On this day, 16th October, 2019, this dragonfly decided to say hello.
A Friendly Dragonfly
Tag: nature
Dog Walk
Not far from my daughters house, there are these pretty lakes.
On previous visits, they have been all but dried up, muddy pools only suitable for hippos.
However, there have been days of wall to wall rainfall interspersed with beautiful sunny days. As a consequence, the lakes are perhaps a little over full.
I took these photos yesterday while out walking the dog.
Sickening Act Of Vandalism
BBC News – Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall ‘felled overnight’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66947040
I can not even begin to imagine what thought processes were in play when cutting down this beautiful tree seemed like a good idea.
Det Ch Insp Rebecca Fenney-Menzies said: “The senseless destruction of what is undoubtedly a world-renowned landmark – and a local treasure – has quite rightly resulted in an outpouring of shock, horror and anger throughout the North East and further afield.
So far, a sixteen year old youth and a sixty year old man have been arrested.
I’ll leave the final words on this senseless act to Paul Tavernor Art ….
Home Invasion
Tis the season ….
We seem to be getting loads of these little fellas invading our house and I keep finding them lurking in all sorts of places.
This one was just chillin’ on a kitchen roll, but I have found them on door frames, kettle handles, or playing dead on the floor. It takes something to get them to fly away.
If you touch them, they just seem to roll over and stay still. If you persist, they will just move a few inches and lay still again.
View From The Conservatory
Well actually it’s more like “Noises Off” as that is what alerted me to the nocturnal shenanigans going on on my garden this evening.
It is amazing just how much noise these little critters make whilst courting.
It’s likely these are the squatters, residing under my shed.
View From The Conservatory
Yet another Squirrel photo. Nothing much else to say really.
These little critters are always stealing the bird food. I don’t really mind as I have several feeders around the garden.
Given the cold weather, I would prefer them to eat, rather than starve.
Yet Another Squirrel Picture
Over the last few weeks I have loaded up two of my bird feeders with around 2 kilos of sunflower hearts. One feeder has a stainless steel mesh and is mainly frequented by the various members of the tit family. Supplemented by the occasional visits of a pair of Nuthatches and Robins. And today we even had a Bullfinch, a first for us.
The other feeder is a little more open and needless to say is the preferred food source for, yep, you guessed it. The squirrels …..
I wouldn’t mind, but in stealing the birds food they spill more on the ground than they actually eat.
This ground based bounty then attracts the attention of those flying pigs, the Wood Pigeons. I call them pigs because of the volume of seed a single pigeon consumes. I also refer to them as vultures, as they sit high up in the trees waiting for us humans to leave the garden so they can come down and scavenge. They remind me of that old cartoon and tee shirt design …..
One day they will lose their patience, fly down and attack me instead of waiting for me to fill the feeders.
Anyway, I know, it’s my fault, I bought the wrong type of feeder. But I have yet to find a squirrel proof feeder. These little scallywags have such sharp teeth and are so persistent, that they have chewed their way into every feeder that doesn’t give them instant access to the food, like the one above.
Like us humans and our money, who want instant access to our cash. We have ATMs, the squirrel community want ASDs. Automated Seed Dispensers.
Albino Squirrel
We don’t get them every year, but we do seem to get them fairly frequently….
Sometimes we have a pair but more often than not it’s just a singleton. Compared to the usual greys these little chaps stick out like a sore thumb.
Squirrel
Just barely into the new year and we had a gorgeous sunny morning. This guy was just sitting, enjoying the rays.
Isn’t Nature Wonderful
This was how my car windscreen appeared during our recent frosts ……
And here is part of the roof …..
I never fail to be amazed by nature.
WrAnTz 