Tiffany by nature

this is the underside of the ever so rare heath fritillary. It turns out that several hundred hand reared butterflies were released four days ago because they had disappeared from this site. The pleasure of seeing and identifying them remains.

And my first birthday card has arrived. I love you Jess. Why is Harriet on the card??

a real rarity

today, as promised, in a field not far from you, and thanks to Cornwall Wildlife Trust (see http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/ and more of this later), the heath fritillary butterfly with the striking orange tips to its antennae.

sphagnum fruiting bodies

the fruiting bodies of this beautiful soft moss, which produce the spores. And who put the h in sphagnum? The Greeks no doubt as in Sphelen of Throy.

hard fern

hard fern emerging. It looks like a bunch of hedge strimmers emerging. Common in Britain but not around here (supposedly, but there is a lot of it about in the woods).

kennels

dead holly tree and my kennel. The place where I was born on 5/6 (when I will be one by the way).

Frodo, Lily, Mattie, Meg, Toby, Vasco, Des and Harriet were born later, probably on another day.

Keep calm, come to my party on 3 June on the village green.

Love Spot

one soon

well, I am beginning to expect the early cards and presents.

LOTS of love
from
Spot who is one on 5/6/2006, repeat 5/6.

That's right, one