More colour is showing up along the road as the purple of the Common mallow (Malva sylvestris) blooms amongst Common Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and Ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare); a lovely sight as I travel on the bus.
Another plant that is flowering on the verges and lawns now is White Clover (Trifolium repens).
I first saw it on Monday, at the bus stop, as I listened to a Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
The Goldfinch can just be heard singing above the drone of the traffic.
A group of Goldfinches is a ‘Charm’ from the old English word c’irm, referring to their singing.
Last monday was the day for noticing Goldfinch as later in the morning I watched a couple of Goldfinch on a nest in a Buddleia (Buddleja davidii).
They weren’t the only birds I noticed that day. In the afternoon a Robin (Erithacus rubecula) kept me company as I weeded. It was quite fearless, frequently getting close to me to collect food as I worked.
I noticed some Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) flowering too. Other common names for it include Poor man’s Barometer or Shepherd’s clock because the flowers open in sunny weather and close when it is dull.
As it was a a warm sunny day lots of bees were out. On the Catmint (Nepeta) there were Early Bumblebees (Bombus pratorum), White-tailed Bumblebees (Bombus lucorum), Tree Bumblebees (Bombus hypnorum) and Honey Bees (Apis mellifera).
A White-tailed bumblebee busy working.
As the week went on I continued to notice a greater variety of bees visiting the garden;
– Tree Bumblebees, Early Bumblebees, White-tailed Bumblebees as well as female Red tailed bumblebees (Bombus lapidarius) on a weigela.
-Early Bumblebees and White-tailed Bumblebees on some Pale Garlic (Allium paniculatum).
This is the best photo I managed to obtain. The saying about not working with children or animals (or in this case insects) came to mind on Tuesday and Wednesday; descent photos were severely lacking midweek.
On Thursday, as I undertook more weeding, I unfortunately disturbed a beautiful White plume moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla) in the border. 
The caterpillars, which are green and yellow, feed on bindweed so this was a welcome sighting.
Bee in the Moment 