.....before the rain came...

.........I snapped the following - a busy weekend but not in the garden!

Early grey

A cold but sunny day......

...there was little activity in the garden today - even the shield bugs from last week have disappeared - may be the cold. The Thrush, below, gave me a hard time chittering away at me - I realised why when I spotted a nest in a large Elder tree. We dont see many Thrushes and I hope this one is here to stay.

Making the most of a sheldered sunny spot.

Lichen in an apple tree. The flash brought out the various colours.

Limax flavus - yellow slug

....shield bugs from last year.....

...a quiet weekend......

Plume...these little guys are wonderful...

Streamer.....beautiful...

Brown shield bugs

We are not usually vistied by Brown Shield bugs but have had two in two days!

....early evening......

Lacewing

Lichen on magnolia

A sunny spring day.....

Green Shield Bug

Green Shield Bug - sorry poor image

Brown Shield Bug - good looking guy!

Forget-Me-Not - my favourite flower