The weather today has alternated between torrential downpours and blazing hot sunshine. I've spent my day tidying, cleaning and doing some work in the garden. 
Later in the afternoon I took some time out to just sit in the sun and read a book by the scree garden.
The buddlia and lavender are attracting many bees and some butterflies. I was intrigued by a number of these large bees ? which were nearly 2 cms long. Their eyes give them away as flies. I've looked them up in my handy wildlife book and I think they are a bumble bee mimic, Volucella bombylans.
Later in the afternoon I took some time out to just sit in the sun and read a book by the scree garden.
The buddlia and lavender are attracting many bees and some butterflies. I was intrigued by a number of these large bees ? which were nearly 2 cms long. Their eyes give them away as flies. I've looked them up in my handy wildlife book and I think they are a bumble bee mimic, Volucella bombylans.
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I have such romantic thoughts of you reading your book in that wonderful garden you have. I wish I could find the time just to sit and read. I tend to have a pile of books by the bedside and read in spurts rather than take a while during the day when I am more awake to read. Typical English weather by the sounds of it :o)
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