tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post5365768668737861243..comments2023-07-05T11:48:14.973+01:00Comments on LOOSE AND LEAFY in DORSET: FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES EMERGE FOR SPRINGLucy Corrander Now in Halifax!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-38344431196047355482013-04-21T17:16:52.653+01:002013-04-21T17:16:52.653+01:00No butterflies here yet but I saw lots of lovely b...No butterflies here yet but I saw lots of lovely big fat bumble bees in the garden yesterday! I am so happy spring is finally here! XxxLynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548006686821838698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-64727631945770627442013-04-21T07:21:12.399+01:002013-04-21T07:21:12.399+01:00I must live further north and higher up than you a...I must live further north and higher up than you and the rest of the commenters as I haven't seen a single butterfly yet and only in the last few days have celandines and wood anenomes appeared. I have seen the first swallows though:)Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-88770715766540757372013-04-21T03:16:43.691+01:002013-04-21T03:16:43.691+01:00thanks for introducing me to this butterfly - I lo...thanks for introducing me to this butterfly - I love it.(btw - I've started my tree following.)Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-86287411187158014442013-04-20T22:39:38.217+01:002013-04-20T22:39:38.217+01:00I do like the way spring manifests in different wa...I do like the way spring manifests in different ways across the country. Here it was the overnight appearance of blossom on the prunus trees lining Old Ford Road, a visit from a wheatear on the Isle of Dogs, a yellow butterfly - possibly a brimstone - seen today from a traffic queue parallel to Mile End Park, a heron silhouetted against the setting sun on Roman Road.<br /><br />Lovely post.colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484411878651364981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-47612723155147176082013-04-20T20:46:51.837+01:002013-04-20T20:46:51.837+01:00Hoping to see butterflies soon especially the comm...Hoping to see butterflies soon especially the comma.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-44478484701656897392013-04-20T18:41:03.608+01:002013-04-20T18:41:03.608+01:00I saw a couple of Brimstones today, and a white bu...I saw a couple of Brimstones today, and a white butterfly of some sort, so evidently the hibernation is over!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-15458610457947335092013-04-20T17:33:13.430+01:002013-04-20T17:33:13.430+01:00I saw a Brimstone and a Small Tortoiseshell last w...I saw a Brimstone and a Small Tortoiseshell last week. I don't recollect when I last saw a Comma.<br />Let's hope that it's a good year for butterflies and that we all see plenty of them. Flighty xx Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-90051295552850544252013-04-20T11:00:36.062+01:002013-04-20T11:00:36.062+01:00Lovely photos of the comma - saw one in my garden ...Lovely photos of the comma - saw one in my garden this morning but it was too quick for me to photograph...... love that bank of greenery with the grape hyacinths too, I can almost smell the fresh scent of new grass...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-80510434267063129752013-04-20T07:28:11.023+01:002013-04-20T07:28:11.023+01:00Love the greens and the beautiful creatures! I esp...Love the greens and the beautiful creatures! I especially love the butterfly - amazing. Over here everything is drying up due to extreme summer heat.<br /><br />I hope you have a lovely weekend.<br /><br />Sreisaathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833152228862490805noreply@blogger.com