and a Happy New Year

on the road to Malham (where a few of us spent Christmas)

a christmas wish

night life

snow, a moon lit night and light on the church tower make for a magical Christmas scene at the bottom of our paddock.

dreamy landscape

an unusual view across the Tamar valley shrouded in mist towards Gunnislake, Tavistock and Shaugh Prior on a very cold and snowy morning. And below another view of our little village.

and snow lay roundabout

 

Stoke Climsland church this morning, under a light covering of snow

and the village shop looking warm and welcoming

the cassie

the new self propelled Dyson vacuum cleaner with cyclone action, also with self emptying bag and adjustable deck for that extra special deep clean, just lick and go!

hogweed flowers again

hoar frost or rime on the remnants of the dead flower head of hogweed

spot the bullfinch

the cold is driving some shy birds out into the open, but they are not always easy to see!

and the view from the bottom of the garden

frost, blue sky, Venterdon barns and the church

more from aladdin's cave

another magical image from our favourite lane, thanks to the exceptionally hard frost

minding the sheep

whatever the weather the sheep need tending

aladdin's cave

freezing fogs, mist, and hoar frost are making for magical morning walks.

wagtail of a different kind

during these cold spells some birds, like this foraging pied wagtail, which are normally quite shy come much closer to habitation

Spot's Sports spots

the weather has turned very cold and Spot has taken to wearing his winter cap. There was a great gathering of rooks today (this group was only a small part of the parliament), goodness knows what they were up to but something was going on