Looking out over the valley last night it seemed like there was smoke drifting up on the wind but it didn't look quite right. Through the binoculars though you could see it was swarms of insects caught in the sunlight. They were passing through for well over an hour so there must have been millions of them. It doesn't look so impressive in a photo sadly.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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I have seen seen loads of these “small brown jobs” (Gatekeeper??) this year but It’s the first time I’ve seen some mating.
Failure is always an option.
I'm surprised to see a lot of bumbles about today; I thought it would be too hot for them.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful