The maximum temperature here today is 10C, minimum -3⁰C. Blue skies. Wind 22km/h South-Easterly winds with gusts up to 42 km/h. Dry at present but rain is forecast from Friday for every day as far as the forecast goes!!!
I thought that I would have more time to blog in winter, it seems I was mistaken but I could not let December vanish without saying Happy Holidays, Happy Christmas and wishing you all a much improved 2022.
Here are a few of the photos I have taken since my last post, they are very random but I do take one photo every day as I post it on Blipfoto.com under the name of Charente if any of you are interested. One photo a day is relatively easy most of the time!
11/12/2021 Sunset.
04/12/2021 European Robin (Erithacus rubecula).
06/12/21 Mexican Orange (Choisya ternata) and cotoneaster berries.
11/12/2021 Seeds from one of the Acer trees possibly (Acer pseudoplatanus).
13/12/2021 The winter garden.
15/12/2021 Another view after we spent the day sweeping up leaves.
14/12/2021 A young Common Blackbird (Turdus merula).
17/12/2021 A rose survivor despite the frosts.
19/12/2021 Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) on the windowsill
20/12/2021 a day late for the full moon. It was misty on the 19th.
22/12/2021 Tonight's sunset.
A photo from a few years back but so apt for this time of the year. Another Bluetit.
I am still using the old camera and the old Nikon 55 -300mm telephoto lens. The spare part for the Tamron (that I broke in my fall) is available, but with Christmas looming everything is going very slowly. I live in hopes that I will have it early next year
Take care everybody, keep well and please stay safe in these difficult times.
My local list of wildflowers. (91 Species 02/12/2021).
See also my
