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| April 27th 2011 |
At the end of April, I found a Lackey Moth nursery in a blackthorn bush. I'm not sure whether I like it or not. It's an extraordinary, construction - a kind of sealed over hammock made of a white material that's like spider-web.
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| April 27th 2011 |
Inside - and venturing onto the outside too, the larvae.
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| May 15th 2011 |
Yesterday (May 15th 2011) I went to see what had happened. Life seemed to have stopped. But see the sloes? (The fruit of blackthorn.) At the moment, they are small and green. They never grow large but, by the berry season, they will be black.
No just going-home. What else to see?
All along the way, tall plants with white umbels.
The bushes and undergrowth are making it a narrow way.
Then it opens out, you turn to the right and there . . .
This!
Where, in the rocks, we can't miss the millennia.
Pause, turn, walk back through the gap between the bank and the rocks
Where there's a thistle-type plant beside the way
And homewards past the teasels.
What a lovely walk. I noticed something similar to your moth web but in an ornamental plum tree, I shall have to check to see what emerges.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting because Blackthorn, along with plums, is part of the prunus family. Indeed, the leaves are very plum-like and the fruits are like mini-damsons (except the flavour - to eat one would be to take every bit of moisture out of your body in a fraction of a second).
ReplyDeleteLucy
What a lovely walk to the sea...how nice to be so close
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice walk to have close to home and not a soul in sight on the beach:)
ReplyDeleteLoved the walk and especially your observations Anna - but wanted to go on once we'd reached the beach. Your narration is so real-time - with the walkers gaze caught up by each passing this and that.
ReplyDeleteLaura
Have'nt seen one of those Moth nurseries for years. Once again beautiful pics.
ReplyDeleteI am curious about the circular imprints/fossils in the rock...Do you know what made them?
ReplyDeleteIt was a lovely walk, thanks for inviting me along!
Wonderfully enjoyable walk - I wish vicarious walks like this would help me to be fit. I love the caterpillar and larva pic - I have a horrible fascination for larva. And fossils(but not horrible because they don't creep like larva.)lol
ReplyDeleteI wanted to thank you for showing the photos of the Lackey Moth caterpillars at different stages.
ReplyDeleteI've been searching everywhere to ID the newly emerged versions I photographed a couple of months ago and your blog is the first place I've found good shots of them at different stages.
A good read too. :o)
Excellent details and wonderful view! Very well captured
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