[Margaret Pilkington]

Today I went for a short stroll along the towpath...it was much shorter that I wanted it to be. I went out with one dead battery and one with onlu a sip of power in it......so not many pics.
But......But, I did take some pics of insects...and a humbug coloured snail.
Have a look at these.
Pictures in the style of Davemac.
1) Thistle do...a thistle on the canal bank. Offering a resting place to a visiting insect.
2) thistle reprise. More bugs.
3) A raspberry basking in the sun.
4) Nature's Diamonds...sparkling in the sun.
5) A damselfly having a drink from one of the droplets...I could hear it slurping...no manners, these damselflies.
6) could be mistaken for a humbug - not scared of these...they never move that fast unless being thrown by an angry gardener. I like the colours and the texture of the shell.
7) this plant looked like cow parsley...but was a mauve shade. Sue will be along in a minute to tell me what it is(I hope).
8) thistle with two visitors...see I told you I was getting brave. my courage was screwed up into a tight ball and I had my running shoes on.