A fine autumn day.......

I decided to pop down to Calke Abbey this afternoon for a ............

 But before that I had a little walk and saw some colour, reflections,

fungi

and beautiful skies.

I sat for a few minutes in the hide and saw............

a great spotted woodpecker

and plenty of finches.

 Now we all know that sex and violence sells and it was proven today .

These people were waiting and watching for.......

this pair to get between..........

this big boy...........

and his ladies, as well as hoping he would get his way with them.

Nothing much was happening this afternoon except a lot of posturing

and bellowing and a bit of chasing around.

 

A breath of fresh air

I recently spent an afternoon at Calke Abbey catching up with the

gardens and the wildlife. As you can see it was a beautiful day,

bright sunshine and a brilliant blue sky.

 

 The reflections in the glass houses were inspiring.

Happened to catch this fella in the sunshine..............

Just off the car park at Calke there is a shed!
Not just an ordinary shed........ a hide.
It's one of the best things to spend some time being quiet and
watching the birds.
The blue tits are so blue....................

First outing, Calke Abbey

It's been a while since I last posted, I've not really done much,

especially textiles. Be warned this is likely to be a long post.

About 3 or 4 weeks ago I decided I ought to start wearing shoes

other than crocs. We went to Calke Abbey one Sunday morning

and saw some wonderful things...........

a toadstool, never seen a real one like this before, only a picture...........

a dahlia border which had suffered with the overnight rain...........
pumpkins and gourds in all shapes and sizes...........................

this bloke in a funny hat is always around!..........................

mushrooms, quite rare ones I think, not sure though..............

It was bliss to be out in the fresh air at last.