Monday 16th July
- Rain of plenty and rain of many
droplets thrusted against the window panes. Snails of all sizes cling fast
below the outside window ledge.... hope!
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| 'Snails under window' |
Tuesday 17th
July -
‘Red Admiral’ butterfly flew around our garden and not long after vanished.
Wednesday 18th July -
Spotted a ‘Small Tortoiseshell’ upon the ‘Wasteland’ just as I was
approaching the entrance......
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| Small Tortoiseshell |
Sunday 22nd July
- A waft of scent so strong from
the ‘privet’, which attracted the ‘insects’ like a magnet.
Day-time Moth's agility moves so fast
Day-time Moth's agility moves so fast
with flame of orange and quite a size, on this beautiful morn. In a trance my eye’s did follow, body motionless
with joy.... of such a grand entrance, I am in ‘awe’ of it’s splendour! “Even though I was ready to take a picture, I
couldn’t take my eye’s elsewhere, for
this moment may never occur again.
Unable to Capture that moment of wildlife within a
camera...at least it’s imprinted in my mind.
There’s No broken mist or tortured song from native birds
because the sky gave us a splendid view!
Tuesday 24th July
- Arrived back from the
‘Wasteland’ where the ‘wildlife’ was just beginning to warm-up but also the
‘Pollen’.......I.was sneezing !
The video was complete: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGWcUvH4qfs&feature=g-upl < pls look
Wednesday 25th July - The
Run I did wasn't far....a pleasant
sprint with nature refreshes one's mind and look forward to meeting Wise and
Caring People.
Weeding the ‘woodchip’ paths surrounding the vegetable patches more
often than not, it’s mostly fertile and requires a change each year (hasn't been done for a while.)
Thursday 26th July - With
a fine mist to keep me cool and the wet grass make my trainers squeak as I run
the ‘morning juant’ once more. “A better start to the day”.
Friday 27th July
- ‘Butterfly’ trails with sun-kissed
droplets glisten as they fall, a breeze so fresh and tracks of wet soggy grass
, it’s a pleasure to experience this early morning thrill!
Saturday 28th July -
If our ‘eye’s’ were
‘camera’s just think what we could share: Wildlife and Scenic views so vastly
wide with wonder !
If our 'eye's were
cameras just think what we could share, the wildlife and the beauty of our World so full of smiles
Sunday 29th July
- Passed being busy........
Monday 30th July
- Zipped by....
Tuesday 31st
July -
T’was getting gusty here already
with heavy rain blowing into everything and making it exceptionally soggy !
Wednesday 1st
Aug -
Vanished with Rain....
Thursday 2nd Aug
- Arrived with more Rain and
sunshine later .... One way to feel ec-static is to wear a motorbike helmet as
pillion rider and when taken off ........whoa! “brilliant hair-do”
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Photo: Courtesy of 'Himself' 'Connie'Connemara pony: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connemara_pony |
Later today we had a new family member join us ‘Connie’ a beautiful
white ‘Pony’. She stands at about 13.3 hands
and extremely ‘Wild’, she’s never been handled and disapproves with kicks.
She looks just like a ‘Unicorn’ with bellowing nostrils
standing amidst the many trees. With ‘Himself’
and plenty of time will help her over this dilemma
with humans. , She is afraid.
Friday 3rd Aug
- I'd just been outside whilst
the sun shone upon the privet flowers where all the bees and hoverflies arrive
in massive numbers, they were in and out.....following the sun as fast as they'd arrived !
Saturday 4th Aug
- ll.a.m’ ish 'Sun'
just arrived, I just had to go and look at it to remind myself never to look it
straight in the 'eye' ouch !
Each time the sun shone......I was out snapping-up photo’s
of anything that moved.
A warm glow had opened up the garden of scents, to those who chose to fly in, did....with great speed and agility, making the most of this time, as every moment counts. A multitude of ‘Hoverflies’ and ‘white’s’ flutterbye along
the swift breeze ........And just as they'd arrived, they went again.. when cloud’s of
grey descend once more.
Bees in Trouble !
Sunday 5th August
Another blog 'Bees' : http://bizzibeez.blogspot.co.uk/ Please click on BeeStrawbridge link below page for more help on how to help our Bees....thank you.
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| 'Red-tailed Cuckoo worker Bee' stayed the night here |
As I was walking from out of the neighbouring field a ‘Bumblebee’ deceased upon the path L Last week I found another in distress upon the ground, only this one was a ‘Honeybee’ L
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| A very wet Bee next morning |
'Bee Antics' courtesy from me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO0C9oERvZo&feature=g-upl
We have already had the Rain clouds and theres still more to
follow, destroying our wildlife. A
little Bee parked on a chive for the night, soaked !!! Didn't look like it was raining through the
window pane, until I stepped-out and felt a wet splash seep down behind my
neck. I was ‘Focused on wet Bee’.....it didn’t make it L
I stand amidst the many insects desperate for some 'sun', the
flowers on shrubs have drooped with heavy-loads of rain, Insect skills enforce....for
those that can!
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| Notice the diff.colour pollen from one above - link below http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen_source |
Was gardening at the bottom of the vegetable patch when a
‘Bumblebee’ flew down right infront of me and disappeared under a piece of bark
on our path. I was curious to see what
was going on, so filmed this......as above video.
Monday 6th August
- Same ‘Bee’ managing to walk the
path....
Tuesday 7th August – Was too wet for any species
to go outside....
Wednesday 8th August - Same
‘Bee’ perhaps doing exact same thing....
Thursday 9th August - When
borrowed stars and jewels of life have taken their last breath, within the
devils grip of the unquenchable desires of
beings.
Unfortunately some Countries still persist in slaughtering Cetaceans (Dolphins,Whales.) Our Oceans need All the help they can get and taking species in such large numbers reduces their chances of survival. A healthy Ocean requires biodiversity, creating a healthy ecosystem....Extinction is close for some species.....the smallest of the dolphins is in trouble, along with the Tuna, Cod, Menhaden....I could go on....
We didn't reach the Beach Trek on bike, t’was arduous and seemed to never end, with face so red I thought I’d just explode.! Phew phew Link: http://www.cambria.org.uk/HLC/lowerteifivalley/cilgerrangorge.htm
Unfortunately some Countries still persist in slaughtering Cetaceans (Dolphins,Whales.) Our Oceans need All the help they can get and taking species in such large numbers reduces their chances of survival. A healthy Ocean requires biodiversity, creating a healthy ecosystem....Extinction is close for some species.....the smallest of the dolphins is in trouble, along with the Tuna, Cod, Menhaden....I could go on....
We didn't reach the Beach Trek on bike, t’was arduous and seemed to never end, with face so red I thought I’d just explode.! Phew phew Link: http://www.cambria.org.uk/HLC/lowerteifivalley/cilgerrangorge.htm
Cilgerran Gorge wasn’t far, so walked the down-hill steep
but unbeknown to me had to push our cycles up another wrong turn, so down we
came.. And up again. Eight miles of sweat
replenished by orange drink, almost drunk and the bottle soaked in mud, with
lips curled-up and..... mouth so thirsty couldn’t care about the dirt!
We thought this was a
quiet path, how wrong we were, with Silege trucks, grass trucks and zooming delivery vans, we hugged the hedge as
they drove passed.
Home was insight, an open gate most welcome after such a
brilliant day. The ride took it out of Son and I and now weigh less, “If you see two sticks. on bikes..that'll be us on our
cycles”
And as the day ended, left us with the sweet memories of
nature’s trails of ‘Butterflies’ and neon coloured ‘Dragonflies’ going about
their day along the ‘Riverbank’.
Saturday 11th August - A
warm breeze with waves of sensational memories - upon my father's boat, working
the jib to turn-about, cuts into crest with sea-spray so cool.
The twists n twirls from butterflies get carried through the
breeze, who untie knots of flight full loops then disappear from sight.
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| 'Small Skipper' |
A playful garden has arrived upon this very day with many butterflies
displaying their courtship dance. Brilliance
of nature, “make it quick” for a storm
brews just above that hill. Oh nature's sweet and gentle kind... needs all the
help can get. Grow more ‘Wildflowers’.....please
Sunday 12th August - A
cat-spring leap from a well sized ‘Fox’ fades amongst the bracken and brambles
in the mid-day sun, perhaps it's hunting habits favour day.
Monday 13th August - Wildlife
gets another attack of bad weather - from the ' Wild West Weather in Wales ' L It's
not much fun going out getting wet when the car's off the road and transports
exposed to elements, I won’t see much ‘wildlife’
today.
Link: Green Veined http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=napi
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| 'Green Veined' Mating |
My thoughts of the day:
I knew a lad who cylced often, miles of road his tyres would
tread and when the time to buy a treat he'd take a note from sweaty sock: Moral of story: Always wash hands
when handling money.
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| 'Peacock' |
The European Peacock, more commonly known simply as the 'Peacock' butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. Classified as the only member of the 'genus' Inachis. wikipedia
A Time to close
Thank you
xXx
Wonderful just wonderful Diary,'Full of such delights'. Amazing photos and interesting links too.
ReplyDeleteWow!Stunning photo of Connie.She's so beautiful.
Indeed, I wish our eyes were cameras, just think of all the awesome wildlife we could share.
Thank you for sharing Binnie xXx
Many many thank you's Val for such kind words.....binnie xXx
DeleteI like the idea of quietly sprinting with nature while owning a unicorn, filming bees and finding peacocks!
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful World & can't stop enjoying every one of their encounters...thank you Lucy for kind comment xXx
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