The maximum temperature in the Charente today was 21⁰C, minimum 14⁰C. 10mm's of rain last night, but 90% rain is forecast for today. Southerly wind of 24km/h with gusts up to 53km/h.
Climbing Rose with the smallest cricket nymph....
a miniature rose...
and the beautifully perfumed Garden Rose.
Tomato flower.
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). I was fascinated by the facial expression !
In a friend's garden Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria).
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius).
Potatoes in flower - Prospère (Solanum tuberosum Stemster). I have just dug them all out, we have slightly under 50 kg to last us stored well until next year.
Courgettes.
Wild Flower - Wood Avens (Geum urbanum).
European cyclamen (Cyclamen purpurascens).
Just a sunset at the end of July.
Crab Spider (Misumena vatia).
Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) .
Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) they change colour to confuse their prey.
As above with lunch. This particular spider I followed for many days in the Black-eyed Susans,
Here it is again.
A bee drinking from the birdbath, Western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera).
It is still around....
European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula).
An August sunset.
Juvenile Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) Dinner is served.
As above.
Wildflower Common Nipplewort (Lapsana communis),
Cricket nymph and fly in hiding on the rose petals!
The Raft spider returns, hungry little fellow...
Two-course meal.
Western honey bees see above.
A somewhat bedraggled Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)...
As above.
