Hoverfly on Rosa rugosa.

 
I should have been out cycling today but decided that it was getting a bit close to the Big One and that I shouldn’t be tiring myself out at this stage; the thunder and lightning were not an issue. I have made myself very unpopular in the past, arriving at the start and insisting that there would be disappointed members waiting at the lunch venue for us just as the run leader was departing for coffee having decided to abandon the ride. Of course, there never is, but anyone venturing out today would have enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon.
 
I made a few minor adjustments to the trike, but the mudguard is staying on until the last minute in case of rain during the event; the spray off the front wheel onto one’s delicate parts can be very unpleasant after a few hundred miles – particularly as the rain water is often laced with grit.
 
While this specimen of Rosa rugose is a cultivated variety, it is allowed in our garden because it is a primitive variety and so provides suitable fodder for the insect world. Hoverflies obviously approve, as do bumblebees, honey bees and pollen beetles. However, it is native to the far east so should be considered to be alien and is, to my eye, far less attractive than our own delicate dog rose. Since today’s Wideangle Wednesday theme is “colour,” it fits that bill; the challenge is hosted by BobsBlips to whom thanks are due.