Spring becomes summer...

Torrential rain and cold winds gave way to a real, sustained spell of summery weather.

A real, live DeLorean at Heddon's Mouth... And a classic E-type ... ... And it was soooo clean! Speckled Wood butterfly. Foxglove and ferns get into full flow. Small Heath butterfly A type of Wave moth - possibly a Plain Wave Speckled Yellow moth Willow warbler Pearl-bordered fritillary. A kestrel hovers right over the edge of the sea. Common Blue butterfly. An interesting insect... Type unknown. Grasses in full flower. The view towards Woody Bay and Lynmouth ... ... A spectacular stretch of coast. A linnet in the gorse scrub. Welsh poppies were out in flower... ... and one lone, pale orchid. Flowering rushes in the sun. A crow takes it easy for a moment. A green hairstreak glitters on the gorse. Thrift in front of the westerly view, towards Combe Martin. A meadow pipit on Haddon Hill. A pipit at the high point of its ascent, before it tumbles earthwards. Male Beautiful Demoiselle.... Trying it on with the ladies! - He was all a-flutter! A blackcap guards it territory... ... by singing at full volume. A speckled wood soaks up some rays on the bracken. A treecreeper at work. One of the many beetles that were in evidence. Lesser Stitchwort. A goldfinch feeding on sorrel seeds. A few finches short of a charm! A Silver-Ground Carpet moth Spectacular lily A lovely, deep coloured iris. Detail of rather a beautiful Lagonda ... ... It had a leather exterior! An as-yet unidentified (by me, that is) orchid Vetch Grasses in flower along the Grand Western Canal A view along the canal near Manley. More grasses and umbels. An unperturbed squirrel. Large skipper Acanthus Arisaema Candidissimum Bee on Scabious Elfin climber Foxglove Irises and ferns Orchids Poppy Rose wreath Self-Heal (Prunella) Silver Y Moth The Spiral Garden White rose