I was thinking of cuckoo wasps just earlier - when behold! One on top of an old wall, preening itself in the sunshine. (Thanks to my dad for spotting it!)

Small and implausibly sparkly, showing up the limits of my macro skills. Ahem.

Chrysis sp.?

#Derbyshire #insects #wasps #macrophotography

Beautiful day for a walk in the White Peak.

#Derbyshire #PeakDistrict

For #saturdaySignage - which way for the footpath? Difficult to choose! #Derbyshire, July 2008.
Miscellaneous bugs from the past few weeks for #insectSaturday / #insektenSamstag

Nomada goodeniana - Gooden's Nomad Bee
Unidentified hoverfly
Anthocharis cardamines - Orange-tip butterfly
Palomena prasina - Common Green Shieldbugs

#Derbyshire #insects #bees #hoverflies #butterflies #shieldbugs

#FotoVorschlag 'Karo / kariert'
#Photosuggestion 'Check / plaid'

Medieval ceiling, Haddon Hall #derbyshire

Mam Tor was resplendent today in the sunshine, the paragliders were out in force enjoying the thermals!

#Landscape #Photography #Derbyshire

"Manufacturing is to cease at renowned pottery firm Denby and a further 49 workers have been made redundant, administrators have said"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7j91w444eo

#Denby #Derbyshire

More redundancies as manufacturing ends at Denby Pottery

Administrators say the move marks the end of manufacturing at the pottery firm.

BBC News
Feasibility Study submitted to reopen Derbyshire railway line http://dlvr.it/TS8G7h #Carbon #DepartmentforTransport #Derby #Derbyshire
Feasibility Study submitted to reopen Derbyshire railway line - VibeWire Magazine

A feasibility study into the proposed reopening of the Peaks and Dales Line has been submitted for review to the Department for Transport (DfT).

VibeWire Magazine - Your Alternate News Source for Transport, Politics, UFO, Paranormal, Anything
Feasibility Study submitted to reopen Derbyshire railway line http://dlvr.it/TS8FNn #Carbon #DepartmentforTransport #Derby #Derbyshire
Feasibility Study submitted to reopen Derbyshire railway line - VibeWire Magazine

A feasibility study into the proposed reopening of the Peaks and Dales Line has been submitted for review to the Department for Transport (DfT).

VibeWire Magazine - Your Alternate News Source for Transport, Politics, UFO, Paranormal, Anything