Sunday Ramble

Back in September we paid another visit to Treswell Woods, which is only a short distance away from where we live. What I like about the woods is that other than an occasional dog walker the place is deserted.  This time around with better weather the proceeding week the paths that were always water logged and muddy on previous visits had dried out so we where able to take a more meandering route than normal.

On a clear day, you can see for miles.  Below, in the distance is Lincoln Cathedral.

And the not so far away Cottam power station.

A Comma Butterfly.

The trail we followed skirted around the edge of the wood, giving us decent views of the rolling fields and countryside beyond.

Small World

 Having a smaller garden does have its advantages.  There is of course the obvious reduction in gardening chores (it still feels a novelty not to be cutting grass every week!), but the closer proximity of the plants and flowers show you just how much life is present in such a compact space.  Insect and pollinators abound.  We are certain that under one plant there is a bee hive of some description.  They ignore us even when we are sat in close proximity.

We've been very lucky in buying a house that has had been planned and planted by a talented gardener.  The planting in the garden is such that when one flower display is ending the next is springing into life.  Thanks to this the garden has been thriving with smaller critters.

The pictures below were actually taken at night.  The web was virtually invisible during daylight.  The camera flash managed to show the web and its occupant.