Tag Archives: British Butterflies

Tuesday Treats: The Smaller Stuff

Posted on May 26, 2026 by crispina kemp

Like the title says, photographs of the ‘smaller stuff’, as seen during our walk on 11th May 2026. Enjoy… 🔼 A couple of rather noisy sheep! Bah…Bah… From the large to the small 🔼 Love the flowers on the Horse … Continue reading →

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Friday Flyers: Birds, Bees, Butterflies and Damsels

Posted on May 22, 2026 by crispina kemp

Photos of winged beings… as seen on our walk on 8th May 2026 Butterflies… 🔼 Green-veined White 🔽 Painted Lady, looking rather faded having survived the winter 🔼 Peacock 🔽 Small White AND a ladybird 🔼 Speckled Wood 🔽 Male … Continue reading →

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Tuesdays Treats: Belles and Butterflies

Posted on May 12, 2026 by crispina kemp

A collection of photos from our walk on 29th April 2026. Enjoy… 🔼 While some blossoms have bloomed and now are dying, others are just beginning to open 🔽 this holly is a joy to see! Nature waves her yellow … Continue reading →

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CCC084: Spirit of Fire

Posted on April 30, 2026 by crispina kemp

Spirit of Fire, thee I admire Bright upon the forest floor Beautiful Butterfly, thee I adore.

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Tuesdays Treats: Blossoms and Other April Treats

Posted on April 28, 2026 by crispina kemp

A collection of blossoms etcetera seen along the way on 16th April 2026. Enjoy 🔼 Bird cherry 🔽 Wild cherry 🔼 Apples and 🔽 pears (I think) 🔽 Blackthorn, almost over now Not blossoms 🔼 The pinkish-brown newly birthed leaves of … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Flowers and…Things

Posted on April 21, 2026 by crispina kemp

A miscellany of photos from our walk on 10th April 2026. Enjoy The trees are greening nicely now. Though the earliest tree-leaves belong to non-native species 🔼 Here, horse chestnut and here 🔽 and here ⏬ sycamore 🔽 Our native … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Spring, Glorious Spring

Posted on April 7, 2026 by crispina kemp

Some of the flowers seen on our walk on 18th March 2026, and a surprise at the end. Come enjoy this glorious feast for your soul and your eyes… 🔽⏬ Is it any wonder these early flowering plants have found … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Sunny Side Up

Posted on January 27, 2026 by crispina kemp

A selection of photos from my deep-deep archive (10th May 2017) to bring a little colour and sun and freshness into our lives. Enjoy 🔼 Stitchwort… in company with vetch 🔽 🔽 Cuckoo Flower aka Lady’s Smock Two prickly bushes! … Continue reading →

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Friday Fliers and Fungi

Posted on September 5, 2025 by crispina kemp

As the butterfly season draws to a close their place is taken by the first of the fungi, although Fungi Friday as a regular feature might be a month or so away. However, let’s enjoy what we’ve got today 🔼🔽 … Continue reading →

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Friday Fliers

Posted on August 29, 2025 by crispina kemp

Butterflies, Dragons and Damsels encountered on our walk to Tunstall Mills 26th August 2022. Enjoy It’s a white, large or small, I couldn’t say 🔼🔽 ⏬ but this one’s a speckled wood, undeniable 🔼 Comma 🔽 Apologies, I can’t identify … Continue reading →

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