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Tag Archives: moths
May, The Garden Grows #garden #dog #May2021
Another month, this one cold with a warm end. The colour we hoped for has been postponed and should make itself apparent in June when we will begin the planting for the wedding. Some of the structure we envisage will … Continue reading
Moths And Memories #nature #memories #garden
One thing that brings me back to my childhood is seeing a moth. Dad loved butterflies and moths and at some point in the 1960s bought a second hand moth trap at the Amateur Entomological Exhibition. Every night, when rain … Continue reading
The Garden May 2020 #garden #dog
We’re back, now the month is over, to review how the garden has fared over the driest may since prohibition or whatever. The excess rain of February seems a distant memory… Remember these? Well, no more; the top lawn struggles … Continue reading
Posted in butterflies and moths, gardening, miscellany, pets
Tagged dog, elephant hawk moth, garden, moths
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Three Ways To A Red Nose
Three things come together this week that make me feel nostalgic. One the garden looks lovely and especially the hostas and irises. Second the warm weather justifies the start of the moth trap season to see what if any moths … Continue reading
Posted in family, gardening, miscellany, moths, sport, thought, thought piece
Tagged cricket, gardens, Lords, moths
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Mothery update
Regular readers will know I have been keeping an eye on the moths visiting my garden. They come in all shapes and sizes and, frankly, are often jewels of nature with subtle colour shifts. Often as not the difference between a … Continue reading
droning on about moths #mothtrap
So an update on the moth trap. The recently inclement weather has meant it hasn’t been possible to put the trap out for the last 10 days or so, save one evening when it was very cold so the turn … Continue reading
Moth eaten too
As you’ll know the stage before the moth itself is the chrysalis. The Lawyer acquired some last autumn, to see what emerged this year. He kept them in a cool place over winter and now’s the time to ready for the … Continue reading
Moth eaten
As a child we had a moth trap. This isn’t as cruel as it might sound in that moths aren’t killed in said trap but captured during night flying hours and held until freed in the morning. When dad died … Continue reading
