Two weeks have passed without a drop a rain here in Lancing.
Days have been consistently sunny and temperatures have largely been in the low to mid twenties, and reached a high of almost 29C. midweek. The past week has tended to be breezy and a couple of attempts to spot butterflies have been disapointing which I put down to the windy conditions.
A cooler day yesterday with a 60 percent cloud cover, we took an early evening walk on the Lancing Ring area.
The Brambles are in full flower and attracting numerous bees to feed on the nectar.
Among the shrubbery Elder, Viburnum and Honeysuckle are in flower.
In the ankle high regrowth of Dogwood and meadow plants this Burnet caterpillar was spotted.
In the south eastern corner of the lower meadow I disturbed two or three Meadow Brown butterflies and a single Marbled White fluttered lazily into the air and settled a little further off.[archive pictures]