June 2022
28. Self-heal withers
21/06/22 21:28
21-26 June
Summer solstice - self heal withers
Insects gather in the heat
Summer heat gives way to strong winds
Ringlet and Meadow Brown join the white, blue and orange butterflies on the wing.
Wild rose petals cover the path.
First crop of hay
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Summer solstice - self heal withers
Insects gather in the heat
Summer heat gives way to strong winds
Ringlet and Meadow Brown join the white, blue and orange butterflies on the wing.
Wild rose petals cover the path.
First crop of hay
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
27. Plums turn yellow
20/06/22 21:27
16-20 June
Grain beards and seeds - Plums turn yellow
Butterflies all over the place
Male goosanders headed for the moult
Mallard gradually entering eclipse
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Grain beards and seeds - Plums turn yellow
Butterflies all over the place
Male goosanders headed for the moult
Mallard gradually entering eclipse
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
26. Rotten grass becomes fireflies
15/06/22 21:26
11-15 June
Grain beards and seeds - Rotten grass becomes fireflies
Early summer storms
Stiff breezes causing grass waves
Poppies in roadside verges
Heatwave
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Grain beards and seeds - Rotten grass becomes fireflies
Early summer storms
Stiff breezes causing grass waves
Poppies in roadside verges
Heatwave
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
25. Praying Mantises hatch
10/06/22 21:25
June 6-10
Grain beards and seeds - praying mantises hatch
Leal miners run amok
Nettles cover the ground
Thistles emerging but not yet open
Pollen counts high
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Grain beards and seeds - praying mantises hatch
Leal miners run amok
Nettles cover the ground
Thistles emerging but not yet open
Pollen counts high
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
24. Wheat ripens and is harvested
05/06/22 18:58
May 31-June 5
Lesser ripening - wheat ripens and is harvested
Woodpeckers feed their offspring.
Bracken now waist high
Juvenile birds everywhere - a particularly good year for starling and robin
Common blue and the white butterflies join the peacock and small tortoiseshell.
Streams running dry
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Lesser ripening - wheat ripens and is harvested
Woodpeckers feed their offspring.
Bracken now waist high
Juvenile birds everywhere - a particularly good year for starling and robin
Common blue and the white butterflies join the peacock and small tortoiseshell.
Streams running dry
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
