My Sunday Photo... Flower and Fauna

I can't believe it's Sunday already! 

Does anyone else have to consult the calendar or phone to check what day it is?

I've just snapped a few new arrivals into the garden this week.

It's been a very misty morning and we've had quite a good downpour. 

The first for a good few weeks... so I mustn't complain and I'm sure the plants are happier for it.

 The raspberry canes are sprouting. 

We'll hopefully be tasting our first raspberries soon.

Here's a little sunshine or as near as we will get today by the look of it.

A gorgeous tulip

I hope you have a great Sunday.

I'll linking up as usual with My Sunday Photo

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you again soon.

My Sunday Photo... Dancing Daffodils and Busy Bee

Hello Everyone,

I'm rather late posting My Sunday Photo today... but better late than ever.

In this part of Bonnie Scotland spring has finally arrived.

The temperatures, whilst not exactly sweltering have risen which has made everything pop.

The bees have started to buzz in their busy sortie from flower to flower.

The tree buds are just about to burst into leaf.

My magnolia is showing promising signs of actually flowering this time and I've actually given the lawn it's first cut!

So all is good in the garden.

Here's my appreciation of the daffodil.

Happy Earth Day to you and thanks for popping by.
I hope to see you again soon.

I'm linking up with My Sunday Photo over at Photalife

My Sunday Photo... Breakfast Alfresco

It appears that spring has finally come out of hiding.

Who would have guessed that we could have our Sunday breakfast alfresco.

It's been such a long time since we could do this and it's been greatly missed.

The trouble is that once breakfast is over there are so many jobs to catch up on... so it'll be a busy day.

I'll be linking up (rather later than usual) with My Sunday Photo.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon.

Enjoy your Sunday

My Sunday Photo... Visiting Birds

With the current cold snap that's covering the UK at the moment, we've personally had quite a dry bright time over the last few weeks. 

Definitely a Scandinavian feel to our weather. 

Blue skies, not a cloud in the sky and lots of bright sunlight... even though I wouldn't have minded a little flurry of snow, as long as it would disappear quickly. 

It seems to have missed our part of Scotland.

So it is a tough time for our little wild birds... in fact, it's been tough for all our wildlife over this winter.

My bird feeders are always very popular, but when a - 3 degrees Celsius arrives, even in daylight, then it can be a battle ground out there. Every little beak needs it's fill before nightfall.

This particular feeder is hanging right next to my kitchen window.

I stock it with suet logs and it's very popular...even when I'm working in the kitchen.

Obviously, hunger overtakes the nerves and they feed right before my eyes.

There's obviously been no time for a pedicure lately!

Sometimes it can be tricky getting the last bite.

How these little cuties manage on those tiny wee legs is beyond me.

Also to keep warm with no leg warmers! 

We also had another visitor yesterday, who hasn't actually be brave enough to step over into the garden before. 

Hunger has brought him to us.

 Mr Pheasant...isn't he majestic! 

He actually hung around for quite some time.

I think he approved of our menu.

And finally, as I've mentioned before that our Goldfinch population has had a birdie boom since we returned to this house and started feeding them.

I have counted over 40 in one flock all at once...honest!

And that was from just one feeder!

Here's a little proof of just some of the goldfinches visiting the bird feeder in the fir tree.

You can almost seed the seed decrease as you watch them.

So I think it's probably time for me to get outside and replenish the feeders by now.

It has to be done every day! 

I am a little late posting today, but I'm going to link up with My Sunday Photo

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon.

Have a great Sunday everyone

Not cat amongst the pigeons...more dog amongst the chooks!

The arrival of chickens has certainly given Muffin a new mission.

We decided only to get four girls...2 Bluebells and 2 Marans, but they're numbers don't count in Muffin's mind...they are flighty, strange smelling and well worth thorough investigations)

Yesterday, as the girls were in their day care centre (the old ruined barn - or folly as we call it) 

Muffin went missing. 

After three of us running around like headless chickens (sorry I couldn't resist that) calling her name and doing all the usual familiar noises... but not a peep. 

Complete vanishing act! 

Hubby even went walking down the lane, just in case Muffin had decided to take a flight of fancy (sorry there's another pun) but no sign of her.

I thought she had been so transfixed with the girls that she probably wouldn't be far from them. 

So after searching around the folly I found nothing... so I went back to the coop. 

As I called her name, I suddenly saw that cute little white mischievous face peeking out of inside the coop!

As hubby was cleaning out the coop and generally going about his chores... he hadn't noticed Muffin sneak into the coop. 

You would think with three people shouting her name and generally causing a commotion,  that she might have given us some indication where she was...but not her. 

She was on a mission. 

Where had those girls disappeared to?

No Mr Foxy or any stray eggs left behind.

A complete mystery!

Muffin is extremely sick at the moment so these cute photos are precious to us. 

The arrival of the chickens has given her a distraction and she's showing her character...basically a mischievous minx.

She will be going into a specialist vet surgery for a major operations on Wednesday, so could I please ask that you keep us in your thoughts and send as much positive, healing energy our way.

She isn't in pain, just discomfort but basically wasting away if we don't have this surgery. 

Her mannerisms over these last few days have made it easy to decide that she's still full of life if this intestinal problem can be fixed. So we're willing to give it a go.

She'll be in hospital for a few days, so understandably I may be quite for this coming week or so.

Thank you for all the lovely messages and kind words.

We really appreciate them.

As usual for a Sunday I'm linking up to Photalife and Image-in-ing.blogspot.co.uk

Take care and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday

Silent Sunday...

What is Silent Sunday?

Silent Sunday

What is Silent Sunday?

Silent Sunday

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