The first time I saw this incredible insect I thought it was a hummingbird. Yet – there are no hummingbirds in Europe! I was dumbfounded.
Luckily, I had a knowledgeable friend with me who explained about the hawk moth to me, a hummingbird hawk moth in this case so I wasn’t too far off and not alone in my mistake. It’s not a very common moth but not that rare either and I was delighted that I managed a few shots of the insect while it was feeding.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Insect
May all the people suffering from pneumonia soon have enough air in their lungs to let out screams like this cormorant!
The Ragtag Daily Post: Pneumonia
It’s been a few years (six, to be exact) since we were in Sunderland and took the opportunity to visit the National Glass Centre. The exhibits range from the mundane (Pyrex measuring jugs) to the sublime (works of art made of glass). And of course, the glass blowing demonstration is a must.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Glass
was not successful.
A friend of ours was missing her key after a picnic. My dedicated husband spent a good hour on his knees to look for the single, small key – to no avail. She received a HUGE keyring as a present when we met her next.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Operation
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Shoulder
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Titanic
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Bacterial
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Radical
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Tranquil
When you’re only four-years-old, it takes a lot of patience waiting for the ferry to cross the river.
But since Emily mentioned our current situation I thought I’d add one of the pebbles or rather a pebble construction with an appropriate message:
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Patience
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