24 May 2025 FILM DIARY

I can’t recall when I last photographed two subjects on my morning walk. The first was a fragrant flowering Autumn, evergreen plant at the entrance to a drive. It is native to the Himalayas and grows to a height of three metres. A minute spider was lurking in the folds of a petal of one of the flowers. At the picket fence in Driscoll Lane, my gaze was directed to a caterpillar resting in the shadow of one of the pickets. I emailed two photos to Don Herbison-Evans on May 28. He identified the species the following day. The season suited the plant, but I felt that encountering the caterpillar was a bonus.