One in a while, I step back from all the words and just let my garden do the talking, for the beauty of nature never ceases to amaze me, right there under our noses.
A freshly emerged pristine Peacock takes in the sun on the log-pile.
Field Poppy and Borage in the cornfield annual bed
A Sparrowhawk comes for her daily bathe
Bumblebees circle over the heads of the Globe-thistles, while orb webs are beginning to appear.
Leafcutter bee modern art on the Field Maple.
The latest broods continue to emerge - here, one of my very young Blackbirds does its best to look like a thrush.
Elephant Hawkmoth matching the colours of its caterpillar foodplant, Great Hairy Willowherb.
The Bee & Butterfly Borders, now in their third year and beginning to fill out nicely.
If you want to drop by my RSPB wildlife gardening blog, it is updated every Friday, and I'd love to see you there - www.rspb.org.uk/community/blogs/hfw
Now I know that the plant which pops-up everywhere in my garden is Great Hairy Willowherb, and is the caterpillar food plant of the Elephant Hawkmoth, I'll stop weeding it out or find a dedicated patch for it!