Another cake or two -

3D origami

Tried another cake

 

Tried another cake, not as good as the minion cake but good practice.

 

 

A solitary bee

 

A solitary bee seen preening itself in the sun whilst resting on top of a fence at Martin Mere.

 

Help with ID welcome.

 

 

 

Spring at last

 

Spring has sprung at last!

 

Sadly that means that the whooper swans at Martin Mere will soon be returning to Iceland.

Lichen found at Martin Mere and a 'phonescope'.

 

A friend has passed on the 'lichen' bug to me!!  I never knew they could be so interesting and unlike wild life they don't move when you try to photograph them.  Below is a selection of jam tarts!

 

 

 

We've now found a great device which fits on a mobile to take close up photos without the conventional camera.

Father Christmas drops into Martin Mere

European Beavers at Martin Mere

 

Mummy Beaver - Twiggy who arrived from Germany in 2007

With her partner Woody she has had kits each year.

One of the 3 kits born in 2014

Knott End

 

Spent a few days in knott End.  I went for a walk to the ferry early one evening and the sky was beautiful looking over towards Fleetwood.