• Noisette
  • 20 Jan 2021 8:08 PM
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Butterflies & Moths 2021

  • Noisette

    I've seen a couple of butterflies disappearing fast over the roof but a day or so ago we had a lovely bit of sunshine, it felt like spring, my heart lifted & there was a lovely Red Admiral on the Viburnum

    Spring is just around the corner!

    Best wishes

    Hazel in the Gironde estuary, France

  • WendyBartter
    Great pic for lifting of spirits whilst waiting for gas CH engineer to come & repair leaking boiler ... Brrrrrrrrr!

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • Noisette
    Oh no, these things never break down at a good time do they, I hope you'll soon be warm! We've just lit the lounge fire, cold & wet this morning so no chance of the sun heating the house!

    Best wishes

    Hazel in the Gironde estuary, France

  • WendyBartter

    We have lovely bright sun but minus temps which are falling rapidly, defintely not a good time for boiler breakdown ... roll on Spring!

    Edit:  All sorted by half eleven, small part disintegrated but instantly replaceable, just in time to combat -4°C ... brrrrrrrrrr!

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • HAZY
    Glad you got the boiler fixed Wendy, not the weather at the moment for heating to go wrong ! Keep warm :) Felt pretty arctic here today although we braved the cold for a couple of hours staying on our local parkland with coffee stop first !!

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    Regards, Hazel 

    "Each kindness shown to birds or men is sure to flutter back again" 

  • TeeJay

    In reply to Noisette:

    No chance of seeing butterflies here at the moment. The temperature is struggling to get above freezing during the day and well below at night. Relief is at hand though, the forecasters are saying the temp will reach double figures from Sunday.

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    Regards,Tony

    My Flickr Photostream 

  • Gardenbirder

    In reply to WendyBartter:

    Good to hear you will not freeze tonight, Wendy! We are expecting -4C tonight, too, if the forecasts are right.

    Kind regards, Ann

  • gaynorsl
    Brrr Wendy. glad to see you had your boiler fixed, what a time to breakdown, it has been so cold I have looked at the empty fireplace and wondered should I go out and buy coal. Nothing quite like looking at a blazing fire in the grate.

    Lot to learn

  • WendyBartter
    Hopefully not needed so much now Gaynor with temps on the up, hope it's same for you ... otherwise, get some coal! Lol

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • Noisette

    In reply to gaynorsl:

    gaynorsl said:
    Brrr Wendy. glad to see you had your boiler fixed, what a time to breakdown, it has been so cold I have looked at the empty fireplace and wondered should I go out and buy coal. Nothing quite like looking at a blazing fire in the grate.

    I quite agree, I would struggle in a house without a real fire. We have a wood-burner with glass front in the lounge plus wood-burning cooker in the kitchen & would hate to part with them, despite having to bring in the daily wood supply.

    There has been the odd moth on the rope like this Small Quaker

    however the weather is promising to perk up, so have high hopes of a few more.

    Best wishes

    Hazel in the Gironde estuary, France