The kites are back, haven’t seen many yet this year, but they often pass right overhead catching the thermals. If I have my long lens handy I get an occasional shot. One from this year and a few from last year.
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High as a kite
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Ladybirds – July 2021
Today has been very exciting in the garden. The warm weather and flowering plants have bought in an abundance of insects.
After seeing lots of ladybird larvae on my rose bush that had grown very tall in the last few months, I’ve been checking in case I see any grown up and today I saw them all. I don’t think I was checking properly before, just a quick glance and you can miss them. But I believe there are 5 different ones, just today, on one plant! One had strayed over to the charlock too.
The picture of a larvae was from a few weeks ago, but that’s not bad for a short time in the garden in one afternoon. Its roasting today and not easy to stand in it for too long, but I will be back out there again for rumage around. Have been picking more berries today to whip up a pudding which I may just share with you all later. Well, the recipe that is, I haven’t made enough for everyone.
Here is one from last year to add a bit more colour to a pretty cool set 🐞
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Colourful July
More colour keeps coming through.
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New design – Daffodil Cross
Another new design for 2021 – Daffodil Cross.
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Sunrise – 11.07.21
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Crepuscular clouds
When nature does its awesome thing 🖤
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Dancing poppy
I think they look so pretty when falling apart, like a ballerina made of petals.
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Charlock mustard
There has been lots of bug activity since the weather warmed, less on the honey bee front. Now a few of the tubes in the bee Hotel are blocked up there doesn’t seem to be as many visitors. I’m new to watching Bees so this might be their normal seasonal routine (although there have been a number of them the last few days on the lavendar).
For bumble bees and hoverflies, there have been tons. Seems that the charlock mustard is a big favourite. Many different types of hovefly and buff tailed bumblebees amongst others. Daily activity on this, so much so I can’t bring myself to scale it back until it stops flowering, it’s not a small plant. Then I guess it will go to seed and I may just pick them and see what I can do with them.
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Sunrise – 09.07.21
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New Design – Red Carnation
I’m getting round to uploading all my new designs, there are over 40 new ones for 2021, so lots of new nature patterns coming up! Here is Red Carnation (MKW-VN.755), available on over 90 different products, check them out and see what your favourite is.
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