Garden hollyhock (and tiny beetle) 15 August 2017 by David Centre of one of the flowers of a garden hollyhock, and the rim of the flower with a small beetle clinging on.
Pair of skipper butterflies on grass stem 14 August 2017 by David Pair of skipper butterflies on a grass stem. Perhaps preparing to mate – I didn’t hang around to see because I didn’t want to disturb them.
Knapweed flowers, wildflower meadow, Bantock Park 14 August 2017 by David Some of the knapweeds when they were in flower recently in the wildflower meadow at Bantock Park.
Ladybirds mating, artichoke stem 13 August 2017 by David Pair of ladybirds, black with red spots, travelling down the stem of an artichoke as they mated.
Potato flower, inverted 13 August 2017 by David Flower, and flower bud, on a potato plant, the stems bending under the weight of the flowers, leaving them inverted.
Stones, Sennen beach 12 August 2017 by David Large stones, rounded by wave action on Sennen beach on the extreme west of Cornwall.