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Alan lead us on a butterfly walk after church yesterday.  there was a good turn out considering the wet weather

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 esther and kezia loved walking through muddy puddles and streams in their trainers

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 here's alan demonstrating his butterfly lassoo technique

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 alan really was the star of the show, catching and explaining everything about butterflies and nature and stuff

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here he is doing the classic blanket sweep butterfly trawl. 

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and explaining the catch to the assembled throng 

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this is a butterfly 

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here's the specimen jar (temporary accomodation for the catchee before being let free again) 

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all terrific stuff. i think alan was doing for butterflies what funkypancake does for lost gloves. so perhaps i should do guided photo tours round london ? any interest ? no, i thought not !

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