A miscellany of photos taken during our walk on 14th June 2025. Enjoy
14th June 2025
Evidence of last night’s rain! 🔼🔽 Foxgloves now replace the bluebells, but their season is nearly done
14th June 2025
14th June 2025
This white froth is a head of elder flowers (grandma used to make wine from this) 🔼🔽 and the pineapple-scented petal-less mayweed
14th June 2025
Common mallow is everywhere right now! 🔽
14th June 2025
14th June 2025
As are poppies. This one’s providing a feast 🔼🔽⏬ these are clearly garden escapees, but beautiful to see amongst nettles and grasses
14th June 2025
14th June 2025
The yet-to-open wayside yarrow, complete with ladybird 🔽
14th June 2025
14th June 2025
Between them, the honeysuckle and wild rose waft the sweetest fragrances along our country lanes 🔼🔽
14th June 2025
14th June 2025
Tortoiseshell feasting on thistle flowers 🔼🔽 and on hogweed accompanied by a fat-thighed bug
14th June 2025
A closer look at that fat-thighed bug, such a brilliant colour 🔽
14th June 2025
Where there is water… damselfly 🔽
14th June 2025
I was delighted to get this shot 🔽 a cockchafer. I hadn’t realised how big they are
14th June 2025
I hope you’ve enjoyed this pot pourri of flowers and bugs
crispina kemp 
Lovely photos Crispina
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Thank you, Sadje. I was out yesterday with the camera, gathering food for another post!
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You’re very welcome ☺️
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So very beautiful! 😀 ❤
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Thank you, Deborah. Some walks yield more beautiful shots than others
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I feel poppies are in my writing future thanks to your gorgeous photos this week.
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It’s poppy season where I live!
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It will be Poppy season Monday on my blog!
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