Category: Paul’s Blog

Have the header image eyes got your attention? A few Larger Red Damselflies have been through the garden now, and I got up close and personal with this one. This one was on the Buddleia for a while. Another colourful thing in the garden, though a lot smaller, is the Mint Moth. This one looks…

Day 65 and there are a couple of spiders in this post but I have put them at the end. The header image is of a Shield Bug on one of our windows. One thing I have noticed recently is that is you click on any of the images you are presented with one that…

I was lucky to spot this Orange Ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata) in our garden that I have used as the header image. I saw something small float up from near our fence to a leaf on our cherry tree. I got my camera and started looking at the leaves and saw this little thing crawling about…

The header image for Day 63 is a photo to show that the cherries are starting to ripen. The new thing for today is the Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula). I have seen one fleetingly over the last few days but on Day 63 I was ready. It didn’t stay long but it was there…

We have had the Clematis covered in flowers; I think it is now the time for the Honeysuckle, they are starting to open now. The header image is of one of the first Honeysuckle flowers to open on the arbour in the back garden. It was last year at the Photography Show in Birmingham that…

This day was another blustery day. It started with a vibrant rainbow at about 6:15 but by the time I was decent enough to stand near a window with my camera it had faded. The one that got away. What a shame. I ventured into the garden a couple of times to see if we…

I have not spent much time in the garden for Day 60, it was far too gusty. Though I did have a look around at the flowers that are growing. The header image is the New Dawn Rose that I have shown a couple of times now. I like it. The Albertine Rose has also…

The Blue Tits are busy in our garden. The header image shows one of them with a load of Green Fly in its beak. This rather nice looking Rose is called New Dawn. There are plenty of buds on it so it is going to look great in a few days. These are the two…