Rain Rain and some more rain

Another wet day here in Snowdonia. I met some very hardy souls from the Snowdonia Society out in torrential rain on the hill behind the house this morning. They were picking what remained of some 'Himalayan Bolsa'. Its a lovely pink fragrant flower which our native butterflies seem to like too much and as a result are not pollinating the native plants. So over the past 8 years in conjunction with the local farmer they have slowly been eradicating it from the area. They are certainly committed to the cause to be out in that weather! The dunnock chick made the mos of the brief break in the cloud and started to sunbath, trying desperately to dry out his feathers. Still lots of Soldier beetles about.And I found this Caddis fly floating inside an old planter in the garden. Am sure he didn't want to be there so I helped him out with a leaf and he soon dried out and flew away.