End of summer

As autumn is very nearly upon us the weather has certainly changed. As leaves fall from the trees in great numbers, in the garden this week I spied a migrant hawker, which was very exciting...if you like that kind of thing.
I also spent some time in the cemetery. No decent pictures were taken, none whatsoever, but I did see a green woodpecker. I seem to have accidentally discovered one of their favourite hideouts. Hopefully I'll remember exactly where it was, (it's like a labyrinth in there), and will return with pictures of woodpeckers sometime soon. I'm not holding my breath.

Brown Hawker

Wild Geranium Stem

I also found another heron picture that I didn't delete!

Grey Heron

Until next time,

Claude
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Flowery things

Being summer,  it's all rather wild and jungle-esque out in the garden at the moment. Here are some of the flowers that I've spotted in bloom recently.

Borage (starflower)

Cornflower

Fennel

Grapevine

Raindrops on Honesty

House Leek

Marigold

Passion Flower

Teasel

Wild Geranium

Wildflower daisy

Wildflower Daisy

Claude
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It's the week Wimbledon starts so, of course, the weather has been utterly hideous. As a result I've had little desire to sit in the garden in the pouring rain. But here are a few snaps I did manage when the rain wasn't chucking it down.

Lavatera

Lavender

French marigold

The beginning of a new pitcher plant

Drama Queen Poppy

 

Heading towards the stock flowers

A bee on the wild geranium

Leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis)

I'm hoping for better weather but I'm not betting my cat biscuits that it will appear anytime soon!
Until next time.

Claude

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