things, bits & bobs...

By Nicpic

Monday...

Nicely cool warm today - warm enough without a coat and cool enough not to be too sweaty after walking a few miles. It was quite cloudy on my walk but the sun came out just as I reached a patch of brambles. There were a number of comma butterflies feeding on the flowers, but one bit of flower in particular seemed to attract many of them - super sweet nectar maybe.

Anyway, they tussled a bit & other insects flew in to join in the sweet juiciness...In the main blip there are 2 comma butterflies, a wasp and a hoverfly.

The extra shows two commas - underwing and wings open.

In other news - Holmfirth traffic. It's been dire for a few months now but today, well, I shouted with frustration at the windows of my car.

The centre is going through a 'regeneration.' It was going to take 2 years. At the rate it's going, more like 5.

So, there are un-co-ordinated traffic lights in the centre - causes huge tailbacks. 

Roads closed and diversions seemingly everywhere. ON my way back from Fox Valley, I had 3 road closures and diversion. One diversion sent me to another closed road - hence the howl of frustration. 

I eventually found a route that took me across the valley to 'my side.' Then 3 sets of lights before my village.

Businesses in the centre are struggling - unsurprisingly. It's not a great place to visit at the moment. 

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