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I love himalayan poppies but have never seen one this colour

the ones I have seen are usually blue but have seen the white ones too

they had some beautiful colours of Iris too

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on the way back from the pond we popped into the walled garden 

where we found these amazing white peony roses

in various stages of opening 

they were just so delicate looking and huge too lol 

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when we got to the pond the real thing was there but difficult to spot at first, 

peekaboo

can you not slow down so I can get a clear action shot?

now I know these are damselflies not dragonflies and on looking closely there are two different types in this shot

and just how does it hold that position for minuets and minutes must have been doing planking classes!

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for the third year I am taking part in the wildlife trusts 30 days wild. yesterday friends and I went to Castle Fraser and followed the dragonfly trail

lots of imaginative representations of dragonflies

with various materials

some were easily spotted  

and mind boggling!

some were more realistic if larger than life

and some were quite well hidden in the open

and not that much larger than the real thing.

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rib wort plantain

broom seed pods

white tailed bumble bee on a bugle!

galavanting in the woods

all yellow flowers on bushes may look the same but don't mix them up, 

this is gorse and is pretty to look at but vicious to touch

this is broom the flowers look nearly identical to gorse 

pretty to look at and smell and not prickly 

and this is the very rare  yellow flowered conifer jokiei

the flowers are nearly identical to broom bt the bush can be rather prickly but not as violent as gorse.
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spotted from the sofa!

tiny moth decided to camp out on my window for the day was only an inch from wingtip to wing tip

but fascinating once I zoomed in with the camera

hate moths but oh what a cute face he has