29th July 2024
A Robin, a Ruby-Tailed Wasp and the most saturated evening sky we've had in weeks.
30th July 2024
Every few months I take a photo of the front of our house to document the changes
of the nature and the wildness we've tried to nurture.
The last photo was taken on the 29th of June 2019, a few days after we moved in.
I'm so happy with the difference and though it may look 'messy' to some, it looks as
it should to me - wild. The Elder will get trimmed in time but with so many berries
ready to ripen and be fed on by the birds, it will stay crazy for a little while longer.
31st July 2024
Completed my second jigsaw of the month and in just two days!
So many of the Magpies around here are looking worse for wear, but it doesn't seem to
affect them too much and they come with all the pigeons for breakfast.
It's always nice to see any birds enjoying the bird baths too - it's so important to provide
clean water for them always but especially in these hellish temperatures.
1st August 2024
We are not enjoying the heat.
(Aurora has an ice pack under the quilt and never lays like this!)
2nd August 2024
The first two clutches of Butterfly eggs fell victim to slugs, however the third clutch
has just hatched! Very exciting.
3rd August 2024
I filmed a Blue Tit enjoying a long bath in this little birdbath but sadly was too late to get a photo.
This gorgeous Great Tit hopped down for a drink straight after though.
(We have 3 other bird baths but the little birds love this one under the Hawthorn!)
4th August 2024
6.05am 'Sunrise'. Summer sunrises and sunsets have nothing on the other seasons!
Update on the baby caterpillars too.
Have you got one of those blue cooling mats for your cats and dog? My dog is much more comfortable with one to lie on in the heat, and has been clinging to it lately. I just got a human-sized one for my bed, too, and they're great for helping cool you down when you first use them.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a ruby-tailed wasp before- are they native? And I wonder if the magpies have been plucking each other, since it's just their heads that look scraggly? Maybe they're breeding too well and fighting for territory / mates?
Ah we've got loads of the blue cooling mats and all of them refuse to lay on them haha. We've tried everything to tempt them onto them but nope! I did use Baker's in our bed though.
DeleteThe wasp looks fantastical doesn't it? Apparently it is native though! So cool! That could be the reason for the magpie's appearance - I'm pretty sure they are a sibling group so perhaps they all want to stay in the same territory and are fighting it out as they get older.