Maximum temperature here today 23⁰C, minimum 12⁰C. Dry though rain was forecast!! 14km/h North-Easterly winds with gusts up to 30 km/h. Looks like the chill returns again next week after a week of summer-like temperatures!
The garden is going to be in shock again next week as the temperature drops. There is also rain forecast, but if it is anything like today we will not see it! We need rain as the garden is very dry.
Sunset last week.
Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon).
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The first of the peonies to open,
Small White (Pieris rapae)...
As above.
A near perfect Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria).
Around the garden. Top: Choisya ternata, Camellia, Pansy. Middle: Black Tulip, Pansy, Spanish Bluebells,. Bottom: Wilds Bluebells. Peony and Pansy.
Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera).
This bee has got me stumped so far still trying to find ID...
As above.
European Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata)...
As above. Very destructive!!
Love is definitely in the air.
Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis).
Take care everybody, keep well and stay safe.
My local list of wildflowers. (90 Species 23/08/2020).
See also my
