Hi :) Summer is flying by and I hadn’t realised how long it was since I last posted. It feels like only yesterday that I was posting images of a great spotted woodpecker, stocking up on food to take back their young ones. Since then the young ones have grown up, left the nest and are just as capable as their parents. They still have their red caps, but these are disappearing. The birds may all have grown up but the flowers are still blooming, and some are yet to display their full glory.
My garden is full of beautiful flowers, and this rose with its wonderful pink blooms is always stunning. Especially against a blue sky. And it just keeps growing too; it’s way taller than I am!
I love all the vibrant colours of the summer, which are even more amazing when the sun shines. The pastels are equally beautiful, and all are loved by the many insects that visit the garden too.
The bees, bumbles and honey, have been enjoying the herbs, especially the marjoram, oregano and lavenders. There has been quite a few different types of butterfly too, which also love the lavender. However, ladybirds are few and far between. Unfortunately I’ve not seen very many of these this year, just a handful. Hopefully next year will be better for them. There are lots of aphids for them in the garden as well, so there is no excuse for them not to visit!
What is the highlight of your garden at the moment? I’d love you to share, just enter a comment and/or link in comments below. I promise I won’t leave it so long before my next post. Have a wonderful time until then and enjoy the beautiful flowers in either your garden or local area, Natasha :)
Beautiful photos – love the way you have displayed them . Your Rose is a lovely shade of pink, can see the spiders web – cannot see a spider though or any insects caught yet.
We definitely have a noticeable lack of insects, spiders etc lately other than ants.
Do the Woodpeckers still visit your garden in the winter months?
Thank you :) I also haven’t seen that many spiders, but lots of of ants! The woodpeckers visit all year :)
The photo of the beautiful pink rose is gorgeous, I love how you have caught the web and the colour of the rose is so vivid, we to have had lot’s of honey bees round the lavender, sadly I’ve only seen about 2 ladybirds this summer, so like yourself hope to see more next year, also lot’s of ants like Gill has said, I think our evenings are dropping in temperature a lot now and maybe that is affecting some of the plants and wildlife too, especially the ladybird and butterflies. though I managed a walk last week and did see a lot of butterflies down our lanes, all in pairs flying together, which was nice, I even managed to get a photo of one or two, though not together as they fly away so quickly, but it was nice to see so many.Any sign of your woodpecker yet.x:)
Thank you :) I can’t believe how fast the evenings are drawing in already. Although the overcast days don’t help. And I don’t think it has been as warm this summer as previous ones. Some mornings actually feel more autumnal instead of like summer already too. The woodpeckers are still about. They rather like the fat block and peanuts too much to stay away!!!