![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2008/megeraspider083.jpg)
... to a more sinister lover ...
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2008/megeraspider082.jpg)
He won't give up, though she is clearly dead:
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2008/megeraspider084.jpg)
This late-flying brown hairstreak brought my 2008 total for the species into treble figures (if you count in Roman numerals):
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2008/betulae083.jpg)
This is a female clouded yellow, form helice:
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2008/helice081.jpg)
And finally, my QoS are still going great guns. Some are looking a little past their best ...
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2008/lathonia0817.jpg)
But others are mint-fresh and should certainly still be flying in November:
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2008/lathonia0818.jpg)
Guy
PS - These were all at a lower altitude than the snow reached.