Boredom? - Not an option

 For me to moan about my daily life would be absurd. I only have to take a look at the BBC News (or any other mainstream network) to see what a shit state our world is currently in and the impact that it's having on millions of ordinary folk around the globe. Nothing can change the fact that I really miss Bev, yet life goes on and with it my own journey can become as selfish as I wish purely because , Bruno aside, I can suit myself as to what I choose to do with my time. The Mandarin Pool caper has just about run its' course and I've enjoyed my time at the venue, although the challenge wasn't what I'd hoped for. Fortunately, having found a group of Carp in a new drain, I still have new avenues to explore before my Kefalonian holiday. 

17 lbs 1 oz - a recapture of a fish I'd caught at the start of the month.
Absolutely no point continuing at the venue given this scenario.

Benno is going to join me on this adventure and it will be nice to spend some time together, plus exchange ideas about how to solve the puzzles presented by this particular situation. We are not chasing a lot of Carp and there certainly isn't anything above mid-doubles (that we've seen) present. It's all about pitting our wits against this unknown population and seeing how we get on? Away from angling, my Bruno walks continue to ensure that I am aware of so many other aspects of the natural world which share my space. Today, whilst out on Worth Marshes RSPB Res, in the company of Andy L, I discovered a Southern Migrant Hawker patrolling the track besides "The Great Wood" Although completely unexpected, I couldn't help but point the long lens in the direction of this wonderful creature in the hope that I might get a useable image, or two? 

Back at home, this desire to spend time actually looking at the invertebrates which also call my garden their home is becoming infectious. Not everything I espy is willing to hang around for me to grab the camera kit, yet it's not important. The thing that matters is that I'm making the effort to look. 

The very impressive Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) feeding on
thistles along the drive

An un-id'd Ichneumon Wasp. 
I photographed it on the inside of the perspex dome of my moth trap

The garden moth trap has been fairly quiet recently, although it might have something to do with my expectations not being met? Always good numbers of common species being attracted, with the occasional oddity thrown in for good measure.

Pale Maple Stilt - not too many Thanet records of this tiny moth.