second last

17-10-26 Second last day of sunshine in this three day spell of high pressure. Also the second last butterfly of the year I got close to*, barring any outliers which can happen right into the first week of November. Feeling tired from all the activity of yesterday's trip to Errol, I took it easy with just another wander along to the Botanics with Mary. It was perfectly pleasant although it felt a little frustrating due to a distinct lack of insects (and birds) to photo despite the sunshine. *There were a couple of sightings of distant RAs which I have not counted. See bottom of this page.I can never resist photographing the Pilrig Street berries with their backdrop of warmorange although that paintwork is beginning to fade and smear and really needs another coat. Often the blackbirds will feed here but I've never yet seen waxwings arrive in time to enjoy them. It always gets my mind churning about waxwings (link from last year's encounter) - those annual visitors. I saw an online post…