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This was special: Witnessed a White Ermine moth emerging from its shell this afternoon.
It is white with small black dots on wings and body. Appeared to have an orange face and fluff on the top of its head.
According to Butterfly Conservation, it is common in the UK, though I have never seen one before. Found, they say, in most rural and urban habitats … gardens, hedgerows, grassland, heathland, moorland, woodland and on the coast.
They are not fussy about food and like Common Nettle and docks, both of which we have in the garden.
Would not show me his face, unfortunately, when I got the camera.
From a week or so ago, Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis, in the stumpery. They are very reliable flowering at the right time of the year, the beginning of May.
In Austria (and probably other German speaking countries) they are called Maiglöckchen, little May bells.
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Erigeron, all self-sown from other plants in the garden, which I have grown from seed, in the folly. It seems happiest growing out of cracks, where conditions seem highly unsuitable.
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And a third garden wildlife photo: A woodpigeon having a splash - and a really good time - in the birdbath.
I often hear people saying “I love birds but I do not like pigeons”. I do not understand their attitude. The pigeons we get in the garden, woodpigeons and collared doves, are beautiful, intelligent and fascinating creatures. We have a duty to be supportive of all wildlife.
More garden wildlife: A female duck in one of the two sunken water features on the patio. I supplied breakfast, she went to the pond for a swim afterwards.
Water must be the single most important thing to attract wildlife to a garden.
The little baby rabbit, probably juvenile now, that I have been seeing in the garden for a few days. He seems to be by himself and has already munched several of my newly planted seedlings. In this photograph he is under the flowering gorse.
Apple blossom (Malus spec.) as today's timeline cleanser. Blossom makes me happy 
Have a good sunday!
Part of the garden by the side of the house. Used to be a bare, utilitarian strip with only the tree, shrubs and hedging. I then transformed it into something more appealing over the course of three or four years. Wildflower mounds towards the back.
In the centre of the photograph, the bigger of our two Angelica archangelica (Garden angelica).
They are biennials but, curiously, in their third (!) year.
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Haven’t been very active lately. I had an #operation two days ago and was told to take it easy for a while. No lifting, no bending, no stretching, …
Nothing too alarming, I hope, except that every invasive procedure is a concern. They did this with a general #anaesthetic as a day procedure!
Before my operation, I was extremely busy in the garden getting things ready for afterwards.
Photograph is of our Wisteria by the garage, climbing across its custom built frame and into the Prunus serrulata (Japanese flowering cherry) behind.
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