Wildlife on Wheels

Purple Passion

2011-10-07T06:19:00.000-07:00

These Insects took advantage of my Pincushion flowers, Scabiosa columbaria. I'm sure I will find a few little ones here next spring!

Sunflower

2011-10-01T13:28:00.000-07:00

Sunflower

2011-09-27T04:21:00.000-07:00

Unidentified specie: (please let me know if you can identify this fly for me by leaving a comment underneath the post.)Blackberry. Rubus fruticosusThe groundcover of speedwell. Which specie it is I do not know yet. The height of the creeping stems is about 80-100mm. The flowers are between 6 and 8mm.There are great crops of the berries everywhere. Well they will be in big demand as soon as the

A focus here and there

2011-09-23T08:40:00.000-07:00

(Stinging) Nettle, Urtica dioica. Seedhead of my Pincushion flowers, or Pink mist as the Scabious is also called. I'll collect the seed as soon as the heads have dried out, because I'd love to see them in the back too, next year.And, as usual, Blogger rotates the photos I've uploaded. (and provide no opportunity to edit this!)Bittercress? Some kind of weed very similar to it, anyway. Tiny and

Machro Monday: Abstract nature in monochrome

2011-08-01T00:34:00.000-07:00

I still have no PA from the Irish Wheelchair Asociation/health board. But that is not my main problem right now: I've got tendinitis in my right hand and wrist!! When you only got one arm to use, giving it rest is not an option. Just imagine: not to be able to hold your camera! Well you are getting the picture.. I don't. most of these images I took on a windy day, 4 weeks ago. Only one or two I

A Tuesday Mix

2011-07-19T12:24:00.000-07:00

Mystery HoverflyWhite Plume Moth, Autographa gammaRushes in the gardenSciara hemebrioidesRed Clover, Trifolium pratenseAnd its pale cousin, the White Clover, Trifolium repenseFroghopper (sticking to the Nettles and leaving all my new plants alone) very sweet, and unknown plant. (Probably from the birdfood!)

2011-07-06T09:01:00.000-07:00

Bird'sfoot Trefoil, Lotus cumiculatusI think this might be an Annual Wall Rocket, Diplotaxis muralisIt grows up the wall of the front of the house. I love the little heart shape in its centre.The stem, about 2

The Irish Common Lizard, Zootoca vivapara

2011-07-02T05:00:00.000-07:00

Common Lizard, Zootoca vivapara The Common Lizard, Zootaco vivapara. is very common in Ireland, although not seen very often. On an island with no other reptiles, it is not sure how the first Lizards arrived here. Was it via the east, using a landbridge with the UK mainland, or did they come via the south, from say, France.I do wonder how many of the local cats and dogs have been surprised by

Critters back in front of the lens.

2011-06-27T05:03:00.000-07:00

If you can tell me the ID of this gorgeous little guy or one of the others, I hope you tell me. Just leave a comment below or via email. Cork county council has cleared the garden for me in April or March, and although I wanted to create a garden here at long last, all the hibernating invertebrates went into the skip with the overgrown grass, and most of the bramble and nettle, when they cut it

Another trip down memory lane.

2011-06-01T12:52:00.000-07:00

Ragged Robin, Lychnis flos-cuculiThe Dutch name, Koekoek's bloem (Cuckoo flower) must be derived from the Latin name, Lychnis flos-cuculi, for this lovely flower. My latin is none to speak of (what I know is what I "pick up" from the names in natural history.)Here you see them growing among the Buttercups along the road.This one I've not figured out yet, and any help in identifying it is very

Taking Photos in-between the tears.

2011-04-02T09:00:00.000-07:00

I was doing really bad when I took these photos at Rehabcare; kept crying, and was unable to take part in the group. (and haven't stopped since, or so it seems)The Sweet Pea in this garden has been growing well, and I'm looking for a lot more tendril-raindroplets macro photography, this summer. The kind of photos Francis loved.I'm still doing very bad. I had hoped that by now, 9 weeks after

Two more springflowers

2011-03-19T12:07:00.000-07:00

A few days ago, I spotted two wildflowers which I will be seeing everywhere until late summer.One is of the Veronica family. The other is the Wild or Barren Strawberry, Potentilla sterilis.Both flowers measured 8-10 mm. I like the Strawberry at this time of year, when they are very small and pretty . With my confidence still in shatters, I was unsure if it was the Barren Strawberry,

Macro Monday: Fruiting Fungi.

2011-03-13T14:53:00.000-07:00

If you can tell me the name of this specie, please use the comment box, to let me know.I spotted these gorgeous Fungi growing on a piece of tree; a thick piece of a tree trunk which is being used as a planter in the Rehabcare garden. It is the first time I have seen these here, and I wonder what they are. And what lyrical latin name is attached to them? I have looked on Irish Lichen and Fungi

Spring is slowly emerging

2011-03-13T04:54:00.000-07:00

Last week, I went out into the cold afternoon to go for a quick peek at the bay. It was strange that I had not been out for months. Not since Francis had become more weak. I felt I had to keep an eye on him, just in case.. The post mortemresults have come back from the lab. I have been told that next week I'll get a copy of the report and I will be able to collect the death certificate. With

A Total Sense of Loss

2011-03-02T08:42:00.000-08:00

I'm sorry not to have posted recently. The fact is that I was hardly able to take any photos during these weeks.These pictures are my first attempt in finding myself again. Francis used to love the close-up photos I would take during, and after rain. And here in Ireland we have no shortage of those.Francis cannot enjoy my photos any more. The loving and caring Francis has left this earth five

Don't tell the children

2011-01-17T12:31:00.000-08:00

In November 2010, I had wanted to take part in the Blogblast for Peace 2010.Internet problems had me locked out for about a week. I had wanted to post a poem which I wrote six years ago.