I can't believe a week has gone by since my last post. I had intended to write a post in between the '52 weeks of happy' ones but the photos I took for the blog post I'd planned didn't turn out so well and the features of the building I'd intended to write about were distorted by the bright sunlight and heavy shadows. I will go back and take photos again in the not too distant future as it isn't very far away. So, here are four of the things that have made me smile this week............
1. Snowfall - we woke up to snow on Tuesday morning. I don't mind snow if I'm staying in but the happiness I felt about this downfall was really that it didn't last; by late afternoon it had all gone. It was one of the first signs of winter though and the temperature has got noticeably cooler over the last few days. Fortunately that has brought about my second happy!
2. Garden Birds - the colder weather has brought them back to the garden to feed. I counted twelve goldfinch in one visit to the feeders. The thrush has returned as have the tits and chaffinches. It's lovely to see them back.
3. Blue skies and sunshine - the sun glints on the 'Burslem Angel' a weather vane which sits on top of the town hall in the centre of the town. Although always referred to as the Angel it is in fact, Nike, the goddess of victory, placed there when the Town Hall was built in the 1850s to represent Civic Victory. Some people think that this is where Robbie Williams got his inspiration for his song Angels, others say 'not so'. He did grow up just down the road from the statue though and it would have been a familiar sight.
The parish church of St James the Less in Longton looking good in the sunshine when we walked by last week.
4. Cats - happy, cosy cats. Two of them ours one of them I think would like to be. I keep finding Casper on the table in the conservatory. He makes me smile as he is such a sweet cat but he does have a lovely home to go to so I'm afraid he gets put outside again!
Linking up with Little Birdie where '52 weeks of Happy' started. Each week you find just four things that have made you happy to share.
How many weeks have I missed so far?!
ReplyDeleteHi Rosie, I hope all is well with you!
Have a lovely week and keep you warm...bbrrr! :)
Michela! How nice to see you here - I'm keeping warm, hope you are well - have a lovely week, too:)
DeleteLovely happy things! We haven't had any snow yet but I can feel a change in the air. Casper certainly looks at home on your table! x
ReplyDeleteThanks, Simone. Casper sneaks in and keeps very quiet sometimes we don't know he is there:)
DeleteNo snow here either as yet, but a good frosting on a couple of mornings. Definitely getting colder. The birds are back here too, I must get the camera out.. it's great to see them again.
ReplyDeleteI love it when all the birds come back to the garden feeders - we have loads of sparrows too at the moment:)
DeleteBeautiful happies - I'm loving having the birds back but we've had no goldfinches as yet this year x Jane
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jane - hope you get some goldfinches soon - I love to watch them squabble over which ones get to the feedeers first:)
DeleteLovely week of happies Rosie. I do love a snowfall but I can imagine you might be happy to see the back of it though. It certainly is getting colder but very seasonal all the same. Your birds all look very content, as do the cats!
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Thanks, Patricia. I don't mind snow if I can stay at home, we had to go out that day so I was glad it didn't stay around - it is much colder this week:)
DeleteSome gorgeous happies there especially the snow. I can't wait to have snow, but as long as I don't have to go to work that day! Have a great week. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chel - I hope you snow falls on days when you can stay at home. You too have a great week:)
DeleteLovely happies! I didn't like that bit of snow in Stoke last week - it took me so long to get to the school that morning, traffic was awful and really I couldn't see why as the roads were fine! The picture of the church is lovely with that blue sky and the colourful tree. Casper looks like a lovely cat!
ReplyDeleteDidn't realise you were at a Stoke school, Louise. It has always been the case that the smallest fall of snow seems to cause chaos on the roads in the city - I think people panic or simply can't drive in snowy conditions. Casper is a sweetie:)
DeleteWow - I was surprised to see that you've had snow. Jx
ReplyDeleteIt took us by surprise too, Jan as I didn't see it mentioned on the weather forecast:)
DeleteWow! that's a lot of snow. The sky is so blue and the trees still so pretty, the kitties look so cosy too. It will be nice to see the birds back on the feeders again, we've missed them through the summer. Thanks for a lovely blog post.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Elizabeth glad you enjoyed my happies - it is good to see all the birds again:)
DeleteOur snow had gone by the morning - thankfully! xxxxx
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a bit too early for snow - I'm not ready for it yet:)
DeleteLovely photos especially of the cats.
ReplyDeleteThanks, lyn - I thought you would like the cats:)
DeleteOur snow came and went too and I'm glad about that! Lovely to see all the birds in your garden. It's good to know your feline visitor who comes over has a nice home to go to. I like the idea of an angel weather vane.
ReplyDeleteOur feline visitor is so sweet that if he hadn't got a good home I'd let him stay longer:)
DeleteGreat happies-the garden bird photos are great- and I'm envious of the snow- as long as it only stays a short while:) Hope you have a good week:)
ReplyDeleteI like snow that stays only a short while too. Hope you too have a good week:)
DeleteI'm not ready for snow yet - although it does look enchanting and it does bring the birds to the feeders. I love the Song Thrush, such a favourite bird of mine. The cats look as though they've found the right place for cold weather!
ReplyDeleteI'm not ready for snow eaither, Wendy so I was pleased it didn't stay around. I watched the thrush in the bird bath splashing around but by the time I got my camera it had gone - chased off by a blackbird:)
DeleteA lovely photo of the church. I used to like sitting in the grounds if I was walking back home. A little oasis.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amanda! We saw the church again just the other day as we came down Lightwood Road and it looked wonderful against the blue sky way above all the other buildings:)
DeleteNo snow here, and although it does look lovely I can quite happily live without it - although I have just bought some snow boots just in case. love the bird photos I can never manage to capture them on film like everyone else seems to be able to and that photo of Caspar is beautiful he just looks so cuddly
ReplyDeleteCasper is indeed very cuddly, when I pick him up to put him outside he always rubs my chin with the top of his head:)
DeleteHello Rosie
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful photos.
Oh my goodness - all that snow brrr!! I'm in New Zealand where it's trying to be Summer - very blustery and unpleasant today though!
Love that you feed the birds, without people like you they would surely die in the cold winters. I love watching the ones that fly into my garden too - I feed them every morning and then they have a play in the bird bath.
Most are sparrows, thrush, blackbirds and starlings though occasionally some little Silvereyes - I'll do a post about them in the New Year.
I'm your newest follower as I enjoy the same things as you and your book lists look great!
Wishing you a happy weekend
Shane
Hello Shane and welcome to my blog. Thanks you for leaving a comment and for following. I've always enjoyed feeding the birds, which we do all year and some stay with us and others return year after year:)
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