Nice sunny start to the day out here, but the temperatures were well below zero. Cars are covered in a thick layer of rime. Continue to enjoy the flurry of small birds around the feeders outside; great tits, bluetits, nuthatches, robins, wrens as well as blackbirds. Other feathered visitors include bluejays and magpies. The latter not around the birdfeeders (they're too big and too shy), but they are scavenging around.
My dad has the builders round to refurbish some woodwork around the house. Frost, water and other influences don't contrive to keep things in a good state. Not to mention that old wasps' nest from decades ago, which was still in the rafters of the garage.
This evening, I shall collect some pictures which I took in Lewis earlier this month, as well as 3 that I took on Saturday whilst out on the Heathlands. Sunday's pics are digital ones, and available on Flickr.
The Shell Gallery
This is the archive of The Shell Gallery blog, which was active between 2008 and 2018. It is dedicated to the memory of my mother, who died in May 2008, and to that of my father, who passed away in August 2022. 
The Watch Tower stands to the north, overlooking the open Heathlands
The Shell Gallery also refers to the island of Vlieland, which has zillions of shells on its beaches.
1 comment:
We are above 0 but still below freezing here today. The birds are relying on people for feeding right now as anything else is frozen and mostly under snow and ice. We have one squirrel that joins them at our feeders. He picks up anything dropped on the ground. Hope your day is a good one.
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