Saturday, January 23, 2021

Snow on Saturday

 We woke up to more snow this morning

This was the view across the garden from our bedroom wndow.

The school's trees on the other side of the hedge were covered in soft snow, they looked quite magical.

The snow keeps melting a bit then fresh snow falls, softy and gently to top it up again. 

 

I did some baking instead of going for a walk.  We did have a good walk in yesterday's lovely sunshine.


Scones for lunch with homemade jam.

Plum crumble for tea.  It will last a couple of days, unlike the scones!
 
What more is there to do on a cold, wintry, January afternoon.  I'll read a bit - the latest Ian Rankin Rebus novel, watch a couple episodes of 'The Bay ' I enjoyed the first series and am now enjoying the second which is available online.  Occasionally I drift to the window to watch the birds.
 
We've had lots of birds visting the garden in this cold spell.  Mostly goldfinches, we had a visit from two male bull finches, of course my camera wasn't handy. Also blue tits and great tits.  Lots of blackbirds too.  Collard doves, wood pigeons, magpies and crows up in the trees.  I wonder how many will be around for next weekend's Big Garden Bird Watch?  We'll see.


30 comments:

  1. We feed the birds and have quite a lot of visitors not as exotic as yours but you can bet next weekend they will not visit! It happens every year.

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    1. This morning we saw eight blackbirds,six wood pigeons,loads of starlings and a bullfinch. I bet we see hardly any of those over the coming weekend:)

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  2. Just seeing the photo of your scones is making me hungry! They look delicious! Liz

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  3. Huge flakes of snow descending here this afternoon, but by the time the local children had got their hats and coats on it had all disappeared! Maybe I'll bake some scones next week, haven't had any for a while.

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    1. We had more snow yesterday but it has melted away on the pavements and paths, just lingering here and there in corners of the garden. I always enjoy scones, especially cheese ones - nice with soup instead of bread:)

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  4. Snow for you and here we are with temps nearing 40 degrees. Now this may seem weird, but we had plum crumble for dessert last night too, though mine was a very take on it. Our elderly neighbour dropped of plums around our court, mainly for stewing & I used some of those. I'm going to join in your birdwatch next Saturday & have my camera handy, but it always seems funny that some of the birds you mention also visit our garden, though our magpies are a very different species. I'll post about mine too. Take care, stay safe & huggles.

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    1. Gosh it must be hot. We have plums left over from the trees last August/September which were frozen. It seemed time to start to use them up. It will be interesting to see the birds that visit your garden, some of them very different to ours here I would think:)

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    1. I'm guessing it's a mere sprinkling compared to your snow over in Canada:)

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  6. Thanks for letting us enjoy seeing your snow, Rosie! We haven't had any at the base of Mt. Hood near Portland, OR, but the mountain is glorious in its winter coat of white. I have a couple of Hummingbirds visiting the feeder by my kitchen window on a regular basis, but I have not managed to get a photo of them yet. Happy Big Garden Bird Watch!

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    1. How wonderful to have humming birds at your feeder and to be able to see the snow capped mountain. I will report on what birds we see when we sit down for our hour to watch:)

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  7. I’ve been doing similar...reading,cooking,birdwatching. Yesterday, we sat for ages watching the birds on the feeders. All the usual
    suspects arrived and then three Siskins flew in. I’m watching for Bramblings, today, as they usually turn up when it is bitterly cold.
    Lovely baking...there’s nothing like a crumble to warm the heart! Sal 😁

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    1. Great to have the Siskins visit. The more unusual birds like bramblings do seem to move into more residential areas when it gets cold. The plums were from our trees in the garden we froze quite a lot of them. I think most of us are doing smiliar things to pass the time and keep busy:)

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  8. Your garden looks like a magical wonderland. I am doing similar things here too - reading, baking, watching the birds. We had some snow yesterday but a lot more over night!! Scones and crumble look delicious. Stay safe and warm :)

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    1. Thank you RR, the garden always looks lovely in snow as it hides all the browning leaves and weeds in the beds that it has been far too wet to deal with. Both scones and crumble were lovely. Take care:)

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  9. The snow seems to up your energy levels and it's easy to see why from the pics. Snow here in Beeston (Nottingham) this afternoon (Sunday) About to post some pics of what snow we have. Speak with you in a couple days. Love Robert xx

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    1. I'll pop over and look at your pics, good news re the vaccination, we will chat tomorrow courtesy of the web:)

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  10. The snow does look so beautiful from your window, we've had some today but it's melting fast. Your scones look so fresh and delicious, I could just eat them all up! 🙂

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    1. Snow makes even the messiest areas of the garden look okay. I thought you might like the scones:)

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  11. It's surprising how many bullfinch I have seen recently too, when out and about. They must like the snow. I hope your garden visitors turn up for your birdwatch. :)

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    1. We seem to have two pairs of bullfinches at the moment, although I've only seen one male today. Colder weather does bring in some more unusual birds, it would be nice to record at least one pair on the birdwatch:)

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  12. Lovely to see your snow it looks so beautiful. The birds I’m sure are enjoying being fed at the moment. Have a lovely week. B x

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    1. The snow has melted away quite a bit now, still some lurking in corners and on grass but paths and pavements are clear. We've used loads of sunflower hearts and suet nibbles over the last couple of weeks, I had to send for some more:)

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  13. Your garden is looking so pretty with the snow, like a winter wonderland. Always a joy to see the birds, it will be interesting to see whats around for the count. The scones look tasty, I haven't had one in awhile. I have some plums that need using, a crumble sounds good.

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    1. I love that first fall of snow when it covers everywhere and makes everything look magical. The plums were from our trees here and frozen in September so we thought we ought to start using some of them. The scones were tasty:)

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  14. hey thats blog is very beatiful.:)

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  15. Lovely photos, your food ones always make me feel hungry!

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    1. Thank you Pam, I try not to bake too much as there are only the to of us to eat it:)

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