I am in no doubt that I will ever experience angling success like I've had, this week, again in my lifetime. Two 13lbs+ barbel from the R. Stour is the stuff of dreams - it would be a great result from the R. Thames! So to catch two fish of this class from a river that is classified as difficult (by the Barbel Guys Ltd. - Aston Clinton branch) is a fantastic achievement. However, the fish are just the icing on the cake - it has been a great week all round.
On Thursday Jane (Bev's best mate) and I went to Dover Castle. To my shame, this is the first time I've been there!!! My initial reaction was to think that £17 was a bit steep - no way. Having spent five hours without coming close to seeing all that there is on offer, being guided by people who are 100% into the English Heritage gig, thus very knowledgeable and enthusiastic and witnessing the power of interaction (The Great Tower) between the actors and the kids; I was completely blown away, £17 well spent therefore. The Operation Dynamo (Dunkirk evacuation) and The Underground Hospital tours were worth the money on their own - Jane and I were like kids in a sweetshop; where did we look next? (Why didn't I take a camera?)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7jnEReuejX_S8SQuDycJA7yIwa_7CB-9-pAPBjxy-cEkvBczMoQebXDd4zMxWrQM9qgtLt44LHH88X26CqGfHuZoZOrpOzBeCPM-BGHJdT6-1OuF67DV-V0w2XvUWP4m9BIiPtTrJj2g/s640/Oakbushcricket.jpg) |
Oak Bush Cricket - photographed on my un-hooking mat (Bev didn't want it in the house?) |
Still plenty of insect activity around the buddlieas, plus a few decent moths and an un-invited bedroom visitor! Bev discovered an Oak Bush Cricket on the ceiling. I was summons to remove it before she would go to bed - I potted it up and photographed it the next morning. Two Tree Lichen Beauty and a Gold Spot brightened up the egg boxes, of the moth trap, on Wednesday morning; I am running the trap very intermittently at present. There was a Hummingbird Hawk-moth feeding on the buddlieas on Tuesday evening; Bev, Jane and I sitting out in the late afternoon sunshine when it put in a very brief appearance. Why have migrant moths been so scarce when Kent has been host to so many migrant butterflies?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXM1YDizHiHswRYRBXMIXCWqwkgMT4L_KkeIKrUIj-q28lJmSh0wLURJ9djR3vhWWxeTCZeh80haIml20rBPYO6BqkYIJ_ULyou5B5RN07I4ZEwpkPPANJPVdIGZKcZhp27hL51cJi93pf/s640/Treelichenbeauty.jpg) |
A decade ago this would have been a "mega"
These days - a gimme on a Thanet garden year list |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSA3P1q77QzIVy_4QhRyoDp3b-SZLG7eyTfWKq2LHnfV_aB9w746ROsA7Ed66TLIDCbWhTd4y_V3tzfzYdM2Bn50fJYEdSb4VB5c3EQQaYnI8S3fNwOmxPQnrIhj9e1afu9eSjETCRXuI/s640/Goldspot.jpg) |
A Gold Spot - a classy resident species which is always welcome. I think it is just about annual in the garden?
It's certainly not regular. |
No comments:
Post a Comment