20/01/2021 Not really much going on!!!

 Maximum temperature here today 10⁰C, minimum 4⁰C.  Dry.  27km/h South-Westerly winds with gusts up to 58 km/h.   90% chance of rain forecast for the rest of the week and possible storms tonight.  

Not much chance of walking for a few days.  Yesterday we had blue skies and 10⁰C,  I walked a new route.  I somewhat misjudged it and ended up walking 14.25 kms!!!  I stretched well on my return and felt fine afterwards!

Crepuscular rays seen on a walk earlier this month.

Just looking across the fields.

Looking down at our local village.  The tall square building, left central is the bell tower of the church.

Those of you that saw my photo of the nene (Branta sandvicensis), also known as Hawaiian goose just before Christmas, will know I was worried that they would not be around after Christmas. You will be pleased to know that they are still about!

Still around despite the frosts Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).

Turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor).

Morning frosts.

Seen out walking, think this may be a Falabella, it is as broad as it is high, but so cute.

Next door - Spring is in the air...

Fungus - possibly panellus stipticus.

I just liked this photo of the view with the gorse in the foreground.

Take care everybody, keep well and stay safe.

My local list of wildflowers. (90 Species 23/08/2020).

See also my

 Bird blog

Joining up with My Corner of the World.

16/11/2018 Join me on yesterdays walk when the weather was almost as good as today. 8kms.

Maximum temperature today 19C, minimum 9C.  Dry; 14km/h south-westerly winds gusting up to 24 km/h. 

The weather changes tomorrow and winter arrives next week!!

Autumn colours are slow this year.

  

Down the road, I passed the paddock where our Dr's family keep some of their horses...

Nope, not the same horse but similar markings...

Here they are together....

Their little friend is at the top of the hill.

Further on a farm cat watches me cautiously.

I then spotted a huge hornet's nest which should have been reported.  It will be too cold for them next week though.  I think they are Asian hornets! 

An old pump of some kind.

Grapes wearing their autumn colours.

Cattle viewed across a field.

Down the leafy lane.

Sheep watching me closely...

as is number 5701.

 

I just liked this view.

Unusual here to see cattle with full horns.  Most have the tips cut off for ease in handling.

Unusual fungus growing on a tree.

David has given me a bit more info and it seems this is Fomes fomentarius (commonly known as the tinder fungus, false tinder fungus, hoof fungus, tinder conk, tinder polypore or ice man fungus) it is a species of fungal plant pathogen found in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.

  

Lots of mistletoe.

a small stream.

The oaks are changing colour.

I also saw a few birds which I will put on the bird blog in the next couple of days.

06/06/18 Around the garden

Maximum temperature today 21C, minimum 15C.    Rainfall 34 mm measured since my last post; 15 km/h South Westerly winds with up to 38 km/h gusts.

Total rainfall since 1st January; 606 mm and more rain today!

Too dark to paint today so here is another catch-up post.  Photos taken over several days when there was a glimmer of sun between rain!

I managed to cut the lawn at the weekend but it was quite wet...

as above.

Love in the mist, and with what I believe to be a fly or bee of some kind covered in pollen

Rosebud with an Oxythyrea funesta chomping away on the petals! Note the small fly on the top of the petal on the right.

Bee Beetle (Trichius fasciatus)  on the cotoneaster...

as above.

Carnation growing in amongst the rosemary!

Day Lilies.

Cotoneaster with an unknown beetle.  I only saw the beetle when I looked at the photo which was taken of the flowers!

Fungus on the wood pile. Possibly Trametes versicolor, often called the "turkey tail.

Granny Smith apples.

Potato plants.

N.B. My bird blog is updated  HERE 

Part 12 of the birds I saw last year in Africa.

24/10/2017 More around the garden.

Maximum temperature 21C, minimum 12C.  9 km/h SE winds, 16 km/h gusts. Dry.

Smelling the roses 😏

Speckled wood ( Pararge aegeria)

European Hornet  (Vespa crabro).  Our nest has gone but they are still around!

Eurasian blue tit  (Cyanistes caeruleus)

As above

Great tit (Parus major)

Feather on the rosemary !

Brought in the last sweet potatoes (yams) today.  Two plants produced 7.126 kg  (15.71 lbs) of potatoes so I am pretty happy.

This evening's sunset, so different to the one on yesterday's post.

Not sure I like this fungus on the viburnum!! Does anyone know what it is??