Ethan at 1 year

One week after his 1st birthday Ethan has improved a little and is back playing with his toys. It's lovely to see his cheeky grin again.

The Mere comes to life!

After being very quiet over the summer months the mere is at last coming back to life. The pink foots are back in large numbers, they disappear during the day to feed on the local farm land and return late afternoon to roost. I managed to find some Ruff - - - -

and Lapwing - - -

Mushrooms or poisonous fungi?

I resisted the urge to pick and cook these fungi which appear to be growing in abundance around the garden. Having looked them up I think they are both poisonous.

Poisonpie (Hebeloma crustuliniforme) - in season now.

Sulphur tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) which is also in season at the moment.

How many wasps can fit into a decaying apple?

The Lavatera is still in flower and attracting the bees