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.

11/08/2017 A walk to the next hamlet and what I saw along the way.

Maximum temperature 22C, minimum 12C.   9 km/h NW wind with 28 km/h gusts.  15 mm rain measured.

The first thing I see as I leave the house and walk around the corner is our neighbour's barn.

I just love these chicory flowers that are everywhere at the moment.

Clover flowers.

Bladder campion or maidenstears (Silene vulgaris).

Daisy with a fly.

Gatekeeper butterfly, female.

Gatekeeper butterfly, male.

Raspberries.

A rose bud peeking through a fence.

Rose hips.

It this a fungus growing on a rose plant?

Cuckoo Pint seeds.  A member of the Arum family and poisonous.

Thistle....

and another thistle with a bumble bee.

 Large Yellow Rest Harrow

Wisteria.

For those that might be interested, I have started my blog on our South African holiday earlier this year.

06/08/2017 A walk to the next hamlet where I am feeding our friends two cats while they are on holiday.

Maximum temperature 25C, minimum 13C.   13 km/h N wind with 32 km/h gusts.  Dry.

Blackberries.

 Badder campion.

Chicory.

Daisies and bug.

Thistle...

and gone to seed.

Gatekeeper butterflies were everywhere.

Think this is a Small heath.

Elderberries.

So difficult to take photos of, they just keep rubbing against my legs...

The one above wanting to play...

and this cat is even more affectionate and difficult to take photos of.

Dandelion clock.

Borage.

05/07/2017 Join me on another walk in the country.

Maximum temperature 32C, minimum 16C. 12 km/h NE winds with 20 km/h gusts. Dry.

Saw 4 cyclists just as I was leaving home, four bonjours :-)  Luckily it is a quiet road as they have pretty much taken over!!

Clover.

Common blue male (Polyommatus icarus).

Daisy family plus two flies and a hoverfly.

Hay bales.

Honey suckle.

Marbled white - (Melanargia galathea).

Meadow brown - (Maniola jurtina).

Wonder if a fairy lives here LOL.

One of the roads I walked down.

Spider web with dew drops.

Thistle family and a bug.

Unknown...

also unknown with a bee...

Almost black cherries, they looked fabulous.  Ours have been over for at least 4 to 5 weeks!!