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( Six small images in total. )

Tree with tangled branches.

A hole in the tree trunk, about a metre above ground level: who lives in a house like this?

( Knock, knock. Is anyone at home? )

spiralsheep

In December I went for a walk on the Malvern Hills and spotted a midwinter fungus, probably a Clitocybe.

6 Midwinter fungus, probably a Clitocybe, Malvern Hills 12-13

At one point I seemed to have strayed into Middle Earth and saw what appeared to be HUGE fantastical gates in the forest of Broceliande below.

( 2 more images. )

spiralsheep

Common: Parasol, probably Macrolepiota procera (marvellously toadstoolly cap)

1 Fungi, Parasol, probably Macrolepiota procera, closed, 10-12

( 4 more fungi pics. )

spiralsheep

Garden snail, Cornu aspersum, previously known as Helix aspersa, with interesting shell growth striations.

Garden snail, Cornu aspersum, aka Helix aspersa, with interesting shell growth striations, 06-13

( One more snail and a flower. )

spiralsheep

I went for a walk in Powys in Wales.

Slwch Tump with anthills, gorse flowers, and a view to Pen y Fan (the highest peak in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, and Southern Britain, at a mere 886m). St Eluned was reputedly beheaded here in the 5th century.

1 Slwch Tump with anthills, gorse flowers, and a view to Pen y Fan, 05-13

( 5 more small images. )

lark_ascends

Taken earlier this week in my garden, Canberra, Australia. Not sure of the exact identification.
In case anybody is a bit insect-phobic, photos under the cut.
( Photos under the cut )

spiralsheep

I've seen all of these butterflies in the last couple of weeks but some of the photos are from last year. The ones that got away were several speckled wood butterflies, which are brown with yellow spot markings (link to google image search results).

( 5 more small images )

Holly blue butterfly, Celastrina argiolus, male.

A butterfly with bright blue open wings, perched on green ivy leaves

( Flutterbyes! )

spiralsheep

Not much to say about these beyond: enjoy! :-)

( Two images of colourful August fungi. )

spiralsheep

At tai chi, which my group practice outside, we were outnumbered by peacock butterflies (Inachis io), who flew around us and occasionally perched on us, so when we'd finished I grabbed my camera and chased them through the buddleia. The one I capped, probably a male, is this year's adult but has already faded from its brightest red and metallic blue. Adult wingspan is about 6.5 to 7cm (so the images on this page are about lifesize). The larvae/caterpillars are generally black and always spiky. More details and images here @ ukbutterflies.

Red peacock butterfly, with eyed wings, on pink and green buddleia bush, 1

( Three more similar images. )

spiralsheep

One close-up photo of a banded demoiselle damselfly taken in Worcester next to the River Severn during June, at my journal and at flickr (links because I don't know how com members feel about images of insects):

http://spiralsheep.dreamwidth.org/395282.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spiralsheep/7550670680/in/photostream

spiralsheep

While I was out for a walk, I recently saw a lone magpie (Eurasian magpie, pica pica) manage to successfully "mob" and drive away a much larger buzzard (common buzzard, buteo buteo) from the magpie's breeding territory: 5 small photos at my journal. Enjoy!

(With apologies to the handful of com members who've already seen this elsewhere.)

blackmare

Poof (Blue Milkweed), 11 x 6", watercolor and pastel on paper

I have these pods in my little home studio, where they are currently shedding pearly fluffy seeds all over my palette and I don't even care. I pick them as closed green pods in September/early October, and keep them and they split open gleefully in the dead of winter.

Oh, and a community question. If a tag doesn't exist for something I post, am I supposed to just add the tag myself? In this case, "seeds," "plants," "weeds" or "botanical" would fit but I don't see any of those.

spiralsheep

English damselfly photos including wing close-ups:

http://spiralsheep.dreamwidth.org/364108.html

lark_ascends

Some more photos from Tulip Top Gardens (Australia) on the 3 Oct 2010. I have to say that I'm hoping to be able to go back there next year.

( Six 800x600 photos below the cut )

lark_ascends

It's spring here in Australia (I'm a Sydney-sider) and I visited Canberra last weekend for the Southern Hemisphere's biggest flower festival, Floriade. While I was there, I also visited Tulip Top Gardens (which is open for spring the same time as Floriade) which is 15 mins out from Canberra, back in NSW. The weather wasn't great, but we did get a little bit of blue sky and sunshine in amongst the cloud covered skies and rain and the garden was absolutely beautiful. Tulips, pansies, blossoms galore.

( Four 800 pixel wide photos from Tulip Top Gardens )

(I post my photos at

skylark_photos and for anybody who's interested in art made from the photos (icons, wallpapers--will be coming up for these photos later this month, headers) I post that at

skylark_art.)

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January trees, hills, clouds, and a crow

A December fungus, odd objects in the woods, and sunlight on water

Autumn fungi: one rarer and one more common

Wildflower and snail

Anthills, ducklings, cygnets, a heron, lichen, and a canal

Green long-legged fly, 5 November 2012

UK, three butterflies: comma, holly blue, small tortoiseshell

UK: Fungi

UK: Peacock butterfly, Inachis io

Banded demoiselle damselfly, Worcestershire, UK

Magpie versus buzzard

Poof

English damselfly photos including wing close-ups

Tulips, blossoms and landscapes

Spring beauty in Australia

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