The maximum temperature here today is 28⁰C, minimum 17⁰C. Blue
skies with few clouds North-Easterly winds of 12km/h with gusts up
to 25 km/h. Rain is forecast over the next 3 days, but I will be more than
surprised if it happens. We have had almost
nothing in the past 3months. Water
rationing is here.
This
is just another rushed post to let you know that I am still alive. Life has been very hectic. Nigel’s Father who had reached the great age
of 101 passed on the Monday before last.
Nigel flew back to the UK urgently but has since returned, we will now
both drive over for the funeral.
P.S. I
spoke to the guys who had a tent up in the local car park re internet and getting
fibre. I was told that our area is not
on the books for this year – maybe next year!!! Meanwhile, we struggle on at speeds of between
0.4 and 0.5 mbps.😭
Sunset - just loved the crepuscular rays.
Clouded yellow, (Colias croceus).
Shield Bug (Graphosoma Italicum).
06082022 the moon over the rooftops.
Yes, there is a tile missing - our neighbour's roof not ours!
A young European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), Mum and a sparrow in the background.
A walk around the garden. (Bucket watering).
Common Carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum).
As above.
Shield bug but I am not sure which one.
A first for our garden - Short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla).
These photos were taken through the window in the house. The tree is a good 22 metres away. I just spotted a slight movement and could not believe my eyes. The camouflage when it moved to the front of the tree was amazing.
Possibly an Ivy bee (Colletes hederae) but I am not convinced.
Bee (Anthidium_florentinum).
The vegetable garden - rescued with buckets of used water from the house.
Common blue female (Polyommatus icarus) on a Californian poppy.
Orange-legged Furrow Bee (Halictus rubicundus) on a cosmos.
The Little owl in silhouette.(Athene noctua).
Something I do not see very often these days! Sunrise.
and another Sunset.
Out for lunch on my birthday 19 August.
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