Ruddy Darter

A local woodland walk for me this morning to kick me into action!  And nice to see the meadow providing homes for numerous butterflies and dragonflies, including this lovely ruddy darter.  I'd not been to the woods since the bluebells were out so it was nice to hang out in the cool shade as the sun has started to heat things up again!

Started to attack my mail pile this afternoon as it's been too long since I've replied to some of my penpals, although my letter writing was interrupted by a police helicopter hovering overhead for about 30 minutes!  Trying to find out why via FAcebook as that's the place to go for local gossip LOL! Still no confirmed reports though so hope it wasn't anything too serious!