Thursday, December 16, 2021

A very early sunset

 While watching TV yesterday afternoon I noticed the sky seemed to turn pink and the walls of the living room took on a weird tinge. I had to go outside to have a look. The sky was turning from pink to orange, like a sunset, yet it wasn't even 3.30!


Thursday, November 18, 2021

Autumn colours in the garden

 The birch in my garden putting on its Autumn clothes. 

Friday, October 15, 2021

Tiny fungi in the garden

 Spotted these strange little fungi growing on some old rope in the garden (its part of an old cat scratching post, put outside for the purpose of seeing what, if any, fungi I could get)


Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Hints of Autumn

 Some sights from a walk today.

Rose hips, Rosebay Willowherb and Hawthorn berries. 



Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Clouds + Gulls

 Every evening the gulls fly over on their way to their roosting site, and I often go out to check out the sky for interesting clouds. On this evening I went outside with my phone and combined both!





Wednesday, September 22, 2021

A humongous fungus

 Spotted growing at the bottom of a Whitebeam tree, I thought it might be Chicken of the Woods, but I  discovered its actually called Meripilus giganteus.

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Slugs in wet grass

 Rain brought em out!



Sunday, September 12, 2021

Some mini beasts

 Been pootling around the house with the macro lens.

A Lacewing, a large black Aphid, a Zygiella x-notata and a Fruit Fly (Drosophila)




Saturday, September 11, 2021

Plume Moth

 Spotted on the wall on the stairs. I've been informed its Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Pterophoridae)





Thursday, September 9, 2021

Garden Spider

 This huge female Araneus diadematus has set up her web on my potato plant. It would be rude of me not to get photos...


Friday, September 3, 2021

Some garden macros

 Dug out my macro lens and put on a homemade flash diffuser over the pop up flash. I need to work on it.

The last flower is from a potato plant in the garden!







Monday, August 30, 2021

Pellitory of the Wall

There is lots of this nettle relative growing on Richmond Castle, Yorkshire



 

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Birds at Redcar

 Took a trip to Redcar with the family and got some bird shots.






Sunday, August 15, 2021

Big Shroom

 Spotted during a visit to North Cemetery.

Its a type of Agaricus,same genus as Field Mushroom



Sunday, August 8, 2021

Lichens on a bin

While waiting for a bus home I spotted a bin encrusted with lichens. I had to get a photo!

Saturday, August 7, 2021

Sheltering Snails

 A couple of Cepea nemoralis sheltering under tree bark in the woods nearby. Taken with my phone.

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Mirid Bug

 I thought this was a Shield Bug nymph at first but it turns out its a Mirid bug 

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

A tiny bit of moss

 While waiting for the bus home I spotted this tiny patch of moss on a wall.


Friday, July 2, 2021

Leafhopper

 Spotted on a buddleia leaf. He was hard to photograph! And I discovered they are related to Cicadas!


Friday, May 28, 2021

Hawthorn blossom

 From a walk the other day. It rained heavily later while I was still out!

Saturday, May 15, 2021

Fire in the Sky

 A quite spectacular sunset from the garden captured with my Huaweii phone.


Thursday, April 22, 2021

Spring cherry tree

 Spring is in the air

While out on a walk I looked up under this cherry tree, and squinted at the image on my phone screen.