We are well into autumn here now, so no flowers this week with the exception of my daughter’s sunflower which is bending over a bit now after Storm Lorenzo.
Sunflower
We have one cheeky little robin. He likes admiring himself in the wing mirrors of the car and lets us get quite close – hence the photograph below.
Robin
The shieldbugs were still about too – here now in it’s final adult stage.
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Also the very last of the butterflies. This small tortoiseshell hung about for an afternoon before the storm came.
Small tortoiseshell
And real signs of autumn. The ivy in the hedge in full flower. This is a valuable food source for late pollinators.
Ivy
Cobnuts. We have a good enough crop this year but are still losing quite a few to nut weevils. The nuts are very tasty though the ones we do get!
Cobnuts
Thank you to The Propagator for hosting Six on Saturday.
Murtagh's Meadow 
Was the wind/rain from Lorenzo very bad for you?
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It was actually fine Eliza. No worse than an usual autumn storm – but there was a lot of uncertainty beforehand, but thankfully just minor damage in the end
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What a handsome robin.
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Isn’t he sweet?
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The squirrels get most of our cobnuts. We too have friendly robins. This week I was turning out and repotting some pans of bulbs and they were hanging around hoping I was turning out some bugs for them to eat along with the bulbs.
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They are very clever little birds, aren’t they! A couple of years ago I had one that would always come when I was digging in the veg patch:)
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The lighting and the complementary colours in the photo of the butterfly are beautiful.
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Thank you, so glad you like it:)
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What a very vibrant little robin, no wonder he’s pleased with himself!
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They are such characters aren’t they?
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Glad you weren’t overly affected by the storm. Still plenty going on in your garden.
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A bit🙂
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The sunflower did remarkably well, considering the weather. As Jon said, you still have lots in the garden. How wonderful to finally get some nuts!
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The mums are very sweet
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Your robin picture is a hit with the clever play of light and shade and him sitting centre stage, blazing out his colouring!
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They are such lovely birds, it is not surprising:)
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