Our weather has been very overcast with a lot of rain and drizzle, but sometimes we get little sun breaks that provide an impressive contrast in colour and mood.
The sky, hills and water palette are beautifully offset by the sunlit winter fields.
It’s very wet and the wind can be unpleasant, too, but the wintery greyish-blues and lustrous pewters are gorgeous.
Happy Thursday.
We have had a lot of rain and fog …
… which happily doesn’t accumulate as snow!
Happy Wednesday.
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#ScenicSaturday 30th December 2023
A gorgeous Welsh sunset from Stuart Aken. I hope you take the time to visit his site. Cheers.
While out for our New Year’s Day constitutional, we saw lots of birds.
First, there were some quail. I always find them hard to photograph because they’re so quick and they blend in so well. I love that cute little head feather.
Next, we saw lots of coots with their distinctive white beaks. They were very happily swimming along, looking for a bit to eat here and there. Suddenly, we saw the coots madly scrambling away to a pier, half swimming, half flying. And then we saw the reason why.
A bald eagle was swooping low, attempting to grab a straggler. I didn’t get a picture of the frightened coots because I was mesmerised by the unfolding drama, but I was able to get a couple of shots of this amazing raptor.
The coots were able to hide in the lee of a pier, thus preventing the eagle from getting a good angle on a quick snatch, and once he saw that he was out of luck, he quickly headed away. M and I were amazed at what we had just seen, though!
Happy Tuesday.
To all my blogging friends …
… I wish you a wonderful 2024.
Here are some of my favourite photos, by month, from 2023. It was a good year!
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
I hope your 2023 was a good year for you and that you’re looking forward to 2024. 💥
M and I recently stopped to give our resident duck flock some cooked quinoa which they love. As soon as they realised we were stopping with treats, we were mobbed.
Have a ducky Saturday.
Poinsettia Friday
The red poinsettia is the most commonly seen, traditional type with its brilliant leaves (the actual flower is in the centre of the red leaf clusters). The Aztecs saw the red ones as symbols of purity.
Happy last Friday of the year!
‘A lot of Greens‘
Hattem | June | 2023 | prt127
A beautifully tranquil summer scene from Harrie Nijland. Nice to see this photo right now given all the rain we have! You can visit Harrie’s blog to see more of his photos by clicking the link above.
Clouds and snow are dominating the mountains around Okanagan Lake.
I’m glad the snow is up there and not on the streets. Here, we’re looking at more rain, and I’m fine with that.
Happy Thursday.
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