Visitors in the garden

We live next to fields belonging to an animal rescue organisation.

We suspected that we may be having visitors because a hole had

been eaten in the hedge, close cropped grass and the real give

away - sheep droppings.

My OH went out for a smoke about 5.30 tonight and was

greeted by this.........look carefully..........I didn't use a flash as we

didn't want a stampede. There were probably about 15 sheep.

The wheelie bin handles can just be seen at the front of the photo.

They were all over the back garden literally.

They just stood and looked at him until he moved then wandered

off slowly back the way they'd come.

Death in the garden

A surprise find in the garden. Two beautiful but dead thrushes outside
the kitchen window. No blood or anything nasty. The conclusion we came
to was that they had flown in to the kitchen window or the window above it
and killed themselves. One yes, but two? Very sad.

Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day........

Christmas Day

Had a quiet day. Went a walk in the morning with this pair.

Bright and breezy.

Came across this sight - who'd have believed we're in a land locked county.
Just missed it bathed in sunshine.

Came home with dirty boots, clothes and a dog!
We all needed a bath, not at the same time though.

Parasols

Parasol mushrooms at Calke Abbey.

 

Had a lovely walk at Calke Abbey and went foraging with the camera.

Saw these parasol mushrooms on the way in and went back to see them.

The blue thing is my mitt and is about 6" long - it's there to give an idea of

the size of the parasol.

They were huge, about the size of a dinner plate and in various stages of

development.

 

Getting things done.

Well, hasn't it been an odd week. I took this phot of these yellow
tulips in my garden this week.........

and today this sad looking collared dove was sheltering in the
bird table.

I have been doing some work and it's now finished. I've still got to

edit the photos. It's my contribution to the Sketchbook Project.

Bluebells and Inspiration

The first bluebells coming through at Calke Abbey.

 I like to see things like this............not the 3 for 2!

 How good is this and it smelt great too.