Tuesday 14th
August -
Pair of ‘hoverflies’ mating in
mid-air trying to follow the sun , I told them to "carry-on" ~ whilst the weather was fine.
Wednesday
15th August -
Weather just got worse with
bucket fulls of ‘Rain’. Can't see out of
windows!.......this is bad but at least the pollinators had early pickings when
the sun was proving a good start.
I’d gone to
see who’d survived the morning ‘Storm’......
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| 'Bumblebee' |
It returned too quick for a solitary Green Veined ‘Butterfly’ and a lonely
‘Bee’ whose only hope of any food was to stay outside. A solitary ‘Swallow’ was sweeping the gusts.
This is now
Saturday 18th August ~ Have been indoors all week due to the
torrential rain.
Theres a
keen 'male' White Butterfly mating with all the 'females', who are awaiting their
turn....upon the 'privet' leaves since the 'sun' came out 'quickly does it' as theres a dark cloud
moving this way.
They are definitely
down in numbers. Link: http://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/article/530323/Tough-year-for-butterflies.html
Monday 20th
August -
An influx of ‘Butterflies’ this sunny morn - Whites, Meadow Browns, Peacocks, Red
Admirals, Tortoiseshells galore on our buddleias.
Butterflies taste with their
feet. A butterfly's sense of taste is coordinated by chemoreceptors on their
tarsi (lowest part of leg) and works only on contact. It is used to determine
whether an egg-laying insect's offspring will be able to feed on a leaf before
eggs are laid on it.
After lunch
..... A journey of exercise upon the 'psychedelic bike' found all the holes, with it's uneven road lumps and bumps, the speedy tyres showering me
from head to foot in mud.
Tuesday 21st
August -
I seek amongst the shrubs for ‘butterflies’ this morn, they've gone into
hiding from a cold breeze and damp sky.
10.57
a.m Two white ’butterflies’ move
through the rain whilst the sun saw a gap,
then hid out of sight 'like the other species within our garden' ohh !
It was
nearly midnight on closing the bedroom curtains when my ‘eye’s caught a ‘Barn Owl’ fly the centre road, about three feet up, quite a
sight!
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| 'Ffion' |
It’s now
Thursday 23rd August - The morning song of ‘birds' just told me that
September has arrived already with a crisp cold breeze * brrrrr
Saturday 25th
August -
Saturday raindrops fall upon the ground, so heavy it tears the shrubs
apart, hope the wildlife is ok as can’t
hear any ‘birds’ singing their ‘songs’ L
Sunday 26th August - Well, well after All that nasty rain the
'Sun' arrived in All it's glory.....smiles for a good start !
Within a
shrub, from a distance one can’t
see the ever flurry of insects lives. Often taken for granted...the many forms of
pollinators, their lives are short compared to our’s. Unyet the time they’re
given to master their work creates the many foods we eat.
We’d been working round the ‘camp’ within our
‘woodland’ to remove the old and unwanted, overgrown ‘nettles’.....as they’d
taken over the ‘potato’ patch which would make digging them up a tad difficult
to find.
After pulling old nettles up entwined amongst
straggled brambles bare of fruit, am left with a fizzing knee after the thorns
catapult ouch!
We sat to rest a while, then took a walk upon
the ‘top field’ and found a couple of good sized ‘Toads’ which squeaked when
handled......I guess they disapproved., so our Son carefully reassured them
their freedom.
They don't like being handled or disturbed
beneath the tin sheets upon our field.
Our Son tucked their bottoms carefully back beneath the brambles.,
they're there each day to say hello, in their way.
And whilst the garden was free of beings the
‘butterflies’ sunbathe along the bark paths....a pleasant sight to see...smiles.
The many Butterflies left the ground in flurries, full of psychedelic ‘wonder’ as I slowly walked the path.
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| 'Red Admiral' |
‘Ffion’ is an eighteen year old Pony who we’ve been
looking after for about three weeks now and today’s feed gave her a terrific
blast of wind. She is a gentle pony with
much to love about., even if it is a whiff on occasion.
Monday Bank holiday - The
Rain is not as naughty as the Gusts that blew every-which-way into your face,
unexpected splats of wet.
Tuesday
28th August - Onions plucked from the soggy ground, peeled
off old jackets and trimmed, washed and drying in brilliant morning sunshine
yippee – I call this a success !
Red-kite cruising just over our garden, a
glimpse of it's genius flight, then disappears into the sun from where I cannot
see, then reappears once more.
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| 'Small Copper' |
Well, the fluorescent flycatchers cycle top
just came off, am pleased I wore it because I'm still here to tell you my tales...smiles.
And something you don't know "the cycle
ride home wasn't so mud splattered" a way to go.... ‘no Fuel’ only ‘Being Juice'.
Am gonna say something you already know
"Dock leaves really do take the nettle sting away" ! love you
‘Dock leaves’.
Around 5.20p.m
Returned from second bike journey to
feed animals and missed the heavy rain spell but almost run off road by a car
having not seen my loud yellow top! Never assume other road users have seen you.
Some ‘butterflies’ are brilliantly coloured and
look as though.... just been painted, others in tatters from the ‘storms’.
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| 'Hemp Agrimony' it's often called: Raspberries and Cream |
Wednesday 29th August - We
woke to the beating of the rain against
the window but all is not lost at least I rescued the ‘onions’ yesterday
and are now drying-out in our open shed.
11. a.m
I was out amongst the garden digging with the worms when a ‘Robin’ sang
his words of wisdom that Rain was on the way and indeed it did., I had listened
to him and packed away my tools.
Thursday 30th August - Our
‘Sea View’ had vanished with torrential rain and the two ‘Magpies’ gave-up
chase with a solitary ‘Crow’, then a ‘Rainbow’ arrived...Hope!
Friday 31st August - With
the Autumn waft of decomposing leaf litter amongst the woodland floor and
burning Ash it feels so christmassy.
Started up the WoodStove now that it's brrrrr!
6.p.m OUR
14 yr old Son Rescued an elderly Lady from a group of teenage yobs, whilst in town.... who held her
back and harrassed her in the most vile manner 'Hero of the Day' !
Saturday 1st September - Morning
stroll around the garden gave me many pleasant thoughts, even if it started bad it t'wld clear those
painful one's.
Spotted my first ever ‘Common Darter’ upon our
top field within ‘woodland’.Link
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| 'Common Darter' |
Sunday 2nd Sept - Am
afraid the weather has given us a rainy start with a struggling sun behind
thick cloud.
Monday 3rd
Sept -
A gaggle of ‘Geese’ just flew
over our house, sounding off their
trumpets as they flew across the blue sky....it was magical.
I'd heard them arrive a few fields away yesterday.
Tuesday 4th
Sept -
8.l3 p.m hanging out of top
bedroom window to catch this beautiful pink sky...below
A sky that
was eaten away by the dark night..... not long after the capture.
Moving onto
Saturday 8th Sept - The ‘Sun’ was up early, until half-an-hour
later it had vanished behind a sky full of ‘fog’........A lonely ‘Gull’ stood
up straight with neck stretched up high looking around from the rooftop of a
bungalow....probably couldn’t see it’s ‘mate’.....a few moments later another
arrived and then a third. The threesome
flew off obviously something planned and then the ‘sun’ arrived with feathered
‘clouds’.
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| Taken Tuesday Evening: 4th Sept. |
Sunday 9th
Sept -
As I open the bedroom curtains..... The gusts do show massive strengths that it took a neighbour's plastic
bag into the air so high, it was heading for the coast , annoying !
Monday 10th
Sept -
A case of having to wear ‘Waterproof’ clothing today......And as I moved
around the ‘Woodland’ gave out a swishing-sound which sadly frightened off any hope
of viewing ‘Wildlife’.
Tuesday 11th
Sept -
In-between hand-washing and looking out to the bottom of the garden, a
‘Robin’ sat surveying the garden, he was
lying in wait for a ‘Tortoiseshell Butterfly’ who had landed just above where
he was and took an immediate leap-up to catch it between his beak......a fail L
He actually touched the wing as it repelled against his nip and this is
why you’ll see a ragged ‘butterfly’ with ‘torn wings’. Have never witnessed this before amongst the
hydrangeas., I can see the ‘Robins’ tactics could have worked as he almost made
a meal of one.
Friday 14th
Sept -
A nice bright start to the day, even the ‘privet’ is dancing in the
breeze, thank you day!
Sunday 16th
Sept -
This mornings adventures were all about ‘wildlife’ eating and the dried
leaves gave away the position of a bird or mammal amongst the brambles in the
‘Woodland’.
Taiji ~ When the 'Call of the Wild' has gone silent and
the Seas and Oceans are sparse of all species, who will we question ~ those of
all greed!
Link: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-849970 < this still goes on today....it's so wrong to kill a sentient species! Please Sign petition: http://www.takepart.com/cove/takeaction?cmpid=tpnews-eml-2012-08-28-rncRveryone
Link: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-849970 < this still goes on today....it's so wrong to kill a sentient species! Please Sign petition: http://www.takepart.com/cove/takeaction?cmpid=tpnews-eml-2012-08-28-rncRveryone
Tuesday 18th
September - It's Common Green Shieldbug - Palomena prasina >
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| 'Common Green Shieldbug' |
Wednesday 19th
Sept -
Brought a beautiful blue sky with ‘Robin’ telling everyone so....
I’d spent
some of my day sorting out videos of ‘Wildlife’ and decided to put them out on
‘Youtube’.....
A sudden
warmth came across the garden enticing many ‘insects’ which in-turn brought
‘Robin’ and his chums out to ‘feast’. A
‘Blue Tit’ was dangling upside-down on an overgrown ‘bramble’ whilst ‘Robin’
was having an eating spree.....hopping and bobbing from one plant pot to
another, they were all enjoying this time, except those being the ‘catch’.
‘Robin’ has
chosen our garden as his territory due to an abundance of insects and worms amongst
our plants and vegetables. If you'd seen
him with his chums, ‘blue tit’ ‘Great Tits’ ‘Wren’ So funny together, Blue tit swinging on
overhanging brambles upsidedown, whilst Robin hopped and bopped along catching
insects., seemed to be some kind of 'team-work' going on.
Thursday 20th
Sept -
It rained but it gave me the
chance to see which ‘Wildlife’ arrived whilst not outside. The ‘Birds’ seem to manage a way around all this wet.
Whilst the garden was free of ‘beings’........’Robin’ brought his
chums once again and I’m viewing from out of an
upstairs window... Two juvenile ‘Great
Tits’ following one another from different nettles, Bird house was given a
survey and both peeped inside the once used ‘nesting box’. ‘Blue Tits’ swinging on the overhanging
‘brambles’ again, collecting the odd insect and a cute little ‘Wren’ making
just a couple of appearances during their lunch time collections.
Saturday 22nd
Sept -
The ‘Blackbirds’ have something
to say about today "it's blinking
gorgeous outside" !
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| 'Connie' who walks amongst us...could be for 'food' |
Wednesday 26th Sept - The
Male ‘Chaffinch’ flaunts his brilliant flash of white amongst the dark, drab
garden on this wet stormy morn, to give us a happy display.
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| 'Small Tortoiseshells' |
Saturday 29th
Sept -
Arrived back from walking horses and three ‘Tortoiseshells’, already
wrapped-up their wings... “Will you be stopping the night...Tortoiseshells”? of course they didn't stay, as a little exposed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQlp-vNUjEg&feature=g-upl < it was raining with patches of mist.
And of course I couldn't leave 'Robin' out of this blog......
Autumn feels more like Winter,
With sky of Northerly gusts,
If this is Autumn, what will winter bring?
Few days are sunny nowadays,
It is surely missed,
And as the early evening is about to close,
The lengthy shadows cast their spells
For those night creatures to explore before dark.
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| 'SomeOnes been snacking' Connie I'll leave everyone here till next time Appreciate you calling xXx |
