Maximum temperature today 16C, minimum 6C. Dry; 19km/h South-Easterly winds with up to 38 km/h gusts.
We have had a few cold and damp days so the fire has been working overtime.
Indoors the Christmas cactus has got the months a bit muddled, but it is good as we will be away for Christmas anyway.
We are both Porsche fans as you can see. I made this garage many years back in South Africa as a present for Nigel.
House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) and Eurasian collared doves (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common crane (Grus grus), also known as the Eurasian crane. They were milling around in the sky yesterday getting into bigger groups ready to fly South for winter.
Look what the bit of sun brought out...
Bee as above...
and a bumblebee.
The holly is starting to look very pretty.
Petunias after a shower of rain a couple of days back.
Still some roses around.
And for those of you that could not see what I could in the clouds....
Does this help 🎠😉
I have at last updated my bird blog HERE
HAHA...love the horse heads! I love looking for things in clouds! I can't believe that you still have such awesome looking flowers. Mine have seen the last of blooming. I have picked and dried seeds from some of them so I will have them to plant next yr. I have alway been bringing buckets of horse poop to the house to dump on the flowerbeds. Hoping that will help. Beautiful pics.
ReplyDeletePam I have also collected a lot of seed that I hope will grow next year.The cosmos and the roses are hanging on well but I am sure it will not be for much longer!! Keep well Diane
DeleteDiane, I already knew you were an ace photographer; I see you're also talented in making that 'garage' for Nigel. That is so amazing! I know he must have been thrilled!
ReplyDeleteThe petunia's look like what we call here 'Mexican petunia's. I only have one at the moment but looking forward to purchasing more next spring.
Your fireplace looks very comforting. We're actually 'cold' this morning! :)
xoxo
The fire place is very welcoming even if just to look it at but once it is burning the room can get very hot!! Making the garage was fun and I think he appreciated that I made it for him :-) Hope all is well, take care Diane xx
DeleteBeautiful series of shots Diane, the fire looks so cosy and warm, lovely when it's nippy outdoors 😊 Now that you pointed them out the horses are so clear! Must admit I'm a bit of a Porsche fan myself, the older model rather than the new.
ReplyDeleteGrace we had two of the older 356 Porsches when we were in RSA sadly we nedded the money arriving in the UK. We have also in the past had two older 911's. They are all worth a lot of money now (sigh). Glad that you agree the horses are quite clear 😉 Take care Diane
DeletePorsche fans huh? In my impoverished state I can barely spell Porsche! Actually I have never had a fascination with cars and my VW does me just fine. And I run them until they deserve a trip to the scrap yard. My last vehicle met its demise with 405,000 km on the odometer.
ReplyDeleteDavid we had some very old ones in RSA, I wish we had them now they are worth a fortune !! We loved our VW as well, but when in France it is easier to have a car that the French can fix so we have a Renault! Did you see the horses?? Enjoy your week Diane
DeleteI am assuming that you are referring to the picture of the clouds. I see no horses. Miriam sees no horses. I think you need to send us a little of the peyote your are using!
DeleteYou two have no imagination, several others have also seen the horses. Never tried drugs in my life so I can't send you any 👀 you just need to look harder.
DeleteYour fireplace looks cozy and the cactus flower delightful. You're such a talented lady, Love the garage. Nice to see a few flowers and bugs hanging in there. Nice eye for the clouds.
ReplyDeleteHah ha making the garage was fun and it was it seemed a very popular present. I thought those clouds were obvious but presumably from the reaction they were not 😃. Hope you have a good week. Diane.
DeleteThe Christmas cactus blossom looks good enough to eat.
ReplyDeleteLOL they are very attractive not so sure about taste 🤔 Hope you have a good week. Diane
DeleteI love a crackling wood fire on a cool day. The garage you made for your porsches is wonderful. Well done. I bet Nigel truly loved his birthday gift. You have a lot of beautiful flowers left in the garden. I can't believe some of my flower pots are still in bloom but the weather is not conducive to enjoying them. Will yu be heading to England for Christmas? I thought I'd be away this Christmas but now it looks like I will be home. Enjoy your week.
ReplyDeleteHi Penny, Yes we will be in the UK. I have sent you an email. Have a good week Diane
DeleteOh I forgot to mention the clouds. I love cloud watching and look for shapes in them too. I can indeed see the horses.
ReplyDeleteHa ha, David says there are no horses there I must be on drugs !!!!! Glad you can see them as well. Diane
DeleteI like the fire place. My Christmas cactus doesn't seems to grow, looks stunted and no flower. Great clouds with the horse heads. Have a great new week!
ReplyDeleteNancy I thought I had killed mine off earlier in the year as I put it in the green house and it was too hot for it, many leaves just fell off. It seems to have recuperated though and there is masses of bud on it again. It has always flowered well. Keep well and enjoy the week Diane
DeleteWell of course, horses. You have made some beautiful photos even with the weather turning wintery.
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane, David from Canada thinks I am smoking something to see horses, he just lacks in imagination 😉
DeleteHope all is well over there, take care t'other Diane
When I live in Australia we used to have a heater like that. We liked to wrap potatoes in foil and cook them inside.
ReplyDeleteThe problem with that is every time you open the door the smoke gets in the room and it makes me cough. I cough for nothing these days!!! Cheers Diane
DeleteThe horse heads were obvious I thought!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marie, David and Miriam obviously lack imagination 😉 Have a good week, Diane
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