Weather today a marked improvement on yesterday. Mild and sunny until tonight when the rain reappeared. Beautiful sunset.
A good morning meeting up with my chums at Lavers, I still do not feel I know longer work there. Will be 7 years on the 22nd.
Met with the cousins for the annual Christmas get together at Mapledurham golf course. Good that Les and Janice were able to join us this year after a long drive from Salcombe.
Could not wish for a better day to appreciate the local countryside while eating a delicious Christmas dinner then drinking coffee as the sun was setting.
Mild but as wet as you can get it. Dreadful.
Indoor Christmas decorations up today, only the minimum mind, just a 🌲. The outdoor tree uplighting is impressive as are the deer family.
The deer family are tonight reflected in the flooded lawn. Had enough of this wet stuff now.
Hedgehogs out again last night as were the pair of foxes. A trail camera also captured good images of Tufty collecting leaves for the drey box. Collecting dry leaves from under the conifer trees.
Mild and sunny. Last nights rain however has made the garden rather mucky.
A little preparation for Christmas today. In town for a few personal bits but came home on same bus. A Monday and the town was buzzing. I don't do buzz these days.
Trail cameras confirmed the hedgehogs are still out of a night. Foxes, rats and mice also out helping themselves to left over hedgehog food.
Sitting in my armchair this afternoon I was aware of a large bird flying over the pond. I had a good view looking through the V of the silver birch tree. I was holding my camera as had just taken a photograph of a sparrow. This enabled me to capture a reasonable 'in flight' photograph. It was a sparrowhawk with a great tit in its claw. Flew to a fence post where it devoured the great tit.
Jays busy again feeding on monkey nuts. Squirrels also taking the monkey nuts but burying them for future meals. Tufty also carried more oak leaves into the drey box.
Much milder today, temperature reached 7c this afternoon. Terrible late afternoon into the evening with heavy rain.
Day spent connecting the tree uplighting and family of reindeer. Looking good, just wish it was not so wet. Have had to make sure all connections are waterproofed.
Jays busy feeding on monkey nuts, there was a pecking order as Tufty was also vying for the monkey nuts.
Tufty also spent a fair amount of time taking in mouthfuls of oak leaves to the drey box.
Hedgehogs and foxes out again last night.
Amazing amount of fungi appeared overnight.
What a dreadful day. Cold and very wet particularly this afternoon.
Made an attempt to connect up the uptree lighting but sadly had to abort the job as was getting rather wet. Not good when working with electrics.
Checked out last nights SD cards and as you would expect the foxes, hedgehogs, rats and mice were out enjoying leftover hedgehog food.
Tomorrow also looking wet but Monday at the moment is looking good so hopefully can finish the outdoor Christmas lighting and other surprises.
A very hard overnight frost. The rest of the day remained very cold but also sunny. A superb sunrise.
Checked out three days of trail cam' images, nearly 5000. At the moment the hedgehogs are still very active and are in and out of the feeding box dozens of times a night.
Both foxes also out along with the rats and mice. There was a dead young rat on the path this morning, a little frozen!
Was hoping to connect up the up-tree lighting tomorrow but forecast is wet for the weekend, may be put on hold.
A very cold and sunny day.
Today spent at Wisley, two good walks enjoyed. Stayed until 6pm to experience the Glow Walk. The woods, lakes and the giant glasshouse were aglow with all manor of coloured lights. Some amazing affects especially with the reflections.
Not sure on wildlife this week, hopefully will get a chance tomorrow to check out the SD cards.
