Moth Quiz 7
Separates parishes on an OS map - good eyes or an eyeglass needed
Answer: Dotted Border
Moth Quiz 8
Romulus or Remus or Castor or Pollux saw one.
Monday May 4
The usual long phone conversation with my Brisbane living daughter was a catch-up on the different lock-down rules in both countries. Brisbane dwellers have been wearing masks for weeks - that's why I was able to get a 100 before the National Health PPE shortage happened. Sara recommended that I get some, especially after my pneumonia bout at Christmas. The irony is that they came from China. Not Wuhan though.
They are allowed to have small family gatherings so elder son and girlfriend come round for Sunday dinner every week. They've had to cancel their long-awaited trip to Italy and the family's week in Noosa. Sara hasn't had a holiday since she came over for my 80th in 2018
Life continues much the same here. Gardening and moth-ing whilst monitoring the garden birds.
We still haven't had the JI3 compost and alpine grit delivery from Meale's, the raised bed remains bare centred. Two very different peonies have flowered. One of them pretty normal, just smaller.
The other, very different, asparagus fern leafed, starting off as a nine inch high little bush with fat buds on top of four of the stems.
It now looks like this.
and a Brimstone Moth, different from the same name butterfly.
Today's included:
Moth Quiz 8
Romulus or Remus or Castor or Pollux saw one.
Monday May 4
The usual long phone conversation with my Brisbane living daughter was a catch-up on the different lock-down rules in both countries. Brisbane dwellers have been wearing masks for weeks - that's why I was able to get a 100 before the National Health PPE shortage happened. Sara recommended that I get some, especially after my pneumonia bout at Christmas. The irony is that they came from China. Not Wuhan though.
They are allowed to have small family gatherings so elder son and girlfriend come round for Sunday dinner every week. They've had to cancel their long-awaited trip to Italy and the family's week in Noosa. Sara hasn't had a holiday since she came over for my 80th in 2018
Life continues much the same here. Gardening and moth-ing whilst monitoring the garden birds.
We still haven't had the JI3 compost and alpine grit delivery from Meale's, the raised bed remains bare centred. Two very different peonies have flowered. One of them pretty normal, just smaller.
The other, very different, asparagus fern leafed, starting off as a nine inch high little bush with fat buds on top of four of the stems.
It now looks like this.
It was bought a few years ago and has flowered for the first time. Friend Mags must have bought one at the same time - Potterton's Open Day - as hers is also blooming this year.
I've had very poor germination from my Nomad beans, so I have sowed some more as they are excellent.
Yesterday, I sowed the pea seeds in four gutters which will make two rows in the garden. In the greenhouse at the moment, cold frame when they show. We had a lot of trouble from mice and pheasants when planted directly into the garden soil.
Moth-ing numbers are still very low but we are trapping some nice species. 14 moths of 10 species this morning, 6 of them new for the year. More of the dreaded Pugs to identify - may add to the list.
Yesterday's catch included a Great Prominent, an awesome moth, one of my favourites.
and a Brimstone Moth, different from the same name butterfly.
Today's included:
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| Bright-line Brown-eye |
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| Treble Lines |
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| Buff-tip |
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