Little wren

I don't see him very often.
The little wren (winterkoning) is mostly so quick, when you look he's gone.
So also this morning.
One short moment and gone.
So I doodled him also in a short moment.

frozen leaves

Autumn has left and Winter has announced its coming for a while.
This week its marks and signs are proof that he has made his entrance.

Leaves, leaving

Loads and loads of leaves have fallen from my beech tree.
I tried to blow them into a pile for the container.
However there are still lots and lots on the tree.

Cat-nap

This time the Fluff has found another place for His daily nap.
It looks way more comfortabele than the small box of some days ago.

Nap In the box

For I while I had kept the box for Fluffy,
But he seemed not so interested.
Until today, he found it  a very good place for his nap.

Frog

While cleaning the pond, and fishing out the leaves,
I noticed a small frog panicing swimming in circles, ready to escape.
It was clear he did not know how to survive, by going around in circles.
So with my little net I caught him out and put him in the grass.
A bit dizzy and confused he sat there for a while.
When I looked again to see if he was still there, he was gone.

sun-rays

In the late sun-rays

Reflection

Interesting light-reflection, like a portal.

Autumn fruit

Feather

Beautiful feather floating in my pond...with diamonds!
(click feather to see the diamonds)

Blues

Early morning before the sun would break out, I went down to the fields to find the butterflies.
I could not find any, maybe because the flowers had all faded because of the dry season.
When I walked back, my eye suddenly fell on a small group of, at least ten butterflies, waiting to have their wings dry enough to be able to take their wings.
It was such a enchanting moment to see these ten or more butterflies sitting so close to each other on a square meter.

Seeds

Beautiful seeds from France

Common Blue

Small blue butterfly landed just in front of me.
(Common Blue, Icarusblauwtje, Polyommatus Icarus) 

Black beetle

On my way for a walk with a friend, we found on our path several black beetles also walking there.
One was just trying to go on the wings and you could see movement in the underwings, like a kind of trembling.
A moment later he was gone.
A little further there was one lying on his back...not alive anymore.
His colours were briljant from deep purple ultramarine blues and deep magenta.
later I found out his name:
Dung-beetle, Mestkever or Geotrupidae.

Whirligig beetle

Last saturday I visited with a friend a place where there was a great pond.
I had seen another time, that there were these running beetles on the water,
so I took my camera with me.
In dutch they are named 'Writers' Schrijvertjes, as if they are writing on the surface of the water.
I also like the english name Whirligig beetle..whirling and twirling on the water....