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Old 10-08-2013, 12:00 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 10/08/2013 08:11, Malcolm wrote:

In article , Sacha
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On 2013-08-09 18:44:29 +0100, Spider said:

On 09/08/2013 15:01, Sacha wrote:
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I caught an extremely fleeting glimpse of a butterfly yesterday with
wings of such a pale beige that it looked almost like a sliver of
tortoiseshell with the light shining through it. It flitted past me so
quickly I had no chance to register much more! At this rate, I'll soon
be seen leaping around the garden with a fishing net!
I know what you mean. An afternoon's planned gardening soon becomes a
butterfly/moth photographing and id-ing exercise. I haven't wafted a
net around yet, but I did save a Jersey Tiger Moth from a huge
spider's web. That's dedication, that is! :~)


I'd called that selfless! ;-)


I call it cruelty to the spider, depriving it of a meal :-)



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