These are the welcoming committee to my holiday cottage in Southern Ireland.    Arrived yesterday lunchtime after 2 days driving over 550 miles, totally cream crackered by yesterday evening but it's great to be back here and I'm looking forward to a relaxing 2 weeks.    Went for a walk from the cottage last evening and saw a Heron by the river and a Cuckoo (I think), it was to large for a Kestrel but could have been a Sparrowhawk.   Loads of bees on the thistles and also lots of wild foxgloves too.
I'm having problems connecting to the Internet so entries could be rather hit and miss and if I don't get to look at your entries whilst I'm here forgive me and I'll try to do better when I get back home :) .