Ladybird, Ladybird……..

There seem to be a great number of these lovely little insects around the garden at the moment, which is a good thing as there is a plague of tiny greenfly on everything.  They can be found feeding on these tiny pests which damage roses and many other plants too.   May they grow fat and multiply!  It is also interesting to see the variety in size, number of spots and colour……I guess it might mean something if you were a ladybird?  Click on any image for a larger view.