Quiet spot.

This is a lovely little quiet spot on the Monnow below Garway Hill. July 06.

Summer colours.

The summer green colours surrounding Kentchurch Court. This wide range of trees are as pretty in summer as they are in autumn and winter. Taken from Garway Hill, july 06.

Twin peaks.

These almost twin peak welsh mountains, to the left is the Skirrid and to the right is the Sugar loaf. Taken from Garway Hill, July 06.

Moth.

This is a young Magpie moth, as you can see it has no yellow markings on the wings yet. Winter is passed as a caterpillar, which has the same colours of the adult and is a known pest to gooseberries and currants.

Orange Blossom.

This is a shrub of double orange blossom in my garden and the smell is just lovely.

Newt ?.

Not sure which newt this one is. Several in my garden pond and some with crest. July 06.

The Wye.

This is the old disused railway bridge over the wye at Foy, nr ross-on-wye. Anice little picnic spot with carpark and benches, also lovely views. A Haven for Mute Swans, as on this bend there are an average of 50 swans. Sadly this year due to the late floods alot of birds lost their nests and young. On the day i visited not one signet to be seen. I did see reed bunting, Mistle thrush, chiff chaff, willow warbler, robin, jay, buzzard, mallard.

Bee Orchids.

These lovely Bee Orchids are growing around Monkton Earthworks Pond. Some years they can be abundant and then another year there may be none at all. These curiuos flowers appear to have a bee sat on them but this is just a lure. The male bee's then come along and once they've had a good fumble about and picked up all the pollen from the flowers they fly off onto another flower then that one is pollenated, clever nature hey. july 06.

Red Damselfly.

Small red damselfly on my garden pond. july 06.