Saturday, February 17, 2018

17/02/2018 A walk around the garden and a few inside photos.

Maximum temperature today 12C, minimum 4C.  12 mm of rain measured last night. North Easterly winds; 6 km/h with up to 16 km/h gusts. 
Snow drops.

Orchid.

Kalanchoe.

Prickly cactus!

Hellebore.

Common Black bird (Turdus merula)

Eurasian Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

European goldfinch  (Carduelis carduelis).

Bergenia Cordifolia.

Rain drop.

The crocuses are struggling with the weather this year! 

One lone pansy.

House sparrow, male (Passer domesticus).

You can see how saturated our lawn is here!!!



If you should be interested after an 18 month break from my blog 'My Life Before the Charente'  I have at last added a new post 😊

24 comments:

  1. Looks more like waterlogged than saturated!

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    1. Ha ha, 272 mm so far this year and no sign of stopping so it seems!! Not sure when we will ever get to cut the grass! Thank goodness we live on high ground. Enjoy your day Diane

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  2. It looks like early spring! The birds are great as usual!

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    1. I wish it felt like early spring!!! Have a good day Diane

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  3. I love all the flowers with all the colors.

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    1. Thanks Emma, not enough around to make a splash of colour but they are about if one looks for them :-) Take care Diane

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  4. Hi, Diane. I am sorry for the lawn. You will need a lot of work with this. But I love the beautiful photos of birds, as always. The photo of the flower "snow drops" is adorable and I LOVE the rain drop photo. Kisses, my friend.

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    1. Many thanks Mia. The lawn id going to be difficult to cut for some time and by then it will be quite long I think - sigh. I particularly loved the snow drops. Take care Diane

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  5. Oh my ground looks horrible too. Tired of all this rain. Loving your pics but esp. the European Goldfinch. We have the American Goldfinch here...all yellow. Yours is just as beautiful.

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    1. It is sad we are moaning about the amount of rain we have, while some places are crying out for rain and they have major water shortages. It never seems fair that it is not distributed evenly! Hope that all is well Diane

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  6. Stunningly beautiful photos Diane. I think you missed your calling as a paid photographer.

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    1. Would it not be nice to go back in life with the knowledge that we have now. My Dad in later years regretted never becoming a vet, so different to what he was, an engineer. Thanks for the compliment. Hope you are feeling better Diane

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  7. Ooh, I love your close up flower pics. The clarity is brilliant.

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    1. Many thanks, I did particularly love the snowdrop :-) Cheers diane

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  8. The Kalanchoe is just so vibrant against the dark background. Stunning photo Diane.

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    1. Thanks so much, not often at this time of the year do I get flower photos. Hope all is well Diane

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  9. Incroyable macro images Diane! That's a saturated lawn indeed! It's looking like we might get a wee bit of rain, but I won't believe it until it actually falls from the sky ☺ Still coughing!

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    1. It is still raining here with no signs of letting up for a while!! That makes two of us still coughing and it is now becomes a real bore!! Take care Diane

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  10. Hello dear Diane,
    Yes indeed, it has rained a lot these last weeks, but it seems the weather is getting better.
    Your photos are lovely, the flowers are a real wonder!
    Enjoy your lunch and afternoon ;-)

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    1. Thanks for the kind compliment. It is good at this time of the year to actually find some flowers to take photos of!! Hope that you have a good day, hugs Diane

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  11. Your flowers are so beautiful, Diane. As always, your photo's are stunning. I'm so glad when I see a new post!

    xoxo

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    1. Thanks Sally your comments are always appreciated. Hope all is well, Dane

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  12. It seems you are never very long without something flowering. That European goldfinch is stunning.

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    1. The gold finch is really pretty. We have not seen any all winter and now they seem to have arrived, I saw 3 the other day. Diane

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