My good deed for the day - I rescued this beautiful little Holly Blue from a watery end this evening.
Think it’s a female but hard to tell with wet wings.
Found her upside down in a puddle on the Comber Road surrounded by cherry blossom (like a scene from “Melancholia”).
Picked her up and carried her to the nearest bush that was still in sunlight. It was hawthorn but there was ivy higher up.
Hope she survives the night 🤞🏻🦋
634 years ago today. King Robert II died at Dundonald Castle in Ayrshire on 19 April 1390. He began the House of Stewart/Stuart, which ruled Scotland for over two centuries before unifying the crowns of Scotland and England. More about Robert II here: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/robertii.html
This car park serves a small kiddies play area and always floods after any significant rain. It’s been tipping down all day so the sunset was reflected nicely in the water.
The red LED lights they installed along the Comber Greenway path in East Belfast are activated. They are very red! And very bright. Uncomfortable to look directly at them. A real Martian heatray vibe! Anyway, it means the Greenway is useable in winter. #dundonald#belfast
I found a fantastic small business in Dundonald if anyone needs repairs done. It's on Ardcarn Way opposite Dundonald House and the Entrance to Knock Golf Club.
£11 to replace pocket zips on my Regatta walking trousers, and £2 to sew a split seam on a Marino wool jumper.
I'll be back when other things rip, and zips break.
This is why I carry a polarising filter in my camera bag, even for the phone camera.
First shot is without filter, second is with filter - no editing.
Polarising filters work wonders with refracted light.
They can reduce or emphasise reflections and make rainbows more vibrant 🌈😎
Some more on the motte I posted pictures from. It was built in the 12th century. So over 800 years ago.
"A church, fort and moat were constructed in the 12th century by the Anglo-Normans. During an invasion by Edward Bruce of Scotland from 1315-1318 the church and fort were destroyed.”
You get a new appreciation of the number of trees there are in your neighbourhood when you climb to the top of the local ancient motte and are above them. See pictures.
@coffeepine Yeah. It's transformed into Moat Park for the one I took the picture from. But a moat is more widely known as a water-filled trench, so I went with the more archaic motte for a mound.
"A church, fort and moat were constructed in the 12th century by the Anglo-Normans. During an invasion by Edward Bruce of Scotland from 1315-1318 the church and fort were destroyed.”