Today’s picture was sent to me by my sister Mary. It is of Kenwood in the early morning yesterday. If any other reader of the blog has an interesting photo that they think will enhance a post, please send it on. It was a cold, misty morning and I was well wrapped up for theContinue reading “Shock to system”
Tag Archives: bird feeder
Basking in the sun
I nearly got a good picture of the goldfinch today. The hunt goes on. It was a day of unadulterated sunshine today and my mood was sunny throughout to match. We started, Dropscone and I, by whizzing round the morning ride in a smart time with a light wind, pausing only to thank the hedgeContinue reading “Basking in the sun”
That elusive goldfinch
Today’s picture was taken in a sunlit moment near the end of the afternoon I was hoping to get a shot of the goldfinch but, once again, he did his best to frustrate me. The morning and early afternoon were grey and wet so that is when he came. He perched behind the feeder againContinue reading “That elusive goldfinch”
Back in the old routine
Since I have shown you all the flowers that are blossoming at the moment, I have looked in the archives to find this picture from June 2006. Only another 8 months or so and we should be back to this. Meanwhile Dropscone and I went out on a rather grey October morning to go roundContinue reading “Back in the old routine”
Playing around
Today’s flower is a chive I went with my golfing partner Arthur to Peebles today to play in a 6 man team competition. We got there in plenty of time after a pleasant drive along the beautiful Tweed valley and enjoyed a bacon roll and a cup of coffee before we started. I was veryContinue reading “Playing around”
A quiet day
Today’s flower is an Astrantia There was no blog yesterday as we attended our neighbour’s funeral in really gloomy wet weather and there didn’t seem to much to add to that. Today dawned much brighter and I started the day with a quick visit to the dentist to check on the well being of myContinue reading “A quiet day”
