Bedraggled Butterfly

This Peacock Looking a  bit worse for wear but the only butterfly I saw today and in my garden too as this morning I took myself off to Prees Heath Common in search of some wildlife, sadly not much about though.  The common is the home of the Silver Studded Blue Butterfly which I have seen there at  the right time, but not today, it's a bit late for them.  A welcome coffee at the peaceful Whixall Marina and then home to deal with the Sweet Peas which needed clipping up and having a good dose of washing up liquid water sprayed on them, so many green and white flies around on them and me!

Extras:  Rosebay Willow Herb, Ragwort and various types of Heather (some imported from the Long Mynd) on the Common and those naughty Starlings, not my chimneys though, thank goodness!!