It was a little eristialis type hoverfly - as ever, I think! - waiting to get warm enough to get active.
Normally these little insects are very difficult to get near, but this one had a flat battery and was waiting for its solar panels to recharge, so I was able to get an ok photo.
Later on, when I was warm enough to get active, I went to our ravaged cricket ground to run a few laps - handily one complete lap of both fields is 1km. No danger of sharing the paths here - there aren't any and it is usually deserted. Just a little boring running round and round the same place, but it being turf makes it a little easier on the knees, if a little bit of a slog.
Ended up doing 7km, which seems to be about the standard running distance for me these days. Still making the most of it while I can.
Si
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I love them, I'm talking you crossing your legs, ha ha.
ReplyDeleteYou might at least stop to record the number of laps completed on the scoreboard! :)
ReplyDeleteWe saw some small hoverflies today but they weren't willing to be photographed.
ReplyDeleteThanks, they are usually rather too quick!
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