In Search Of The Butterfly Valve. ;)

An old ride-on mower, which my children used to drive when they were young, pulling a little trailer with a rug over it for a caravan, has been abandoned on the nursery. I loop Mishka's lead over the controls while I examine the nearby clump of knapweed for bugs. I noticed a little bee on one of the tyres and watched as it disappeared into a hole on the carburettor. I think it might be a male blue mason bee. The female, which is much darker and has a slight hint of blue, gives the bee its name. I've peaked a day early. Tomorrow is the start of Solitary Bee Week.