Around Home, Early September
I was beginning to think there was nothing about as it has been very quiet on my morning walks, the small birds have been keeping a low profile but slowly I’m seeing more around the village. I’ve spotted Jays and Magpies squabbling, Buzzards around the hill and I also hear
Hambledon Hill
I hadn’t been up Hambledon Hill for a few days so on 12th August it looked like a good idea to get up there. A pleasant enough morning and I headed up there just after dawn. A light mist towards Spread Eagle Hill and Shaftesbury and a lovely light looks
Common Blue Butterflies
A week into August already and on Friday 7th August I decided to take a trip over to Duncliffe in the early morning Around dawn with Tilly. I still had a mind to take some images of roosting Butterflies. There is a wildflower meadow in front of Duncliffe wood and
Okeford Hill
I went up Okeford hill on the 1st August for a change in the morning from walks close to home to look for roosting Butterflies again, particularly blues, last summer there were plenty up there so I hoped I’d have a chance.The large fields on the top of the hill near
Fontmell Down again
I was on a mission on the 29th July, getting up at 5.30am and going up Fontmell Down to see if I could see some roosting Butterflies, hopefully with dew on them. I searched with Tilly, my long suffering companion and I wasn’t having any luck at all. I am
Hambledon hill
Heading towards the end of July already, I can’t believe it, we had heavy rain yesterday this has been welcome to the garden, the landscape and wildlife. This morning on Sunday 26th July after the rain I decided to head up to the slopes of Hambledon Hill. I have in
Little things!
The weather had been warm for a couple of days and on Monday 20th July it was the same. I went hunting in the garden and down our lane close to home to see what was about. When I say what was about I’m looking for the little things, I’m