Interesting ladybird

My brother-in-law found this on the roof while cleaning gutters. I'm not sure if it's alive, dead, or hibernating, but it appears to be a ladybird with a black body and rather nice colour on the spots.

Ladybird

My first attempt at putting a picture into a livejournal gallery - to be honest I'm not very impressed, think I'll stick to Photobucket.

Harry Potter's Unsold Millions

Gacked (with a lot of incredulity) from officialgaiman

Scholastic Books face millions of unsold Harry Potter books shock horror.

Okay, it appears it is possible to screw up with the best literary franchise ever...

Don't usually do memes but...

...from various sources: Five fictional characters who deserve a good punch on the nose:

( Not really a meme, honest guv... )