Blackbird

Blackbird

Today’s picture is of a Blackbird on the feeder tray, taken after I arrived home from a long day at Addenbrookes Hospital.

We were up at 0430 hours and I had to feed Bo, our neighbour’s dog before we went; it was still dark. I also had to defrost the car which took ten minutes as there was quite a hard frost last night, but then we do live in a frost hollow, so this is not unusual.

We arrived at the ward at 0645 hours and my husband went to theatre at 1020 hours for his left-knee to be replaced; he returned to the ward just as visiting hours began at 1500 hours. Visiting on this ward is rubbish 1500 to 1700 hours and then again in the evening from 1900 to 2000 hours; I shall not visit in the evening. While he was in surgery I waited on the concourse, but then Nicola, our daughter, collected me and we went to Scotsdales for lunch and a look round during her lunch break, which was infinitely better than sitting on the concourse for five hours. I have also included two pictures taken at Addenbrookes Hospital, one before the operation and one after.

It Has Been Snowing

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There was not enough snow when we woke up to make a snowball. It snowed on and off all morning, but it had all disappeared by lunchtime. It seems there is likely to be some more that is fine as long as it all disappears before Monday morning.

It is not a day for outdoor activities as it is very cold. There were a lot of birds in the garden including one pair of our Reed Buntings. Today’s picture was taken through the kitchen window; it is of a grumpy looking Mrs Blackbird, waiting to eat from the fat ball feeder, which is being dominated by a Starling. Also included is a picture of James, one of our resident pheasants and the shed, showing the small amount of snow that fell during the night.