Dog Walking in The Wolds.

We certainly seem to be having a great summer for a change.  Today dawned warm and sunny yet again; very enjoyable but it does mean that we have to spend more time watering the garden.  Having unpacked and recovered from our week away yesterday, it was time to take Jet (Heather's cousin's dog) for a walk.  We opted for a local walk from Irby just outside Grimsby.  The countryside was bone dry, as it has been for some time now.  Much of the harvest is now safely gathered in and most plants are going to seed..  There are still plenty of butterflies on the wing though and it was good to see small tortoiseshell, brimstone and, especially, painted lady; my first of the year.  The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is soon going to be upon us; we found ripe blackberries, ripening wild damsons, hazel nuts and lords and ladies in fruit.  We also found a single large sunflower in a field of oilseed rape.

Lords and Ladies in seed.

Lone sunflower

Lone sunflower.

Lichen on a fence post.