All quiet on the moth wall

22Dec07

It’s been rather cold of late, and there hasn’t been much action on the moth wall.  Not much insect action at all in fact.  Popped out today to Sidmouth and saw some flowers and fungi, but no camera with me so no new snaps.  Hopefully we’ll get out and about over the holiday period and [...]

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Afternoon on the estuary

19Nov07

It was one of those days today where I was miles from my camera and there was a fabulous snap missed. There have been some dramatic skies today, lots of interesting and dark clouds, and for a while there were a couple of rainbows, one of which was very bright.  It certainly managed [...]

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Not a fish

09May07

We were planning on going mackerel fishing yesterday, but the sea conditions were forecast as  moderate to rough so we decided to postpone.  Instead we packed up a picnic and took a long drive to Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where I sponsor Tutti the chimpanzee.
Crusty baguette scoffed, we entered the park to [...]

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Tragedy strikes

04May07

In the spot where the allium did grow,
Today a man was out for a mow.
Backwards and forwards he slashed and he cut,
Quick as a flash, no time to shout ‘But…!’
Forget-me-not and scarlet pimpernel went,
Cut-grass is the only remaining scent.
Now all the wildflowers have gone,
I hope they grow back before too long.

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Allium neapolitanum

02May07

Today’s snap is a flower which mesmerised me for days when I first saw it. The photo shows one flower in detail, but each single stem carries multiple mini-stems and these all have one totally gorgeous flower on the end of it. I counted up to 20 flowers on some of the stems. [...]

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The Beast(ies) of Dunsford

30Apr07

Steps Bridge, at the entrance to Dunsford Wood nature reserve.

A few weeks ago we took a trip to Dunsford Wood nature reserve in Devon. On our last visit we took a long (long) walk up a big hill and saw lots of wood ant nests and a few cows. This time [...]

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Hello world!

26Apr07

Welcome to my web diary. Here you’ll find a selection of my photos of the nature I’ve around me, and a little about how the the days were spent when I took them. Expect to see a lot of wildflowers here. I love them all, from the super big to the teeny [...]

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