My first post since June. I have been very bad at updating the blog, for various reasons.
After wandering into Windsor to take a load of photos today, Yayoi and I discovered this spider on the way back.
I’d love to know what kind of spider it is, so let me know, if you know!
Some black and white photos of Donnington Castle, near Newbury, taken in April when we visited.
More photos of butterflies that flit around Windsor Great Park.
Here we have the Large White.
The Large White butterfly is also more commonly known as the Cabbage White.
Yayoi and I took another daytrip from Windsor on 4th May – this time to The Vyne, a National Trust property near Basingstoke.
The Vyne is a Tudor house which was visited on a few occasions by Henry VIII.
The house was built in the 16th Century for William Sandys, Lord Chamberlain to Henry VIII. The estate was sold to a Chaloner Chute in the mid-17th Century and remained in the Chute family until it was given to the National Trust in the mid-20th Century.
You can of course explore the house, which has a magnificent Tudor chapel, but you can also walk around the lake and grounds, where you can see the Walled Garden and Summerhouse.
The weather was a bit overcast and windy on our visit, which was a shame, but the house inside is incredible, taking you back over 300 years!
Another walk around Windsor Great Park, another butterfly.
People must be bored by now by my interest in butterflies. Without doubt, I am definitely in the wrong job and should be working with wildlife and nature!
Yayoi and I spotted an Orange-tip in early May. We’ve seen a few around recently.
Unfortunately the Orange-tip butterfly was closed most of the time and we couldn’t see it in its full glory. You can just see the orange poking out though – and it certainly was a hairy little fellow!
Congratulations to the W’s on reaching their 10th wedding anniversary! We hope you have as much fun in the next ten!
We had a lovely meal out in Cornucopia in Windsor on Saturday to celebrate and much fun and wine was had by all the gang!
M&G – sorry you had to leave early before I took the photo. Do you want me to Photoshop you in? 
If you’ve ever fancied going to the Tanjung Aru Resort hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, perhaps this small video taken from my balcony will persuade you to take the plunge!
Take a look at some older blog posts for a few photos of the Shangri-la Tanjung Aru hotel resort.
Yayoi and I went for one of our walks in Windsor Great Park last Friday afternoon after work.
There were a lot of butterflies about, including the usual Cabbage White and a few Commas, but there was also an Orange Tip, which unfortunately didn’t stay still long enough for me to get a photo.
We did manage to capture these shots of a Peacock butterfly though.
More information about Peacock butterflies on the excellent UK Butterflies website.
Yayoi and I have also seen a couple of Blues flying around, but no identification and no photos yet…
On our little walk, we also came across this tiny cute rabbit.
And some tadpoles in the pond we often visit in Windsor Great Park.
