Its been a while

Real life insists on intruding... though given the great weather at the moment, I can't help thinking there are better things to do than spend my life on a computer. 

I've been thinking recently about the lack of insects in this country (a topic I've touched on before) and will post a bit on this over the next few days.  For now, a picture of a bumblebee... one of the few species in this group that seem to be doing well.