Do you remember the rather uninspiring brown clumps of crocosmia that I painstakingly moved, way back in February? Well, they're flowering now.
Crocosmia (formerly montbretia) flowers.
I don't know why the name was changed.
They're not the exuberant splashes of colour that they can be, but they're nonetheless very pretty and, more to the point, still alive!
I was admiring them the other day when I spotted this fellow:
Stripy caterpillar. I believe he will grow up to be a broom moth.
Isn't he magnificent? A little googling identified him, and found some stunning photos of his relatives. Until I saw those, I hadn't noticed the pattern on his sides - I thought he was plain brown between the stripes, but if you look closely (you can click on the picture to enlarge it) you can see the intricate markings.
It's amazing what you can see if you take the time to look.
fab post; thanks for the reference to my cobweb and I agree - crocosmia (or whatever they are called ) are beautiful. Our neighbour has them and they've started growing through the fence in our garden. They are most welcome. I'll be checking out the french baguette recipe too - thanks for sharing that. I've never found a no knead bread that works; will have to dig through your archives and see if you've posted more about your method...
ReplyDeleteThe link near the beginning of the french bread post goes to the only post I have on no-knead bread. My 'recipe' is a bit vague, but there's a link through to Louisa's post on the same subject, which has a better written recipe. The only difference between her method and mine is the tin - she uses a heavy casserole with lid, whereas I use an ordinary loaf tin, which I don't bother preheating (but do coat with oil to prevent sticking).
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