Alternative name for a shield bug is stink bug. When threatened, some of the species emit a stink. My children love spotting these little insects. This one was outside the kitchen door. One of the advantages of photographing the bug was that we could magnify it at our leisure, without […]
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Dear Daughter: About Being You
Dear Daughter It has been a while since I wrote a letter and created a patchwork square for my Dear Daughter quilt. I have not forgotten, or run out of things to say. No, the problem has been the patchwork squares. I just wasn’t totally happy with the ones that […]
Read morePottering around the harbour
At the end of the summer, we spent a few days in Falmouth. A chance to indulge my love of boats and harbours. There is something about the mass of masts and that distinctive “tink-tink” sound as the boats bob around in their moorings. The children were excited to spot […]
Read moreAlphabetPhoto: R is for rice
In the Rainforest Biome at the Eden Project, we found rice growing. I’m not sure I’ve seen rice growing before, other than in photos. So used to seeing it as grains in a packet, rather than growing as cultivated grass. It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for #AlphabetPhoto. Time to […]
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