Bright and sparkled.

A warm bright sunny autumn afternoon, the brown,golds and russets shone brightly against the blue and green background.
The frost sparkled  in some places and the fog was in other places.

Evening Chorus.

Watching the birds going to roost. Hearing their evening chorus, so much is said about the dawn chorus, so it's nice to mention the evening chorus.

Beady eyes.

A still morning nothing moving apart from some fine drizzle.
I feel the beady eyes of the robin, I hear him, but do not see him.

Black & white.

A flash of black and white flew in front of me on this misty drizzly, morning.
The seagulls are on holiday , they have come to town to spend winter with us.

Phobia.

The other half said that I am doing well in the garden. To be honest I am enjoying it, I never thought I would  say that, as I was younger I had a bit of a phobia about being outside. Even know I have to give myself a good talking to at times to get out there.
Why I have got this phobia I do not know, but when I get out there I enjoy myself and when I look at the garden I think I done that.

Colour.

A grey dank rainy morning, then I see a cluster of red berries to colour the morning.

Pleasant time.

Spent a pleasant time in the garden weeding, it was  a nice and sunny morning, so I thought I would make the most of the weather. Cleared the weeds, picked up the dead leaves, noticed that the honeysuckle had bloomed in a couple of places, it is going slowly into its winter sleep.
Looking at the lichen, from a grey green colour to a really bright green. Lichen has always fascinated me the way it grows and the so many different colours of green.

Officially closed.

The slugs and snails mansion is now officially closed for the winter, it will re-open hopefully in the spring or when the weather gets warmer.
But robin's residence hall has opened for the winter, but no other guests are welcomed at the moment.

Robin's residence.

A robin has taken up residence in the front garden, i wonder if it is a relative of the one who used to live here. I was not quiet sure if  it was living here but I have seen and heard it and there is a lot of activity in the trees in the front. He has not been there long as the front garden has not long been cleared up and work done. But it is nice that he has made a home with us. He was very vocal this morning outside the bedroom window. Welcome robin.

Dawn chorus.

The dawn chorus was outside my bedroom this morning.
It is a nice morning at the moment, the sun is out ,the sky is mainly blue at the moment, but the rain clouds are coming overhead, quite quickly.
The honeysuckle is now going into its winter sleep, but the geraniums are still going strong and the cyclamen also.

Early walk.

Went for a early morning walk in the rain and blew away all the cobwebs. It was not raining hard, it was the soft gentle rain. Saw two pied wagtails, I like to think that they were playing kiss chase.
Saw loads of roses in bloom, but they are gradually fading away.
The leaves are still clinging on to the branches, but the ones that have fallen are wet and slippery, it was only a week or two ago that they were dry and crispy and they went crunch crunch when you walked through them.

Early hours.

Waking up in the early hours and seeing the moon in the mist, quite creepy.
No slug rescue today so far.
Open the front door to a damp morning and the hedges glistening in the dark and the paths also, but quiet, I am up before the birds. It is so peaceful  and still no wind, no rain just stillness.

Slug rescue.

Spoke to soon had to rescue a slug, it was trying to get in.
Just wet and grey again, must start looking round properly and see what nature is up to.

No slugs or snails.

Nothing but rain and wind today.
Went into the back garden and noticed that I have no slugs or snails now. Just wet leaves everywhere.

Toadstools or mushrooms.

Toadstools under the beech tree, or they could be mushrooms.
Heavy rain then sunshine, heavy rain, then sunshine and so on, then an early dusk.
Like the word dusk. My word for the week.

Sunrise, dusk.

A beautiful sunrise to a grey dull dusk.

A bat and a owl

A bat flew past, and further down the road, saw an owl in full flight. Words cannot describe the feelings and sight of seeing the bat and owl. Beautiful  really beautiful.

Hitching.

Going through the countryside by train , my usual journey and the landscape looks so different, to what it looked liked in summer. In summer the colours were so vibrant and now it's mellow,stuble.
Saw a magpie hitching a ride on the back of a sheep.

Silhouettes.

Looked out the window to see the trees and bushes making a silhouette against the late afternoon sky, before it got dark. The leaves were whirling about in the wind, really got windy again. The plants at the moment are being battered again in the wind and it's cold.

The same flock.

Went out late afternoon, again a flock of birds flew by, I am sure that they are the same ones that flew past me this morning, anyway they cawed goodnight. Goodnight birds, see you again soon.
Woke up to a very wet grey, green , brown day,

November morning.

It is a proper November  cold damp morning . As I was putting out the rubbish, thinking i have got the wrong day, as there was no other rubbish out , I saw a small flock of birds flying over , cawing away , like they was saying good morning .
Saw a beautiful coloured snail on the food waste bin , it was a light brown. So I put it on the ground out of harms way.
It looks like  it is going to be a nice day. Hopefully I can get into the gear den later and do some weeding.

Clear night.

A clear night with the stars twinkling, then a few thin clouds came over.
They done the street lamps which is good, as it was not really safe with the light as it is very dark . But you really don't see the night sky in all it's glory, but it is a small price to pay, safety comes first.
Then woke up to a lovely morning , blue sky, sun shining, and one of the cats sitting in amongst the geraniums, I think she thinks she is one.

Geraniums .

My apple blossom geraniums have done so well still in bloom. To think they were in a sale, they should be very proud of themselves. So pleased.
The cyclamen has also put on a very good show as well, also very pleased with it.
With the warm weather we just had and now the rain, I need to out out to weed , between the slabs are worse then ever, it is like they have grown overnight.
Yes I still have the slug and snail mansion. Plenty of both to been seen. But no fox where it's gone I do not know hope it's ok.
The honeysuckle is still in leaf which is unusual as it normally dies down, but I suppose with the mild weather lately and warmth, it wanted to enjoy the lovely weather.
Hopefully the winter won't seem to long now.