2011-06-16 Garden in June

Hibiscus

Why do my potatoes do this? Its not the only one !!

A ladybird without spots………..

A Scarce Swallowtail, we have a lot of these !

Possibly a Cardinal ?

Our fabulous lavender hedge…..well the bee’s think so anyway….

Hibiscus (again!)

Grayling

A Cleopatra….a sort of Brimstone. If it was to open its wings you would see the bright orange flash.

Honey bee on lavender.

Cleo again, the orange flash, just visible in this picture.

Cicada , noisy but nice!!

There is a butterfly somewhere, possibly a Southern White Admiral ??

2011-06-15 Total Eclipse of the Moon

This is not a good picture, we don’t have a tripod……but it is A picture of the eclipse, which we saw very well in its full and final stages, the first stages being hidden by cloud. Still i think we saw it better than anyone I have spoken to so far…..

2011-06-09 Hay Making at Campels

 
The men did the hard work, the 4x4 was the tractor……………….



I helped a bit at the end !!!

2011-06-03 Olive trees in flower

 

 

 

Sarah and Mikes olive tree

full of flower !

Christian and Francine’s olive tree

also full of flower, and one olive from last year !!

 

Hoping for a good crop this November…….