Good looking visitors!

Two very different but still welcome visitors showed up in my garden. First and the most impressive of the two, was a female Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus). They are not really rare but I do not spot one every year.

The second visitor, a Eurasian White Admiral (Limenitis camilla) is far more seldom seen in this part of Sweden. It is actually the first time I have seen it but hopefully not the last!

Happy Midsummer!

Flowers in my lawn...

 

Visitor from outer space???

Flowers

Here are some of the many different flowers that I enjoy this time of the year. As always, click on the picture to see them more in detail.

 Chive (Allium schoenoprasum)

Iris Germanica ??

Rosa dumalis (Glaucous Dog Rose)

and a bumblebee !

Peony (Paeonia officinalis ?)

Rhodendendron (Rhododendron ponticum)

Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)

Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

Lupins (Lupinus perennis) at the entrance to my plot. Please note the wagtail in the lower left corner! It has started to follow me around like a dog :)