A South American Fly

Oxysarcodexia varia. Body length about 8 or 9 mm. On a carrot flower. Large

The violent nor'wester continued overnight, with heavy rain and hail lashing the house. It was very noisy. There was a short period of hot sunshine this morning, then another wild storm from the south west. It's quiet now, but the temperature has dropped, the clouds have come down very low, and it's misty.