22/06/2017 My husband has arranged a photography course for me this afternoon, I am very excited about it. Watch this space :-)

Feels like 45C !!!!

Love in a Mist.

Quinces.

Fly on the thyme.

Tomatoes...

as above.

A thirsty wasp being bombed by a bee...

as above, but I liked the reflection!

Dandelion family plus small bug.

All four on the same hydrangea shrub.

21/06/2017 A few early photos before it got too hot!

Still forecast hotter for tomorrow!  Note it says 36C feels like 43C !!!!

Mr Sparrow looking somewhat disgruntled but I don't know why.

Even the bees are thirsty in this heat.

Bombylius species on the lavender...

as above on what I suspect is a weed!

Even the lizards are only coming out early and late.

Flower from a leek.

Courgette flower with many ants.

The day lilies are not going to last much longer.

Californian poppy with possibly an ant!

20/06/2017 A few odd photos from around the garden, too hot still to do very much outside during the day.

A bit cooler than yesterday!  

Pale Californian poppy with bug.

 Californian poppy with what I think is the female of Oedemera noblis, the male was on the blog a few days back. Not sure what the disappearing backside is, or the one bombing out above the flower.

Cranesbill.

Le Gendarme beetle (Pyrrhocoris apterus).

Great tit taking a drink.  The water is evaporating as fast as I can fill the dishes!

Ladybird pupa.

The lawn is already starting to go brown with the heat.

Lunch on the veranda, I actually took this a few days back and never put it on the blog for some reason. Too hot at the moment to eat outside.

30/01/2015 A few birds in the garden. Feeling a lot better today :-)

Maximum temperature 7C, minimum 0C.  16 mm of rain measured early. Since then we have had wind, rain, hail and sun!