DECEMBER is a month of hope!
Cold yes, dark yes, but the gloomy grey days of November have generally given way to sunnier, brighter days. At least, so it generally is here in southern Ohio, and I hope for you too. Then the winter solstice marks the shortest & darkest day of the year, but we know that immediately after that each day gets that wee bit longer and therefore lighter. Not just hope, but proof that spring is on its way. And all month we look forward to Christmas, the happiest, most hopeful day of the year. December is the month of planning, of preparation, shopping, wrapping, baking and FUN (if we just don’t let ourselves get overwhelmed).
All the while we know that Breagha and Millicent are warm in Africa. We pray for their continued safety, as well as that of other osprey that we follow. But not all the birds desert us for the warm southern climes. Some are well adapted to our northern winters and are still here, providing enjoyment and often appreciating our bird feeders.
Here on the Gabfest, a music night “around the world” has been suggested. We hope to hold this in early December. Also, I’m sure that later in December I, and probably others, will want to play some Christmas carols. Whether this will be an organized Music Night or just spontaneous music remains to be seen. Also a few of us are planning Christmas cakes. A Christmas music night may be organized around these presentations.
So once again, I issue an invitation to all osprey lovers to come on in to the Gabfest chat room, where we can enjoy the warm fires and chat about all things osprey as well as most anything else that crosses our minds.
Now as to your own pictures. How fabulous to see a heron in your own back yard!! (oops, garden) I have to go 7 or 800 miles to the Outer Banks to see a heron or more likely over a thousand to Florida.
Has Susan changed her mind about cutting the tree down now that she has seen the heron sheltering in it?
IMO your decision to leave "Ospreys in Wales" unwrapped was a good one. It makes a beautiful scene as is.
I notice you have indulged your fondness for Mickey Mouse with three Disney figures. Very nice.
I dont know why she wants the tree to go. She has seen the kingfishers in the tree during the summer with nthe young once they fledged. We have a breeding pair on the river bank just below the house. It was the developer who pointed them out to susan and thats why he called the development of the old Quarry as Kingfisher Place as he used to watch them from the land that is now my home.
The old home I was refrring to in the pictures was the submarine making its way up the Clyde.
Yes there is a picture from Ben Ledi with the morning moon which is only a few miles down the road in Callander taken by Donald Shaw who lives nearby in Dunblane.
BBC Scotland post these every Friday.
The rest of the tree is interseting but will leave that till next week - just aglimpse of a few Mickey Mouse baubels. The baby was in today from next door picking them off - she is only 10 months and headed staright for the tree.
LOL Keith I was impressed with the sub picture because of your association with them, but I didn't think of it as "your old home". You are not too far away now. Do you ever go out there just to see what you can see? Just as some go to an airport just to watch the planes come in and take off.
Are you still allowed within seeing distance or is the general public?
The submarines come and go out of the Clyde and pass by Helensburgh sea front in full view. Only fourty five minutes away and often go through to Helensburgh as we used to have a house there and still have many friends.
Some of the bug-eyed creature remain, but Still the squirrel wants what is not his.
The present state of affairs. Look at the fatness of the squirrel - I think he has single-pawed dismantled that poor raccoon seed creature.
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Unknown said:the Heron was roosting and sheltering from the sleet in the fir tree