First Ladybird of 2011 seen!

It was sunny but breezy this week when we went out to garden after school. We decided to give the planters a freshen up and planted them up with violas and pansies. These should last until May when the warmer weather kicks in (hopefully)! We cleared some weeds and split then moved a few plants which had overgrown since we first planted them.

We became excited when we found a ladybird in the rockery we planted last session. This is the first ladybird we have seen this year. Some of us wanted to call him "Bob" and some of us wanted to call him "Spotty". Then Tom came up with a brainwave and announced we should call him "Spotty Bob". Everyone seemed happy at this so we told him his new name and took his photo. We think he may have spent the winter in our bug hotel. We think we can see a little white egg in there too so we will watch to see what happens. Have a look at our slideshow.