Discoveries with Dougall 33 After the storm of the 2nd March

The Met office had issued a severe weather warning and within five minutes the sky had turned a dark grey and the wind was bending the trees. Within minutes the rain lashed down in sheets. Trees and branches were down, power in houses too, roads flooded.An inch fell in minutes. Taking D for a walk today the only thing that was up were mushrooms - lots of them everywhere. 

But my treasure of today and it really is one is this spectacular creature on my hedge - I think this is the Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly. Magnificent. Made my day.