Ugly Bug Ball

Spider on Friday, maggots yesterday and caterpillars today. What am I coming to?

We have spent all day in the garden. Not sunning ourselves. I don't recall ever having done that - just sit down, feet up, glass of Pimms (other drinks are available) and a wide-brimmed hat. No, we've been weeding digging, carrying, watering. You name it.

Turn your back for 5 minutes on the garden and it goes berserk. It then takes weeks of work to get back to how you were in the first place.

We have some saplings waiting to be re-planted somewhere, and this is a young birch tree. About 3 of the leaves on it have been totally decimated by caterpillars. The others haven't been touched - yet!

I rather liked this one at the top, as he has a little face and seems to be showing off to his mates, doing a handstand.

Anyone remember Burl Ives?

"C'mon let's crawl, let's crawl, let's crawl, to the ugly bug ball, to the ball, to the ball, and a happy time we'll have there, one and all, at the ugly bug ball."