13th July 2025.... mushroom, Chicken of the woods.

Ever since we moved here, we've been keen on hunting the mushrooms....

This particular one eluded us for ever!

We found it in very old examples, and even tried to eat those, 😂.

This one was found by Karl, not up a tree, but growing on the forest floor... probably on an old tree stump.

At last I get my hands on,

"Chicken of the Woods."

As we were just about to leave door UK this was frozen.

12th July 2025...RAIN and Chicken of the woods!

At last a good drop of the wet stuff💦💦💦💦

A few days later...

Karl finds this beautiful chicken of the woods mushroom....

Unfortunately had to freeze it as we are now off to UK for a week.

8th to 11th July 2025...insects

A Rosalia alpine beetle.

Scarce Swallowtail

Carpenter bee

Broad-bordered bee hawk moth

7th July 2025...Dave brush cutting

First cloudy day for ages... Dave takes advantage and cuts the weeds in the garden.

5th July 2025...Deer, L'Esclop band, Pasha.

One of our resident roe deer.

Claire and band at L'Esclop

Featuring Rose singing publicly for the first time ❤️

A Two Tailed Pasha eating the last of the rotting mulberries.

4th July 2025...Some photos

Dave inherited a nice camera from his brother, and these are some of the shots we've managed so far...need some training!

We seem to have Geckos rather than lizards now 🤔

I particularly like this one of a hummingbird moth.

1st July 2025....monthly pic