Maximum temperature here today 18⁰C, minimum 11⁰C. 43 mm rain measured in the last 24 hours... 22km/h South-westerly winds with gusts up to 43 km/h. We have had some very strong winds, but luckily no major damage other than a few minor branches that have come down
Cyclamen
Calendula note the very small fly !
Sedum.
Possibly an edible mushroom but we did not try it.
So many acorns this year, almost worth buying a pig to have a clean up!
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta).
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)...
As above.
Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria).
Cuckoo Bee (Epeolus fallax) with a crab spider. Obviously not tasty as the spider ignored it...
As above. The spiders take remarkably large prey at times, but also this may be a little too large.
Autumn Daffodil or Crocus (Sternbergia lutea).
Gendarme beetle (Pyrrhocoris apterus).
Common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) that will soon be going into hibernation enjoying a few rays of sunshine.
Golden Rod Crab spider (Misumena vatia).
Cotoneaster berries.
Euonymus in its autumn colours.
Great banded furrow-bee (Halictus scabiosae) on the cosmos,
Common Blue female (Polyommatus icarus).
As above...
As above.
Large white (Pieris brassicae)...
As above...
As above.
My local list of wildflowers. (90 Species 23/08/2020).
See also my
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Hi Diane - wonderful photos with the captions - for which thank you. Love the cyclamen, but all of the flowers, bees and insects ... so much to admire. We've had cold winds ... now they're westerly but strong ... glad you've had no damage. Take care - Hilary
ReplyDeleteThank you Hilary for the kind comment. The winds have been extremely strong but not as bad as further South of us. Sadly the insects are pretty much at an end, but I have a few more photos to post before the insects and the blossoms vanish for winter.
DeleteI hope that all is well with you, have a good Sunday, Diane
The blooms, butterflies and insects are beautiful. You make every insect looks spectacular. Our butterflies are gone now but a few insects remain.
ReplyDeleteHi Marie and thank you for the comment. I dislike winter which is approaching fast now, not only because it is so cold but also because the main subjects of my photos disappear as well! Keep well and have a good day Diane.
DeleteI've missed seeing your wonderful photo's, Diane. These are all beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWill try to catch up with you sooner than later. :)
xoxo
Good to hear fro you Sally. I have struggled to keep up with my blogs this year. Being in lockdown and the keeping ourselves pretty much in lockdown has meant so much more to do at home, and a garden that has produced more than usual so lots of canning and dehydrating. Stay safe and enjoy the coming week, Diane
DeleteBeautiful images, Diane, which make me quite jealous as our garden seems to have recently turned into a wildlife wilderness - even the birds are now in short supply. I hope it is because there is plenty for them out there in the countryside. At least the Hedgehogs are still with us, and are busy fattening themselves up for the winter.
ReplyDeleteTake great care - - - Richard
Hi Richard, the garden is now saturated with so much rain.
DeleteI still have a few photos of insects left to load up for this month before the rain really chased then all away. I have only seen two hedgehogs since we have been here and the neighbours dog got through our hedge (no idea how as there is netting as well, it must have found the only large hole) and killed the one!!!!!😡
Keep well, very best wished Diane
Nature is spectacular.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos, I especially loved the last of the butterflies on the pink flowers, how beautiful.
Have a nice Sunday
A big Hug
You are so right Maria, nature can be so beautiful but stay clear when it is angry!
DeleteHave a good week Diane xx
As always such beautiful photos! Make me smile,
ReplyDeleteHi Donienne so good to hear from you. Glad I made you smile. Take care, have a good week and stay safe. Diane
DeleteGreat pictures, Diane. Seeing those acorns makes me a little sad in a way. The garden next to us had a wonderful oak tree in the corner, adjacent to the fence. It was healthy, probably twenty or so years old, and always had a great crop of acorns, but for some reason when the current occupants of the house moved in they had it taken down. Actually they must have something against trees and shrubs, because they removed everything else too and replaced it with grass - which now looks crisp and brown and dead!
ReplyDeleteThat is very sad, we probably have too many trees, it certainly feels like it when I cut the lawn but we love them. We did cut down a plum this year I must admit. We have 5 more and this particular one was not producing much and it was really in the way! I love shrubs as well they can be spectacular and not as much hassle to look after as annuals!
DeleteTake care and have a good week. Diane
Gorgeous colour and perfect macros. I don't know if you took these photos within the last few days but if you did, the gardens are doing very well in France.
ReplyDeleteThey were earlier this month, we have had a lot of rain since and it is hard to find much out there now, I still have some more insect pics which up until the beginning of last week were fairly easy to come by.
DeleteHope all is well Diane
Some very nice photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much. Have a good week Diane
DeleteSo many lovely photos . . . I have to say that the acorn photo was my favorite, prefect lighting :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Connie, I also like the acorn shot, I took several but only that one looked right :-) Keep safe, Diane
DeleteI am impressed you still have flowers and insects. It snowed at Bryce the afternoon I left and then dropped below freezing even lower down.
ReplyDeleteWe still have a few insects around, and the cosmos are hanging in despite all the rain and cooler weather. No frost YET. Keep safe and warm Diane
DeleteFabulous blog
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for the visit and the comment, much appreciated. Keep well Diane
DeleteDaffodils and crocus, my favorite flowers! And spiders, lizards and butterflies that I always love to see! Gorgeous snapshots, Diane. Beautiful photos. Thank you so much for sharing, my dear friend.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mia your comments are always welcome. Take care Diane
DeleteBeautiful post. Love the pretty flowers and collection of critters. Happy week.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy. I hope that all is well with you. Diane
DeleteI don't think I've ever seen a Sedum flower. We used to go mushrooming as kids. Fond memories.
ReplyDeleteI have several plants but all the same colour. Always in flower in October. Keep safe Diane
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