Many of you will have seen my garden photo thread from last year: "Post Furlough Return To Work....", and to save a thread getting too long, I thought I'd set up one for 2021. I was hoping to make it a retirement thread, but alas, that was thwarted at the last minute just before Xmas, but nature and life still continues, and so shall I....
So here it is. The light has been, well, yuk for any decent photos, but to start things off, a few snow scenes from the garden from last Friday.
A generaly view of the garden.
The chimera, complete with coconut shell full of mealworms, which often provides good viewing, but not this day....
The established erysimum
Last years erysimum and lavender
Stay safe folks, there will be wildlife photos here soon, lockdown or no lockdown....
Mike
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(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
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Michael B said:Retirement starts this coming weekend
Congratulations on your up and coming retirement Mike and just in time as spring is arriving and the gradual steps of easing lockdown until we can finally get rid of the chains, all the best to you and yours.
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Regards, Hazel
Thank you all for the good wishes.
A few post retirement photos.
OK, this just had to have another airing: "A new dawn and a new era"......
OK, I'm not sure what has been going on, though I've heard of wellie wanging, but this looks like tyre wanging, and quite high up in a nearby trree!
An urban sunset to end the day.
Our regular crow visitors were enjoying monkey nuts!
Not just one....
But two!
We have two great tits with crossed mandibles. Sadly the photo of the other didn't come out, but both were together on the same branch. Probably young from one I'd seen last year, I don't know.
The lollipops were busy on the suet pellet feeder
Bottoms up!
Collared dove
Wood pigeon and collared dove, hoping for the same food...
More of the single collared dove
This was a lucky shot, I expected the AF to do battle with the apple tree at the edge, but it locked nicely on to the collared dove as it flexed its wings
The ever photogenic robin
Always around for a piccie as well, blue tits...
And finally, a clear photo of a crow.
Stay safe every one
Happy retirement Mike, enjoy every minute, fill all your days with fun. I wish you good health and happiness for all the years ahead.
Could not resist the funny one! CL.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.