Vapourer Moth

A couple of weeks ago we found a lovely Vapourer Moth caterpillar on a Pelargonium in our back garden and decided to rear it.

Today it hatched into a wingless female. We transferred it onto the garden fence, next to an apple tree, along with its cocoon.

Within half an hour it had attracted a (winged) male and shortly afterwards the female began laying eggs. By 5pm there were 150 to 200 eggs and we'll be keeping an eye on them to see when they hatch.

Website of the Month - The Man In Seat Sixty-one

It's the summer holiday season and many people will be flying to their holiday destination, massively increasing their carbon footprints and contributing to climate change.
But it doesn't have to be like that - especially for for short-haul destinations. The Man In Seat Sixty-One shows how to travel by train and ship in Europe and throughout the world.
It shows that another world is possible and that is why it is my website of the month.

Rain At Last!

The recent sunshine has been great but going to the allotment every other day to water crops that would otherwise frizzle up was becoming a bit tedious. But today it is raining in Norwich and I can personally vouch for the fact that the rain is wet!

Today has been a good day for getting on with work, such as adding photo galleries to the Grapes Hill Community Garden website for yesterday's fundraising stall at Norwich's St. Benedict's Street Fair and new pictures to the Vanna Art website.