nanila: wrong side of the mirror (me: wrong side of the mirror)
( Aug. 25th, 2021 09:26 am)
Niece

"There's something in your hair, Niece." "I know."

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I spend too many hours a day at my office desk, but on the other hand, there's the view from the window in late afternoon.

Yes, I’ve managed it! The final mammoth photo post installment of our August summer holiday, which is about our trip on the beautifully restored Victorian Steam Yacht Gondola. We stayed in a tipi at the youth hostel not far from the gondola’s launch onto Coniston Water, and so we headed out early one very wet morning to catch it on its first trip out onto the water that day.

Steam Yacht Gondola
Steam Yacht Gondola in dock. Note this was taken after we had our ride, as we were concentrating on keeping the children from jumping gleefully off the pier in pursuit of ducks when we were boarding.

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Brimstone butterfly in flight, with crocosmia
Brimstone butterfly in flight after drinking from crocosmia flowers.

I had meant to post something else today, but I fell asleep with Keiki when he went to bed at 8 PM. I only woke up because I heard the door go when the bloke went outside to have a look at Mars, which is very visible next to the Moon right now. Don't forget to see it paired with tomorrow night's blood Moon if you're into that sort of thing!
Two white butterflies fighting with bonus mint moth
I have had a stupidly busy day but I can't tell you how pleased I was when I found this on my camera's memory card from yesterday. Here, a green-veined white butterfly attacks a large white butterfly whilst a mint moth (red and brown with yellow markings) looks on unperturbed. Never a dull moment in the herb patch!
Keiki and Humuhumu made a new friend at the weekend. Also, they burst a balloon in the paddling pool.

Keiki looks at the bush cricket
Keiki peers at the speckled bush cricket sitting in the bloke's palm. His swimming goggles are round his neck and he's smiling.

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