Dance of the faeries

Speckled wood butterflies dancing, Kings Weston, Bristol, August 2024
Speckled wood butterflies dancing, Kings Weston, Bristol, August 2024

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A bright shaft of light

countless butterflies delight

and then they are gone

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by Scooj

  • On observing one of the most beautiful natural sights I have ever seen. More than twenty Speckled Wood butterflies were chasing one another in long chains in a warm sunny spot in the woodland. As their wingtips brushed past the nettles plumes of pollen wafted into the air, like smoke. The display lasted only a few minutes until a cloud passed by, and the butterflies simply melted away into the woods. A moment that will live with me for the rest of my days. Magical.

Summer days

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Summer holidays

a break from school and routine

more time for nature

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by Scooj

  • On reflecting on the joy of summer holidays when I was a youngster and I could spend time in Cornwall with my grandparents and commune with nature, all day, every day. Happiest of days.

Spider

Spider, St Pauls, Bristol, August 2024
Spider, St Pauls, Bristol, August 2024

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Little Miss Muffet

is eating her curds and whey

look who comes along

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by Scooj

A wonderful thing

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Heart of the city

the Avon, a sandpiper

heard though not quite seen

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by Scooj

After the heat

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Cooler winds arrive

and silver birch leaves rustle

English summer’s day

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by Scooj

Undefeated

Sunflower, Redland Bristol, August 2024
Sunflower, Redland Bristol, August 2024

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Leafless sunflower

savaged by marauding slugs

determination

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by Scooj

Home

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Heathrow arrivals

new text message ‘just landed’

few minutes longer

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by Scooj

Swallow-tailed moth

Swallow-tailed moth, Ourapteryx sambucaria, Redland, Bristol, July 2024
Swallow-tailed moth, Ourapteryx sambucaria, Redland, Bristol, July 2024

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Lured by a false moon

a nighttime visitor comes

conspicuous hue

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by Scooj

Swift return

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Peerless aeronauts

I feared they would not return

sky-high joyful flight

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by Scooj

Comma

Comma, Purdown, Bristol, July 2024
Comma, Purdown, Bristol, July 2024

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Disproportionate

joy of spotting butterflies

a rare sight these days

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by Scooj