Tag: Garden


  • Emergent Dragonflies

    Just missed a couple of [W:dragonflies] emerging from their larval skins and could not get close enough for a good picture.

    Dragonfly above it's former skin
    Dragonfly above it’s former skin

    Freshly emerged dragonfly
    Freshly emerged dragonfly

    I did manage to collect an abandoned skin once they had departed.

    External skin of the dragonfly nymph stage
    External skin of the dragonfly nymph stage


  • Clematis

    The old [W:clematis] plant is slowly strangling the even older shed into submission; or perhaps it is the plant that is holding it up. You do not get the full flowery effect from the webcam so here are a couple of pictures….

    The Old Shed
    The Old Shed
    The Clematis plant in flower
    The Clematis plant in flower

  • Snow Day

    We rarely get a good covering of snow so we have taken to taking any snowy day as a national holiday with businesses, schools and transport networks shutting down.

    Snow Tress - Moreton In Marsh
    Snow Tress – Moreton In Marsh

    Building a Snow Lion (Bear?)…

    Others were inspired otherwise 🙂


  • Spider's Web

    Whilst exploring the jungle garden we found a spider busy spinning it’s web…

    small_spider-poster.jpg

All original content may be freely copied. Illustration on packaging may not match content.
Batteries not included. Suitable for vegetarians. Open at the other end.