Just another Day

But there is alas, no such thing, as 'Just Another Day'. That was never possible after 9 June 2010 when the 'Long Wait' began.

But invariably something 'Magical' happens each time we go out; the 9 June 2016 was no exception.

And Wow; as we were walking back to the Car after a Long, Long Trek across the Crossness Nature Reserve and the Surrounding area, a Large Skipper Butterfly (our second sighting of the day) seemingly appeared out of nowhere, settled on a Red Clover just in front of us for long enough for us to manage a few pictures before seemingly disappearing into thin air!

Thank You ...

Of Orchids

During July-2015 we chanced upon a known population of Pyramidal Orchids flowering in the Crayford Rough area viz.

They were the first Orchids we had ever seen locally; not that we had actually seen many Orchids anywhere before.

And today, following a trip to the Dump (Thames Road), we visited the nearby Thames Road Wetland. We were aware that a Bee Orchid had recently been seen there; and Yippee, we were super-fortunate enough to come across it viz.

We were surprised to see how tall the Plant was, being under the impression that Bee Orchids grew to a height of just a few inches and were probably super-difficult to see.