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 