09/07/19 Just around the garden. Plus one photo out on the road.

Maximum temperature today 28C, minimum 17C.  Dry.  21km/h North-easterly winds with gusts up to 47 km/h.  No sign of rain in the forecast for the next week so lots of watering!!

We saw this stunning sight while out on the road.

Back home bumblebee on the sage.

Crane-fly on the Californian poppies.

Bubblebee on the cotoneaster.

Bee on the cotoneaster.

Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) on the lavender.

Hopper on a Calendula.

European Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis).

Bombylius species on the lavender.

Gendarme beetle or firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus).

Web spinning garden spider, possibly a Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus).

Hydrangeas.

Raspberry,

The flower of the succulent Echeveria, not that pretty but interesting.

Quinces.

Hazel nuts.

and last but not least another wall lizard. (Podarcis muralis).

See also my Bird blog 

and My life In the Charente

01/10/2017 Wow October is here - grey skies and wet! Photos hard to come by.

Maximum temperature 17C,  minimum 11C.  14 km/h SW wind with 34 km/h gusts. 10 mm of rain measured this morning.

Rose bud.

Clover in the lawn.

Quinces :-(

Calendula.

Graphosoma italicum.

Viburnum,

Wasp I think of some kind.

Mushroom, looks like someone was hungry!

Sedum

Hoverfly.

Today's veggies from the garden.

Tomatoes and orange and yellow carrots.

27/09/2017 Another day in the kitchen so low on photos.

Maximum temperature 22C,  minimum 12C.  6 km/h SE wind with 13 km/h gusts. 3mm of rain  measured this morning. 

I was waiting for Nigel to return from a quick trip to town and I saw this beetle on the barn wall, possibly a leaf beetle but I do not know which one.

While I was waiting I thought I would have a look at the neighbour's garden (they are away) a pretty rose...

and a yellow daisy but not an insect anywhere in sight!

Back home a wasp in the laurel hedge...

A small heath in the greenhouse (Coenonympha pamphilus)

this little lizard with a mouthful, goodness know what it had, but I only had one shot at it and it vanished into the wood stumps.

Calendula

So many medlars, very tasty but a pain to work with, they need to rot first!!!

Also lots of quinces...

Today was more quince jelly and bottled fruit.

We are out at sparrow tomorrow morning and I do not know what time we will be home.  If I miss a day I will catch up on Friday.

For those that are interested Part four of our trip to Botswana and Southern Africa is HERE

02/09/2017 Around the Garden.

Maximum temperature 22C, minimum 10C.  5 km/h NW chilly wind with 22km/h gusts.  4 mm of rain measured this morning.

Just liked this cloud formation.

Bumblebee.

Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa).

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)...

As above - female.

Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus).

Harvestman.

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina).

Fritillary, but not at all sure which one.

Rose

Small White  (Pieris rapae)...

As above.

Baby wall lizard.

Thistle.

Sweet Potato flower and bug.

Pampas.

Butternuts.

Quinces, they are starting to turn yellow.