An interesting day that started with the weather piling in bigly time.  Wind and horizontal rain.

All the sheep refused to go into any field and the dogs never had their walk as I couldn’t get them outside for long enough.

Still, I did have a fabulous Winning Smile from my best boy.

And ‘Bert was, as ever, enchanting.  Such a dear chap.

And then in the afternoon, I went to Turriefield to weigh, pack and label veg.

Apparently this is a Convolvulus Hawk-moth – an annual, rare migrant to Shetland from southern Europe, appearing most years in the autumn with a large wingspan of over 10 cm. This “spectacular” species is a powerful flyer with a distinctive grey and brown marked body and is attracted to lights, though it cannot overwinter in the UK. It’s a regular annual migrant to the UK, with Shetland being one of the northernmost points it reaches.

Sadly, it got to Shetland and died but still what an amazing example.  it was huge.

And then out of nowhere (well, probably in the mint laid out drying for tea), a beautiful Red Admiral arrived.  After I had taken a few photos, it was taken outside to flutter away.

So, an interesting day for me.  The weather has calmed down and all the sheep have gone out now and found a field.  The dogs are none the worst for their day of rest.  It will probably do Pepper’s some good too.