your photo's are always so beautiful. :)
xoxo
I hope it is going to be hotter later this week, but looking outside it is still grey and wet at present. Glad you like my photos. Take care of yourself, Diane
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