Sauntering Vaguely Downward

I'm finding it increasingly difficult to post given how long it's been since I last posted publicly. I miss posting every day. It also doesn't help that we're on holiday in rural Norfolk where the internet speeds are generally terrible no matter what method you use, so even uploading one photo is a tooth-grindingly tedious affair. And since I'm on holiday, the weather is good, and I brought my dSLR and favourite lenses, I'm taking a looooot of photos. Therefore, I'm going to cheat and post the same photo I posted to a community, because it took so flippin' long to get it on Flickr.


The warm weather has seen the overwintering imagos emerge from their hiding places. Keiki and Humuhumu found this peacock (butterfly) on the lawn, soaking up the sun and sipping from the daisies. We also found a tatty comma and a bright brimstone. There are a great many freshly hatched cabbage whites, orange tips and holly blues battling feistily over the burdock flowers.

I was pleased to hear the distinctive call of a cuckoo, which was a comfort given that their numbers have been declining for many years, though we haven't managed to spot it yet.

On Sunday, Humuhumu coloured in an Easter egg for a school art competition. I thought it was pretty fantastic. She also sang at a Mothering Sunday church service with her Rainbows troupe, and read out a message she wrote to me, saying “I love my mum because she is nice to me and gives me cuddles.” Something may have gotten into my eye at that point.

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On Saturday, I went to London to march with rather a lot of people who are a bit cross about Brexit.

( More photos from the march )

I hereby declare this to be the Best Sign of the People's Vote March: "Please, can we just not?" The umbrella handle, y'all.

It has been too long since the last Shaggy Pony update. In fact, it has been so long that What, the daughter of Cousin It (pictured, left), has gone off to live with new owners.

The sadness thus incurred by neighbouring observers has been mitigated by the arrival of the new resident on the right, the small and perfectly formed Miniature Pony. MiniPony was kept separate from the other ponies for a few weeks after its arrival, but as of last weekend, it has been allowed out to play with the other, bigger Shaggy Ponies. HUZZAH.