We haven’t had enough mysteries lately, have we? No UFDs, no Mystery Flora, no Bodacious Botany, no Cryptopods… I’ll have to try to make it up to you. But I’m going to – ah ha ha – sort of duck out of it. But seriously, folks, I did see a bit of an odd duck, so hopefully you’ll enjoy figuring it out.

But let’s stop from the top. B and I went rambling round the area after running errands, and ended up at North Creek Park for a bit of an easy walk before lunch. We tried to catch sight of a garter snake, but all we saw were lots of snake arses disappearing into the undergrowth. Silly snakes. Still. I got a sweet bee, which shall be added to the Sweet Bee collection I’m working on for ye. And I got a very bodacious butterfly (sorry for stealing your word, botany!), which was kind enough to stay absolutely still while I photographed it, so we’ll have it as a Cryptopod soon. Seriously, it was very patient. It never did open its wings, but I know it was alive because it turned and gave us a slightly different angle before we left. Both very nice. But neither of our jaws dropped until we were back at the main picnic area on the slope above the wetland, taking the long way round to the car, and encountered a tree so huge it had grown itself some flying buttresses.
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