Tuesday, November 27, 2018

27/11/2018 My apologies I just do not seem to be keeping up.

Maximum temperature today 10C, minimum 1C.  1mm rain measured this morning but it has been raining almost every day for the past week.; 12km/h North-easterly winds gusting up to 23 km/h.  

Sunset a week ago today.

Wednesday's drive, we were out to lunch with friends...

along the road...

a little tractor.

Back home the trees have dropped their leaves - the small Cherry and the larger Acer...

and the Ginkgo.

The flowers on the choisya ternata are surviving the weather.

A visitor to the garden, it has been around for a couple of weeks. Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa).

House sparrow (Passer domesticus).

Acrobatic Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).

Great tit (Parus major).

The sunset last night; photos were taken about 10 minutes apart.  The top being the first one and the bottom the last.


I have updated my bird blog HERE.

37 comments:

  1. So beautiful Diane!! Take care (love yours bids pictures)

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    1. Thanks Gloria for the vist, hope you have a good week Diane

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  2. You must be really delighted to have the partridge visit your yard. It is a very handsome bird indeed.

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    1. It vanished for a few days and I was convinced that it was in someones cook pot, but it has been around for the last couple of days again 😊 Hope the rest of the week is good to you, Diane

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  3. It's beginning to look like winter. Those Tits are such adorable posers.

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    1. Yes winter is here and I am cold everyday. We have only had a cople of frosts so it is going to get very much worse yet, we have ben promised a bad winter this year!!😒 Keep warm Diane

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  4. The scenes in your area are always enjoyable to see, thank you Diane :)

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    1. Glad that you enjoy them. Keep well and warm, Diane

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  5. Beautiful images Diane, especially the first two :-) Have a wonderful rest of your week.

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    1. That first shot is an unusual sky but interesting. Keep well Penny and take care Diane

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  6. These are all beautiful but the sunset is my favorite. Just stunning!!!

    Happy week to you.😂

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    1. Thanks Geraldine, I love sunsets but in winter they are not often so good, these were exeptions. Hope all is well Diane

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    2. Have a wonderful week Diane. I agree about the sunsets!😊

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  7. Fabulous sunset photos. Keep warm, Diane!

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    1. Thanks Nancy, I am trying to keep warm but I an always cold so it is not easy!!! Hope all is well with you. Diane

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  8. I love the glow in the second photo, Diane.

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    1. Thanks Marie, always difficult to get photos from the car with the sun on the windscreen I generally only have very few that are any good. Keep well Diane

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  9. Always so glad to see your photo's, Diane.

    They are each, on their own, beautiful! :)

    xoxo

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    1. Thanks Sally and I am always glad to hear from you. Keep well Diane

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  10. Tres belle sunset shots Diane, the sky was on fire! Love your sweet birds.. going over now to check out your bird blog ✨

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    1. Hi Grace, merci beacoup for the comment, I do love sunsets but they are rare in winter and generally I miss the best ones in summer!! Since moving the office upstairs I do not see them as we have a skylight and I cannot see the horizon. I should remember to go downstairs and take a look!! Kepp well Diane

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    1. Thanks Aritha, I hope all is well in Holland, and with your family. Take care Diane

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  12. Your pics are really making me appreciate nature today.

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    1. Nature is amazing but it can so cruel as well. Autumn though is a great time for photos. Have a good day, cheers Diane

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  13. Beautiful pictures. I always love nature.

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    1. Thanks Krishna for your comment and visit, appreciated. Nature is wonderful though sometimes very cruel!! Have a good weekend Diane

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  14. Rain for a week is better than bushfires for a week. The bird photos are soon good.

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    1. How right you are and thankfully we are on high ground so not a huge problem. Have a good weekend, t'other Diane

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  15. WOW, those sunset photos are fantastic!
    It seems I never have a camera with me or not the right one anyway when I witness a great sunset!
    Lovely to see your garden and another wow for the ginkgo, a tree I love... I had planted a male and a female too but the Roe deer didn't leave them a chance!!
    Enjoy the weekend, although the weather in the next days looks dull and wet....
    Warm hugs Diane!

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    1. Thanks so much for the kind comment. I generally use Nigel's Nikon Coolpix S7000 for sunsets and it almost always in my pocket and not his!!! Yes the weather does not look good, roll on spring...... Keep warm and take care hugs Diane

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    1. Thanks Pam, as always I generally see the sunsets a bit late but this was still OK. Have a good weekend, Diane

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    1. Thanks they happen from time to time but not as good in winter as in summer. Hope all is well Diane

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  18. Your sunsets are fabulous, Diane! With my very best wishes - - - Richard

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    1. Thanks Richard, I do love sunsets but since we moved the office upstairs, and we only have a Velox window I miss quite a few!! Best wishes Diane

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