We have snow! 28/12/2020

What a lovely surprise it was to see the snow this morning! Possible snow in my area had been forecast but it had rained in the night so I did not hold out hope for snow! I was delighted to see it had fallen and was still falling early this morning. I feel the snowfall is a 'belated' Christmas gift to all the children who have had such a dreadful year to cope with, in many ways, I hope they have found pleasure in it's arrival and enjoyed a few snowball fights and of course managed some sledging! A welcome distraction for us all, though take care if you are out and about.

The spiky seed heads of teasel will soon bounce back once the snow has melted!!

The Heron will not recognise the fish pond if it arrives today! A snowy disguise!

A couple of Dunnocks were the most frequent visitors to the food in the garden this morning! Other species were Jackdaws, Robin, Blue & Great Tit, 5 Black-headed Gulls hovered over the garden and a fleeting glimpse of a female Blackcap. A male Blackcap was in my garden yesterday, such lovely little birds!

A frequent visitor is a Wren who today decided to inspect the Hedgehog house, presumably for insects.

One visitor not so welcome is a squirrel (one of two that frequent the garden) though I must admit to feeling sorry for it in the snowy weather. I did not however feel sorry for it/them when one of them half inched a fat cake feeder from my garden...goodness knows where it is! You have to smile. ;-)

Take care and enjoy the wintry weather whilst it lasts!