Today the temperature went up to 28C which is very warm for West Cork. Beautiful sunshine and blue sky added to our pleasures, and a little breeze made it so that I could work in the garden. Our very overgrown and wild garden, our Ark, has attracted an enormous number of insects and butterflies during the summer months, and still there is a great number of hoverflies, a fair number of bumblebees, and many smaller flies, as well as butterflies visiting and making life very pleasant especially knowing that we are helping with the upkeep of biodiversity in Ireland. Very necessary.
Type of fly on the marigold 
A young shielbug
Garden spider, so beautiful! 
And another type of garden spider
New young Mullein growth for next year 
Seeds of the Stachys or Woundwort plant, grows wild in the garden
I guess that it will take me a great deal of time during the winter to identify all my insects, I have so many photos of them and such a variety. Fun for rainy days.
Wishing each and everyone a very nice September, my month, this month I will have my 70th birthday! Again unbelievable 🙂
agoyvaerts 
what a delightful read! yes, the bees and the flowers are magical! thank you for sharing 🙂
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Yes so true, so magical, thank you 🙂
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Happy Birthday! You do have many insects and pollinators and I’m sure there are many that you have not seen yet. I just planted nasturtiums today. This time of year is a second spring for us.
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Nasturtiums are lovely flowers, so bight and colourful!
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I love the pictures of those insects! Very beautiful🙂
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Thank you for your kind comment, so glad you enjoy.
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Wonderful close-ups. 10 degrees better than us in the New Forest
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Happy birthday, sweet Agnes, and wishes for a wonderful year ahead.
Your garden favorites are mine, as well: bugs and nasturtiums.
Your photos are wonderful.
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Thank you very much Jodie. Yes the nasturtiums are doing so very well at the moment and the garden overflowing with all sorts of bugs 🙂
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Happy birthday to come, Agnes. I agree that the photo of the bees on the dandelion is fabulous.
It’s so fantastic when you see your garden attracting wildlife, isn’t it. The honey bees have been going mad for the rocket flowers recently here.
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Thank you Helen. Unbelievable it is that all of a sudden, so it seems, and out of the blue, one becomes 70! While inside I still feel so young (but calmer!) 🙂
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My grandpa apparently said he felt about 19 when he was in his 80s 😊
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Right way to view it , and feel it 😁⚘😁
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another great post filled with beautiful nature, of which we see too little while working nine-to-five….
and also: an happy happy birthday to you!!!
lots of love from Belgium
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What amazing images. I love all these garden residents; they bring the garden alive and make it interesting.
Happy 70th Birthday!
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Thank you Ali, gosh hard to believe 😁
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