Thatch figures in Polebrook and Barnwell

 

and a weather vane

Lapwings

 

Canada geese in a row

 

Seasonal, or not…

A solitary rose

Bumble bee on winter jasmine

A slightly tatty pansy

 A quick look round the garden this morning - 30th November

When icicles hang by the wall..

 From my bedroom window, probably formed by the water vapour from the CH

Thatch foxes and a hare in Cottesmore

 Brilliant sunshine, ice and remains of snow on the ground, and a cold wind

Thatch hares in Cottesmore

 

Thatch cat in Lyddington

 

A witch in thatch - not just for Halloween

 In Harringworth

Thatch beagle

  A beagle in Harringworth

Gretton in winter - Dec 14th

 

Gretton in winter - Dec 12th

 

Gate on West Hill, sunset

 

Dec 13th 2022

Birds in bushes in the snow

First, the fieldfares - we had four of them at one stage.

Then a redwing. See photo below.

Redwing, not quite in focus, but look at the colour. 

Then there were the blackbirds battering five bells out of each other as usual, and sparrows, and starligans . . .

A moment's respite?

Female blackbird in the yew tree

. . . and a camouflaged pied wagtail

Welland in flood

After vast amounts of rain fell on saturated ground on Wednesday morning, the river level is probably as high as I have seen it.  Small cars have been unable to drive through the floods on the road to Lyddington, and at least one person had to be rescued with their car.

The view from Clay Lane

Worse further on.

In the river itself the weir is hardly visible.

Swan at Denford