It was a sunny afternoon, warm out of the wind, and after a morning spent shovelling manure onto a fire site at the garden, I spent a few hours in the afternoon looking for insects. There were dozens of bee flies around, along with several honey bees, some paper wasps, a few large bumblebee queens, hundreds of Andrenids, and many nomada bees. As well, there was a mourning cloak, a spotted lady-beetle, lots of flies, etc. The garden was buzzing!