18/04/2021 After a week of frosts and icy winds it looks like spring is returning.

  Maximum temperature here today 15⁰C, minimum 4⁰C.  Dry.   9km/h  North-Easterly winds with gusts up to 22 km/h.     Next week it looks like spring is really returning, hopefully for good this time.

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) taking a drink.

As above...

As above, thirsty little fellows despite the colder weather...

As above but I liked the shadow.

Bluebells.

Wallflower.

Bumblebee (Bombus magnus) in the quince tree...

As above.

Cranefly (Tipulidae).

Blossom on one of the Acer trees.

European Orchard Bee (Osmia cornuta) on the apple blossom. A solitary bee... 

As above.

Quince blossom.

Black Tulips.

Apple Blossom.

Lilac.

Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) and Persian Speedwell flower (Veronica persica).

Not sure what this bee is, I did not get to see its body, maybe one of the sweat bees!

House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) 15 pairs of legs, think it is missing a few! Without the flash...

and with the flash.

Take care everybody, keep well and stay safe.

My local list of wildflowers. (90 Species 23/08/2020).

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Joining up with My Corner of the World.

14/04/2020 Flowers in the garden at present, some wild others planted.

Maximum temperature here today 18⁰C, minimum 8⁰C (but felt like 3⁰C !). Dry today but 4 mms rain Sunday night.  23km/h North-easterly icy cold wind with gusts up to 51 km/h. 

Wallflowers.

Vinca

Calendula.

Lawn Daisy and wild violets.

Orange poppies.

Flag Iris.

Apple blossom.

Ground ivy, a weed but I think the little flowers are very cute.

Quince blossom.

Spanish bluebells.

A single flowering peony.

Wild bluebells.

Black tulips.

Violas.

Californian poppy.

Gorse.

No flowers but little figs appearing.

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23/03/2019 Trying to catch up!

Maximum temperature today 20C, minimum 3C.  Dry. 11 km/h South-easterly winds with gusts up to 21 km/h.

The temperatures drop again on Monday but it looks good for the weekend

Just out for a drive.

Twins.

Having fun.

The roadsides are yellow with cowslips.

Full moon on the 19th. Handheld photo.

Horses just down the road.

An interesting line up.

Quite fancy the Aston Martin...

Citroën Ami 6 looks like fun...

and this Cortina was apparently on its first run since 1998.

You can just see a tinge of yellow as some of the rape flowers are starting to open, The fields will soon be gold.

A buttercup in the garden.

A wallflower just down the road.

Wednesday night's sunset.

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