Bugs for Toto 2

was this taken today BB?

A while ago Eileen when we last had some sun ! Like Toto I love to see all the different bugs esp when gathered on one plant.

its a great photo, hopefully we will have some sun soon.
old irish saying that if the birds build there nests high in the trees then its a sign for a good summer. the magpies nest is at the very top of the tree so fingers crossed the saying is right lol

This is great Bonkers. Not often you get so much on one plant at the same time. Well captured.

Well the rooks here build their nests high up every year so I only hope the saying applies to you Eileen - they sure got it wrong here the last few years x

Thanks Toto thought of you when I saw it heres hoping we see more butterflies and ladybirds to go with them.

lol they sure did BB

Hmmm.....don't like the green and brown flies BB but I do like the hoverflies...They always make me laugh with their BIG eyes, buzzing around pretending to be tough. LOL

What flower is it BB? Cow parsley?

Yes think so Madmum always get confused between this and types of hogweed as often grow together but think the more delicate fronds are cow parsley .

Such pretty flowers, too pretty for weeds!

These grow along the river next to us along with huge gunnera and mares tail the size of trees ! All related Madmum cow parsley hogweed even parsnip ...

This photo is so bright and cheery, you've got me longing for spring !

You should hang onto the rooks as long as you can. Country lore says that if rooks desert a rookery then crops would fail. This lore was actually taken very seriously and it is on record that when rooks deserted one farmers land he actually went to their new site and took the nests back to his land. Unfortunately for him, the rooks didn't follow.

BB I just ordered a packet of Queen Anne's Lace seeds because I think they'd be perfect in my garden! I'd love to walk alongside that river, gunnera are spectacular plants (far too big for my garden unfortunately!)

Us too Flc...woke up to another hard frost today,but the sun shone all day too so it soon disappeared !

Thanks for that Toto,was unaware of that piece of folklore !

Madmum...hope they do well for you ! : )

Its a Bugs LIfe! I can almost hear them from here, makes me feel all Summery!

Yes Dawn....and that special summery smell too....: )

I haven't seen this along the lanes yet, BB. Maybe I had my eyes shut?

Taken last summer Spritz..just geting ahead of myself....................

Good to get them all at once BB .. did they come straight from a cow pancake LOL

Know what you mean Amy...used to see them in the fields all the time !