Not just a frog!

An assortment of captures from around the garden over the last couple of days.

Quercus Safari pt.3 - more galls

A few more galls discovered on the oak trees in this last week of September.

Mainly Common Spangle galls I think, plus a silk button gall, a couple of artichoke galls, and a knopper!

 

Artichoke galls, caused by Andricus foecundatrix

 

A silk button spangle gall, caused by Neuroterus munismalis

A very fresh looking, sticky purple knopper gall, caused by Andricus quercuscalicis

Rowntree fruit pastille gall

Battery crisis leads to thoughts of Velvia

So it's been three weeks since I have taken any photos, thanks to a combination of slow postage, lost package, re-order lost package, broken charger, wrong charger sent in error, general nonsense...

It's been rather frustrating, but at last I have a working camera again. So just a few images today. I've acquired a couple of field guides so am hoping to be able to put names to images eventually.