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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Chicory, Crabs and Small Magpie
An evening stroll which started late (a few moments after Spain beat Portugal and booked their place in the quarter finals of the World Cup). The evening before had brought thunderstorms and some heavy rain – quite welcome after … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Moths, The Cove, Walking
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More Moths
A chalk carpet. All photos from the moth breakfast. All identifications provisional and tentative. Buff ermine. The background here is egg-box – placed in the traps for the moths to perch on. The black above is the plastic of the … Continue reading
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Moths for Breakfast…..Again
Saturday was a busy day, helping to set up and run our annual village Field Day. A was an attendant to the ‘Queen’, B and S won the team fancy dress as George and the Dragon. They all enjoyed their … Continue reading
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Green ‘n’ Red
This is a ‘shiny green blow-fly’ and therefore may well be a greenbottle. Seen…well, almost anywhere, but I photographed this one In Eaves Wood on Thursday night. I was acting as a temporary helper with a group of young people … Continue reading
Posted in Eaves Wood, Flies, Walking, Wildflowers
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Willow Beauty
I think that this is a willow beauty, a garden find. The strange background is a reflection – the moth was sitting on a window.
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Martian Sunset
I was writing a post (a couple of posts back) one evening when I glanced out of the window and lost my train of thought. Beneath a dramatically dark and overcast sky, sunshine was gilding the woods beyond the Row. … Continue reading
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Yellow-Tail Moth Caterpillar
B arrived home from school last Friday with a shoe-box full of hazel leaves and some very furry caterpillars. His school favours outdoor learning and his class have been touring each others gardens. In one of them they found these … Continue reading
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Fail Better
On Saturday we had things to do in Kendal. I had thought that afterwards I might walk home along the Kent, but by the time we had looked at kitchens and windows and had some lunch it was clear … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Beetham Fell, Birds, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Haweswater, Hoverflies, Limestone Pavement, Seeds, Trees, Walking
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Taking Pictures in the Dark
A late start. I’d walked across the fields and along the clifftop, by the time I reached Heald Brow the sun was already setting. I dropped down the steep bank to the salt-marsh to see a buzzard take-off from close-by … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Jack Scout, Jenny Brown's Point, Sunset, Walking
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Stravaiging
Sometimes we read something and for one reason or another it really resonates. We read it at just the right moment, when we are most receptive to the message or the mood it conveys. Perhaps it articulates a thought which … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Bugs, Trees, Walking, Walking Philosophy
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