Snow early in the morning.

Being phoned up at 5:am to be told it's snowing! Then it stop snowing, now it's snowing again.
A lone pigeon resting on the fence taking refuge from the snow.

Spring won't be long.

A beautiful sunset and lighter evenings. It won't be long and spring will be here.
The snow now has completely gone, but it was quite ferocious when it came down.

A block of nests?

Dark green ivy with cream & green streaks,very dark clusters of berries against the brick wall.
A very small bit of blue sky sandwiched between two very dark grey clouds.
Five nests high up in a tree. A block of nests?
Yes the snow did come, a sprinkling, then it went.

Blackbird in a hurry.

The indoor & outdoor hyacinths are doing well. Still have got one lone daffodil in the front garden, but the others won't be long and they will be through.
Saw a blackbird scurry across the fence, looked liked that he was in a hurry.

Presence known.

Two seagulls flying overhead squawking to each other,making their presence known.
After a few mild calm days, the cold and wet have returned, along with the wind which is quite strong.

Daisies & hyacinths.

Had the bonus of a late afternoon sunshine while I had a walk. Saw daisies growing on a lawn and a hedge with plenty of orange berries.
The hyacinths I got the other day are growing strongly,it won't be long and they will be in flower.

Concrete jungle.

A magpie came to close for comfort, when driving along.
Driving from the countryside to a concrete jungle, at first look it shocks you, seeing nothing but tower blocks, blocks of flats, hardly anything green. Then I opened my eyes , a lot of flats had window boxes on the balconies , in the spring and summer it must look lovely. Then there was a huge park behind the flats and there were trees planted in between  the flats .
Learnt my lesson,open my eyes take a good look around even in concrete jungles there is beauty, never judge by the first look.

Mud mud.

Mud mud glorious mud.The Christmas tree has been planted and it looks good.
Beening out in the garden has blown some cobwebs away. And it was very muddy.

Gardening today.

Going to help plant a Christmas tree today.
My little violets are beginning to wake up, their leaves are through.
Treated myself to some blue and purple hyacinths.
So it's gardening today, the weather looks good today for it.

Nice morning.

A nice sunny frosty morning. Sky is blue, makes a change from the grey dull mornings we be having lately. No wind. The robin in his tree singing away.

Blue hyacinths.

Two swans swimming in the lake. A chaffinch flew down and picked up some food. A robin flew across my path while waiting for the bus.
The countryside was covered in mist and when I came back to town it rained.
The hyacinths in the garden are just poking through lovely, are going to be blue.

Badgers.

No snow, only the few white flakes what we had yesterday. Just dull and grey again.
My sister had the badgers returning to her garden, she has no problem with them. My mother said that one of the badgers is so huge, even their cats are wary of it.
There are badgers where I live but I have never seen them and they never visit me, but like my sister I would have no problems with them.

White flakes.

A very few white flakes fell today, but as soon they hit the ground they disappeared . Now the sun is out and it's quite warm.

The river.

I didn't realise how much I missed the river near work until today . I went back to work after the flu and walked by the river it was so lovely to hear it rumbling along happily.
At the moment there is no rubbish to be seen in the river.

The duck.

Saw a duck sitting on a sawn down tree trunk, he was having a good look round and he looked so happy and contented.
After a grey morning, the afternoon was sunny, but cold.
Just seen the fox and it really looks well. It's coat looks healthy and shiny. So glad that I have seen it, I was wondering about it and hoping it was well. Must find out if it is male or female.

No wind.

Still no snow, but it is wet,dull and very grey again. The pigeons are huddled up together on the roofs opposite. And for once there is no wind, it is so still out there.

Blue tits.

Two blue tits sitting amongst the honeysuckle, making the most of it as the cats are not out, they prefer to stay in the warm. Mind you my cats don't catch birds, they just look at them and just walk away.
I noticed that a lot of my posts are about birds.

Spring bulbs.

Found the spring bulbs that should of been planted last year for this years show, whoops! I still might plant them and see what happens.
A great tit sits in the beech tree as I walk under it and it just looks at me then flies off. Weather at the moment is cold but sunny.

Seagulls.

The seagulls are still enjoying their holiday on the pond, they are in their winter plumage and they do look handsome.  A duck decides to chase a seagull who got to close to him.

No snow at the moment.

Well no snow in my neck of the woods at the moment. Woke up to a bright crisp sunny morning.
The birds are busy . The collared doves are still tormenting the robin, who sits high in the sweet chestnut tree , you just about see him.
One thing about my neck of the woods it gets very windy.

Only the wind.

The sky goes from really black to a brilliant blue in minutes , from heavy showers to sunshine again in minutes. Only the wind is constant .

Maybe snow later.

Just rain at the moment, promise of snow later, a lot of people I know are happy for it to snow, but I am not one of them.
Everything animal, bird wise is very quiet, they are all keeping themselves to themselves .
Saw the first leaves of the daffodils poking through the ground in the front garden, so it won't be long and I will have instant sunshine.

Out in the garden.

Spent a lovely hour in the garden this morning, taking down the lights and doing a quick tidy up of the garden . It was lovely  and warm with the sun shining. Nice to be out in the fresh air.

Christmas trees.

The Christmas tree fell over, must go outside and pick it up, friends want to put it into the garden but have to find a suitable spot. As you can guess the tree has got it's roots.
When I was a little girl we had a huge Christmas tree in the back garden and every year people would ask my dad if he would sell it and he always said no. In the end my dad had enough, he put up a notice in the front garden The Christmas Tree is NOT for sale. And he did that for a couple of years just before Christmas and then people got the message.Our guinea pigs used love hiding under the Christmas tree and it was mine and my brother's job to rescue them, my sister wouldn't, because she did like the creepy crawlies.

Changeable.

A grey wet dismal morning changed into a mellow yellow sunny afternoon, hopefully a promise of things to come soon. Then the weather changed again to a grey wet dismal  evening.
The robin is still guarding his terrority with all his might. Collared doves have taken to sit in the trees in the front garden, upsetting the robin , but he is not giving up that robin.

Raindrops.

Raindrops are everywhere today, the honeysuckle looks like a huge tiara with raindrops.

Promised myself.

When I am over this flu bug thing ,I promised myself that i will have a walk in the lanes near me ,haven't done that for years, what puts me off it's the way some people drive through the lanes as if they own them, but I have got a hi vis to wear and if I am sensible I should be ok.
A beautiful pink long cloud stretching from here to there against a blue sky, then it's suddenly darkens and the rain comes.

Pegs

Blue tits sitting on the washing line, like pegs, swinging to and fro, chattering away to each other.
Pigeons flying over head . The nest in the tv airel is still going strong.

Not going out.

Not a day for going out, grey, damp and miserable. The raindrops are clinging on the blades of glass like crystals, so perfect they brighten up the day .

Soggy.

Putting out the rubbish just when dawn is breaking, just hearing the rain pitter patter steadily , no birdsong no nothing.
Three soggy cats rushing in as soon as the back door opens, meowing as they come in, as to say how dare you, leave us out in the rain. Hey but I did call you to come in, but you didn't , not my fault.

Quiet time.

Took a quick walk in the garden this blustery morning and noticed that the hyacinths have started to poke their green leaves through. The geraniums and the cyclamen are still going strong, survived the frosts we had. They are in pots so I can shelter them easily. The rest of the garden looks ok.