The moths are back in town

17Jun08

Ooh, the excitement today – spotted and snapped one of the first few moths of the year on the old moth wall.  I think this is a lime-speck pug moth, but I could be wrong.
Hopefully this bodes well for the coming summer.  I’ve been thinking lately about putting out a moth trap in the garden [...]

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Bee orchid

10Jun08

Spotted on the way home yesterday, a variety of bee orchids by the roadside. It’s amazing what you see when you are on your bike instead of blasting around in your car.
I’ve not been very prolific of late. There are reasons which I won’t go into here, but regardless to say I’ve been [...]

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Wasn’t it nice today… I mean lovely

03Apr08

From the tree that gave me one tasty pear last year, here’s some beautiful blossom.  It was actually a nice day today, sunny enough to pop out at lunchtime and get some snaps.  There were even a few wee beasties on the moth wall… might show you some of those next.
I think they might be [...]

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Summer Snowflake

16Mar08

A little something I snapped a few weeks ago.  I think it was in Shaldon.  I was out for a wander today and spotted some flowers on the verge, and while looking them up (sweet violet, in white) I recognised these little babies from my photo archives.
That’s all.  Nothing more to add.  Spring is springing, [...]

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Flower of the moment

17Feb08

It’s probably a bit early to declare that spring has sprung.  For the first time in a long time I popped out with my camera today, down the coast to Shaldon.  The wind was very cold, and the sea was crashing up against the wall across the water at Teignmouth.  Someone or something had stirred [...]

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Another wet walk in the woods

31Dec07

The last day of 2007 – out for another walk in some wet woods!  Seems to have been the story of the year – avoiding the muddy puddles and trying to ford the streams across the path.  Hopefully 2008 might be a dry one.
We popped out to Dunsford for today’s stroll.  I didn’t see any [...]

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Nobody home

28Dec07

Here’s a snap I took on the beach at Paignton yesterday.  There were lots of rock pools, and most of them contained empty shells.  Christmas and New Year seems to be a time we spend on beaches.  Not your hot, sunny, bikini variety… no, this would be your cold, windswept, bleak-but-never-the-less beautiful variety.  The forecast [...]

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The ladybird tree

29Nov07

Yesterday’s moth has moved – (s)he is still hanging round on the moth wall though…  Today I spotted a tree which was crawling with ladybirds.  I got a few snaps, but the sweet little creatures were all running around and they all seem to be shot at slightly weird angles.
I’m off to London for the [...]

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More action from the moth wall

28Nov07

The title is slightly misleading – more inaction from the moth wall is more appropriate. This little lovey has been hanging around in the same spot all week. I wonder if (s)he has passed over to the other side. Not the most exciting beastie in the world to look at, but it [...]

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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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