Tag: countryside
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Nantwich Bookshop
At Nantwich Bookshop, Cheshire – where my book is now available. It was a pleasure to have this photo taken by Steve via his iphone (to fiddly for my hands lol). I look better than in years, that’s modern technology! You can see book above me. I need some ‘grow more’.
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On A Mission
There on a coastal path appeared a peacock-caterpillar, in all its spiked beauty. Despite the long grass and other salt tolerant vegetation along the banks, this creature prefers the same terrain that people on foot or bicycles frequent. Even a helping hand into the grass did not deter its purpose. Those spikes were rather misleading,…
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Hiding In The Grass
It’s been so cold and wet, with few of the flying insects around. Hiding in the long grass this little weevil would have been missed, had I not been bored. The single glimpse of a dragonfly disappearing over the hedge and a newly emerged speckled wood butterfly feeding on bramble flowers were the only winged…
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Not a pretty sight
I spied this rather unappealing caterpillar in the hedge. So was delighted to discover (with the help of others) that this solitary creature was a purple hairsteak caterpillar. Not what I expected, although obvious similarities, it was the wrong colour. But like so many varieties they alter during different instars. Very confusing! They prefer oak…