Orb web spider (Moseley Green)

I thought it was time to put a spider on the blog. It's very cuddly, isn't it?

Fritillary? (Cannop Ponds)

I am not quite sure what this is, I think it must be a Silver-washed but I'll wait and see. I'd like to know please. I'm terribly sorry about the state of my pictures, it's all up to me, I must have had a bad day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mute Swan (Cannop Ponds)

I guess that it was bad, in blaming the weather on THEM, after all, that's life!!!!!!!!!

Common Blue butterfly (Forest of Dean)

It must be a female, with that gorgeous colouring. And today happens to be a wonderful day, no rain, yippeeeeeeee! Can it mean we are into the late summer, I hope so?

Gatekeeper butterfly

I refuse to comment on the weather; its raining! This is the Gatekeeper in its beautiful colours, there are plenty of them. In fact, its easy to trip over them, if they weren't so tiny!