Charterhouse again, on the hottest day of the year so far. Butterflies everywhere, including this Dark Green Fritillary feeding on a Black Knapweed flower (dark green? - apparently the underwing can look dark green when the light catches it just right). Up to now, all the lizards we have seen were on the ground but this one was quite comfortable clambering around in the heather. These lizards are so small and light that they don't even bend the branches of the heather.

Lots of harebells out, unlike the knapweed they don't seem to offer much nutrition to the butterflies - but do provide a convenient resting spot, as this small skipper demonstrates - lovely colour combination. I didn't spot this ladybird's companion until viewing the image on the computer.

Grabbed with the digital when travelling on the M5 up to Bristol. We sometimes see the outline of these huge car-transporters when they are moored far out in the Channel, waiting for the tide. The houses in the foreground give some idea of the scale. Also, it looks like we'd get a decent panoramic view of both Severn bridges from higher up the hillside.

We went for a trip on the West Somerset (steam) Railway with Paula, Aled and Kelly, our guests for a few days. We've been before, so we knew to get on at Crowcombe Heathfield, one stop on from the start. On a fine summers day it could almost be Adlestrop.

On the way back, we stopped on top of the Quantocks for a look round. The weather was starting to change, it had been fine all day but clouds were now blowing up from the south. You get some big skies up there.

After we got home the sky cleared, leaving these wierd flat-topped towering clouds to the south.