Sunday, January 20, 2013

52 Weeks of Happy - Week three


Here are this week's four things that have made me happy or made me smile

Cheerful spring flowers inside - snow outside.

A rare visitor to the garden!  We have been putting out an extra tray full of seed, meal worms, suet pellets and breadcrumbs for the ground feeding birds which we placed  on the plastic table close to the hanging feeders.  We spotted this Reed Bunting on it.  He is well out of his normal territory and we didn't see him again so he was just passing by.  The photo is Paul's as he had the right lens on his camera at the time.  We could so easily have missed seeing it.

We took a long walk in the deep, soft  snow - you can see how deep it was from this photo, good job it was too cold to rest awhile.

A cheerful mug of hot chocolate on our return glowing from the exercise, wet wellies in the hallway, damp gloves and hats steaming on the radiators, perfect!

Link to the blog where  '52 weeks of Happy' started. Each week you find just four things that have made you happy to share.
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30 comments:

  1. Dawn21 January 2013 at 10:15

    Love your spotty mug!

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    1. Rosie21 January 2013 at 11:02

      Thanks, Dawn. We had one each as a Christmas present - full of sachets of hot chocolate and marshmallows:)

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  2. Jan21 January 2013 at 12:29

    I think the idea of posting about the simple things that build a happy day is SO nice. I'm wondering if I can get myself organised to join in. Jx

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    1. Rosie22 January 2013 at 13:57

      Do join in! You don't have to do it every time but it does make you look for nice things in a sometimes dull or mundane week:)

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  3. Rustic Vintage Country21 January 2013 at 13:02

    I'm liking the look of that hot chocolate! x

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    1. Rosie22 January 2013 at 13:57

      It was yummy after being out in the cold:)

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  4. Simone21 January 2013 at 13:57

    Four happy things! The little visitor must have been a lovely surprise. Spring flowers really do lift the spirits don't they? x

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    1. Rosie22 January 2013 at 13:58

      I wonder where the little visitor moved on to?:)

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  5. The Dutchess21 January 2013 at 14:40

    Lovely...made me happy too..:)

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    1. Rosie22 January 2013 at 13:59

      So glad to have made you smile, Dutchess:)

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  6. Ruth Kelly21 January 2013 at 15:37

    Love your colorful cup and how did you ever close enough to take a photo of a buried bench in snow?

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    1. Rosie22 January 2013 at 13:59

      Took it from a distance and cropped it in - the snow was deep but it had drifted in the wind against the bench:)

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  7. Patricia21 January 2013 at 17:06

    Do you know, I could indulge in a cup of that hot chocolate right now, except I haven't any in the house. It would certainly make me happy Rosie. Lovely photos.
    Patricia x

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    1. Rosie22 January 2013 at 14:00

      We don't normally have hot chocolate in the house either but the sachets had come in the mugs as a present at Christmas:)

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  8. Bernard21 January 2013 at 17:28

    Ah, yes! - Hot Cadbury's drinking chocolate and....

    Wellies in the corner
    And jackets on the pegs,
    A gorgeous smell of cooking,
    A basket, full of eggs.
    Cosy slippers close at hand
    All ready on the mat…..
    Don’t take that fireside chair please,
    It’s reserved for the cat!

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    1. Rosie22 January 2013 at 14:02

      Bernard, that's lovely! The two cats in our house certainly always have the best and warmest seats in the house:)

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  9. Vintage Tea Time21 January 2013 at 17:34

    Great pic of the Reed bunting! Wow,you've had a lot of snow. The hot choc sounds a good idea! Enjoy your week.

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    1. Rosie22 January 2013 at 14:03

      There was a lot of snow over the field and park - it covered our ankles as we walked but it had drifted quite a lot too:)

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  10. Louise21 January 2013 at 19:34

    What a wonderful visitor to have in the garden. I've never seen a real reed bunting before, though I have heard them, they just didn't appear!

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    1. Rosie22 January 2013 at 14:03

      He was out of his 'comfort zone' wasn't he? Hope he was ok when he moved on:)

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  11. rusty duck21 January 2013 at 22:54

    You're making me wish we had snow! Maybe tomorrow according to the weather man. We'll see.

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    1. Rosie22 January 2013 at 14:05

      I hope you get your wish, Jessica, just enough to make things look wintery but not enough to become a problem:)

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  12. Rowan22 January 2013 at 11:43

    You were lucky to get a reed bunting in the garden! The daffodils are my favourite photo, that burst of bright yellow really lifts your spirits doesn't it?

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    1. Rosie22 January 2013 at 14:06

      I keep wondering where he came from and of course where he moved on to. I love the daffodils too:)

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  13. Jay23 January 2013 at 14:51

    Lovely happies - and perfect weather for hot chocolate!

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    1. Rosie23 January 2013 at 18:05

      Thanks, Jay - the hot chocolate was most welcome after our snowy walk:)

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  14. Amanda23 January 2013 at 22:14

    I here its been chaos on the roads near you. The Hill is'nt the most easiest places to navigate in the snow. Lovely to see your happy photos.

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    1. Rosie23 January 2013 at 22:20

      It has indeed! No bin collections, don't think there were buses for a while and the gritters came up here yesteday. My neighbour, who's lived here for over twenty years, can't think she's ever seen the gritters in all that time, so it must be bad!:)

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  15. A garden just outside Venice28 January 2013 at 19:08

    And another happy week has gone :)
    x

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  16. Thecurateswife12 February 2013 at 11:12

    A great blog to find - just what I need at the moment - lots of positive thinking - thank you!

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