Painted lady - TT169

on Field fleawort, Senecio integrifolius

Today was an unexpectedly beautiful day.  I had a long walk, south down the river valley and then turned off through woodland I haven't walked before and into one of those odd clearings that let in the sun only because for some unknown reason the trees have died.  I did blip their bones, but in and out of thick swatches of fleawort and water mint suddenly there was this painted lady.  The first I've seen this year.  It looked huge compared to other 2018 species, which have all seemed unusually small.  This beauty migrates from North Africa.

After which I decided I was thirsty and tired so cut though to the road and caught a bus home from Otterbourne.

Oh and got annoyed because the hinge of my sunglasses snapped :(

Anyway, I'm tagging this for TinyTuesday.  Many thanks to osuzanna for hosting.  And enjoy your evening, all  xx

A list of my blipped 2018 wildflowers to date:

JANUARY
Snowdrops
FEBRUARY
Gorse (or furze);  Wild daffodils
MARCH
Coltsfoot;  Primroses;  Blackthorn
APRIL
Greater periwinkle;  Goat willow;  Ground ivy;  Cowslips;  Daisy;
Common field speedwell;  Wood anemone;  Greater celandine
MAY
Cuckoo flower (or lady’s smock);  Yellow archangel;  Common dog violet;
Crab apple;  Bluebell;  Red clover;  Germander speedwell;
Three-cornered leek;  Hawthorn;  Yellow flag; Dandelion;  Common vetch; Dog rose;  Green alkanet;
JUNE
Bramble;  Stinking iris;  Dropwort;  Meadow buttercup; Sweet briar;  Red campion;  Butterfly orchid;  Poppies;  Nettle;  Birdsfoot trefoil;  Meadow cranesbill;  Sainfoin; 
JULY
Musk mallow;  Field Scabious; Ragwort;  Rosebay willowherb; purple loosestrife; teasel;  meadowsweet; yellowloosestrife;  Great willowherb;
AUGUST
Water mint; marjoram;  spear thistle;  rowan;  guelder rose;  cow parsley;  common sorrel;  buddleia; Himalayan balsam;  hedge bindweed; crab apple; field fleawort;