Category: Natural World
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Vietnamese Pot Belly Pigs
New arrivals to the farm yesterday, a lovely little family of Vietnamese pot belly pigs. Two of the the sweetest piglets you ever saw, who sleep on top of Mum and Dad in a big snoring heap! More photos to come when they get to trust me a little more!
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Reasons to be Cheerful: Caterpillar on Lupin
I’m afraid I’ve no idea what sort of caterpillar this is, but what an amazing colour!
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Reasons to be Cheerful: Just because …
Just because they’re beautiful ….
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Aphids, Ladybirds and Lamiaceae
Many many aphids in the garden this year, it seems more than average. Waiting has been hard, but we’re now started to notice an influx of ladybirds. Nature has her own checks and balances, sometimes you just have to trust and be patient. The ladybird here is pictured on wood sage (Teucrium scorodonia). It’s growing more »
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Fabulous Time of Year to be a Goat
After some rain, it’s a fabulous time of year to be a goat. The hills are totally yellow with broom (Cytisus scoparius) and carqueja (Baccharis trimera).
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Glanville fritillary
Glanville fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) on a chamomile flower
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Windy morning
Drifts of broom blossom on the roads Driving home from Pampilhosa this morning I needed the wipers to sweep the rain of yellow petals away. I’ll pickle some flowers in the next days if I get a chance.
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Reasons to be cheerful: Spring Flowers
It seems incredible that my last post was about the snow! Beautiful spring flowers have popped up virtually overnight.
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Reasons to be Cheerful: December Sunset
Who needs TV when nature offers so much to watch? These December sunsets all captured inside 20 minutes, looking towards Aradas and Unhais o Velho.
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Rain forecast
Rain forecast, although you wouldn’t imagine it with that blue, blue sky. Harvesting the dried sunflower heads today for animal feed. I so love this multi headed variety.