Heroes Not Zombies

Have you ever seen a moth like this? I think it’s a “White Ermine” moth. Isn’t it beautiful?

I took this photo yesterday at the front of my house. My first reaction was, how beautiful. My second, how unusual, I wonder what it’s called? My third was, look at the symmetries! My fourth, “as above, so below”, followed by, ah, there are two of them….mating!

I moved here in December and the garden is quite big, and semi-abandoned. There are trees on all sides, and a significant area of wild woodland. I’m immersed in birdsong all the time. There’s a rich diversity of plants and creatures here.

In recent days, I’ve seen this moth, spotted a very colourful woodpecker, delighted in the reappearance of redstarts and hoopoes, and heard a nightingale for the first time in my life.

I often write about l’émerveillement du quotidien (search for that exact phrase using the search box at the top of this site), but I don’t think my everyday has ever been so richly filled with Life and Nature. What a gift!