I got up really early this morning so I could spend some time in the garden before the heat of the day got into full swing.
I started on this corner of the garden where the stinging nettles were getting out of control
Much clearer now. The green plants I have left aren't nettles or weeds!
I waited into after 9 am and then mowed this bank and also the orchard. The grass was knee length!
The peas are starting to flower.
Common Blue Damselfly.
Bumblebee
Some more photos of the Broad Bodied Chaser I wish my camera would capture the blue of its body.
Yum yum!
I spent the rest of the day enjoying sitting out under my sun umbrella on the deck, reading, knitting, doing a bit of sewing. It was just a really glorious day indeed.
After dinner I went for a lovely walk before I watered the garden.
I just happened to be looking for something to watch before bedtime and decided on Springwatch which I had recorded. What was the first thing I heard? Somebody falling in love with a Broad-bodied Chaser. Synchrnicity. Until yesterday despite having a niece who is an ardent whatever the name is of people who study dragonflies and the like and a brother who was, at one time, writing an encyclopaedia of such things, I had never heard of one until I read your blog yesterday.
ReplyDeletePS I should start growing raspberries: my favourite fruit.
How interesting. It is programmes like that that I miss about not having a TV, but it is only briefly ;) I had never seen one before, so was thrilled to discover a new to me insect. The pond is teeming with wildlife at the moment. It is just a shame about all the tadpoles, that is a mystery as there really were hundreds in there. I've grown raspberries for a few years now, so was very pleased to see there were some here too.
DeleteThe tadpole disappearance day is a total mystery to me too. It's the same most years. One day the pond is alive with tadpoles and the next they have all gone. Someone told me that they disappear into the mud but it seems far to sudden for that. I shall try and find out.
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