*OK so it’s a frog; so what?
Admin2 is trying Between Summer’s Longing and Winter’s End.
Category: wildlife
Bye bye bee!
Araneus diadematus ejoying another tasty critter.
Admin1 is reading Flesh Wounds by Chris Brookmyre.
Critter of the Day: Speckled Wood Butterfly
Pararge aegeria in our kitchen.
Admin1 is reading Before the Frost by Henning Mankell.
Critter of the Day: Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta, an addition to the fine selection of butterflies this year. Check out its striped antennae and cool robot legs.
Critter of the Day: Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Admin1 is reading The Terrorists by Sjowall and Wahloo and Admin2 is reading Cop Killer by the same.
Critters of the Day: 2 Old Ladies
Mormo maura camouflaged as pavement and risking being trodden on.
We had nice visitors this weekend; thank you guys.
Critters of the Day: Flies Undone
Admin1 is reading The Locked Room by Sjowall and Wahloo. Admin2 is reading So Much for That by Lionel Shriver.
And What Became of It
Nom nom
Araneus diadematus enjoying a crunchy snack
Critter of the Day: Large White butterlfy
Pierus brassicae, one of the many butterflies attracted by our buddleia this summer.
Admin1 is reading The Emperor of All Things by Paul Witcover. Admin2 is reading The Locked Room by Sjowall and Wahloo.
Critter of the Day: Comma
Polygonia c-album, the proofreader’s butterfly.
Admin1 is reading Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch. Admin2 is reading Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen.
Critter of the Day: Peacock butterfly
Inachis io enjoying our buddleia.
Critters of the Day: Small Tortoiseshell butterflies
Aglais urticae on a buddleia
Critter of the Day: Harvestperson
Phalangium opilio, only seen in summer because it cannot afford winter trousers.
Admin2 is reading The White Lioness by Henning Mankell. Admin1 is watching Doctor Who, and reading Set in Darkness by Ian Rankin.
Bird…
The red red robin goes bob bob bobbing along
Critter of the Day: Harlequin ladybird larva
The amazingly invasive Harmonia axyridis which has spread all over the country in the last ten years. It seems these critters have purged their gene pool of harmful mutations so insect incest has no downside.
Critter of the Day: Pyrausta purpuralis
A teeny tiny moth.
Admin2 is reading The Quarry by Iain Banks. Last night we watched Cabin in the Woods and tonight we started watching The Fall.
RIP Paddy 1995-2013
Paddy was his secret name. He was born on St Patrick’s day and he was orange and white with green eyes and a green collar, and he had seven toes on each foot. He could climb to the tops of the highest trees and he never stopped purring. He was our best cat ever, except for the other ones.
Critter of the Day: Bee
See you later pollinator
Admin1 got fed up with The Dinosaur Feather and is now reading The Fifth Woman. Admin2 is reading The Shining Girls.
Critter of the Day: Helophilus pendulus
A laid-back hoverfly chills out on another sunny day.
Admin1 is reading The Dinosaur Feather by Sissel Jo Gazan.
Cloud of the Day: Contrail
The birds in contrapuntal flight appeared just as the contrail lined up with the chimney on an otherwise cloudless morning. May has been our best solar panel month since last May.
Critter of the Day: Peacock butterfly
This month we’ve had more sunshine than last April, June or August. Admin1 is reading The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett and watching Spaced. Admin2 is reading London Falling by Paul Cornell.
Rubbish!
You’re having a giraffe!
Critters of the Day: Red kite, black crow
Dancing in the sky
Admin1 is reading The Eye with Which the Universe Beholds Itself by Ian Sales
Weather of the Day: Clear
King of the castle
Admin2 is reading Sidetracked by Henning Mankell
Critter of the Day: Squirrel
A spring-like day brought three squirrels out, chasing each other in the trees.