Portraits
Just a couple of nice portraits of Anna and Morgan at Slimbridge last weekend.
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Sports Day 2011
After a postponement on Monday, Tuesday was bright and sunny so Morgan’s school sports day was on. Morgan was very excited about it all this year, he had made it through to be selected for the relay race so would be doing that as well as the races that they all do: Sprints Obstacle Course...
Swarming Bees – Followed by a catch
Well, our inexperience with beekeeping has been shown once again. I was hoping for a nice easy inspection today. We inspected last week and reported that all was well in Clettwr but the bees in Leri had swarmed. Today I had hoped to have a quick check in Clettwr to make sure there were no...
A Weekend with my Cousins
Morgan seemed to have a good weekend with his cousins. He doesn’t see them that often so is always excited when we are visiting them or they are coming here. I’m not quite sure how they put up with him following them around all the time but they don’t seem to mind too much.
A Trip to Slimbridge
We had a nice little trip to Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve on Saturday. It was more of a family stroll and a play in the park for the children rather than a naturalists day out, but the sun was shining (most of the time) and we all had fun. It did start pouring...
Our Weblog Book 2009
Phew, that was lots of work but it should be worth it. I’ve finally finished producing the hard copy version of our 2009 weblog book and have ordred the first printed copy. Shhh…don’t tell Anna though as it’s going to be an anniversary present! Once it arrives we’ll have printed versions for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and...
Mating Flights
No, I’m not talking about the ‘mile-high club’, I’m refer to the mating flight of queen bees. Today looks set to be a nice day weather-wise and I’m fairly certain that if all is going well our virgin queen bee should have emerged on Saturday and should therefore be ready to take her first mating...
Wotton Triathlon 2011 – Race Report
Once again it was time for the Wotton Triathlon, a small, local event to raise money for the local pool and last years event was the first time it had been run. Despite not training I managed to win it last year and it helped kickstart my return to Triathlon. I therefore had to return...
Well Bee-hived Bees
That was nice, a hive inspection without any surprises. I’ve just been out to inspect both hives and the bees were particularly well behaved. Anna was at work and Morgan at school but we needed to check on the hives so I did it on my own today. Maybe having just one person inspect them...
Scarlet Tiger Moth
I just spotted this whilst out in the garden so snapped a couple of quick shots of it. It’s a Scarlet Tiger moth. It isn’t particularly rare or special, but who cares when it looks like this. You don’t have to be ‘into moths’ to appreciate the colours on this one.
