Not for the setting, no, it isn't the sort of place I would take someone on a date what with the traffic from 3 major junctions hurtling past, and the whiff of KFC mixed with Sewage works, but it is very much alive and beautiful.
Today it graced me with a brand new super fresh small tortoiseshell, a second flighter quivering its wings in the manner they do as it nectared off a cornflower. Cold weather meant it was suprisingly amenable to being photographed and even filmed.
There were plenty of other insects around too, and I'm so glad the council did this.
Our own wild verges on campus have plenty of insects too, and today, a newly emerged pyramidal orchid!
It kept my mind off the discomfort!
Si
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How lovely. We are trying to persuade our council, Aberdeenshire, to not cut the verges and have discovered they are actually starting to seed with wildflowers in some areas.
ReplyDeleteFantastic wildflower meadow Si - but cold weather??? It has been the warmest day this year here in the Dales.
ReplyDeleteHa, much warmer today
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.. Councils are slowly getting it.. lets hope more follow suit.
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