Merry Christmas from me and......

....some of my favourite sights on my latest walks.

My favourite Church......

Which is looking very festive....

 Sam the squirrel who lives nearby.....

with Tom Tit ( of course)...

And little Robin Redbreast.....

Then in the woodland there's Woody....

Hi Woody, what a smart chap you are. Thank you for saying hello.....

In the fields Fred is high in the tree.....

Morning Fred Fieldfare....

Morning to you too Billy Bullfinch..

 He's a bit shy

And Mrs Blackbird....

On another walk the misty light was magical and these lovelies caught my eye...

Morning Harold and friend.....

Hello again Robin.....

 I really must put some birdseed in my pocket.

Greetings pregnant ladies...take in easy.......

Ooooh the hidden Valley with added mist. I LOVE this spot......

Thank you all for joining my on these walks. I'm always thrilled to get comments and happy that you enjoy them too.

Back home I'm smiling at this wooden sign which eldest made for me...very special. I'm so lucky.

So finally ( before I head off to do MORE wrapping, then go to work) I'd just like to say, I hope you all enjoy the season in your own way...and get chance to relax at some point.

Love
Jacquie and friends xxx

Snowy Magic

Hello Lovelies,

we have been having some "proper" winter weather around here these last few days. The snow fell softly on Sunday and due to the cold temperatures it has stayed around. Tuesday morning was particularly chilly and my garden temperature gauge told me  it was minus 5.5 degrees Celsius at 9.23am.  Brrrr.

  

Still, the sun was shining and I need to get out walking as often as I can. I have to walk over 60 miles before the end of the month if I want to complete my challenge to walk 1000 outdoor "boots on" miles this year.

I wrapped up and carefully picked my way along the icy pavement and stopped when this pretty Holly caught my eye.

Today so many simple scenes were looking stunning

Snow transforms the everyday into something quiet special doesn't it.

I headed for the footpath at the top of the road.

And gazed at the white world stretched out before me.

Plenty of other folks were making the most of the beautiful morning, though most had four legged companions.

Oooh it's so cold maybe the ice on this puddle is strong enough to hold my weight? I tried it out then jumped off laughing when I heard an ominous crack.

I was one of those walks where you just feel happy and blessed.

Onwards into the next field

where the snow glistened on the ploughed earth.

and the sunlight made the few remaining Oak leaves glow.

The light was beautiful.

and the shadows were so long.

I thought maybe there would be no snow left in the woodland, but it still looked lovely.

and further along it just got better.

The snow lay thickly on branches and twigs.

and everywhere looked magical. I don't think my photos do it justice. We don't get than much snow around here so I was particularly happy to see this spectacle before it melted away.

 Back in the fields the bare trees and hedgerows looked lovely in the sunlight.

 And here a mist added mystery to the wintry landscape.

 Ahhhh, lovely sunlight on my favourite church. Beautiful.

There were lovely scenes everywhere.

 I saw lots of birds on this walk, Blackbirds, long tailed tits, chaffinches and  Robins, but I didn't manage to photograph any....except the Chicken and the crow :0)
 Back home I made sure to put some extra food out for my feathered friends.

Before I headed indoors to warm up. 

I hope you enjoyed coming on this walk lovelies. I'm happy I was able to capture a little of it's special-ness. Once again I felt blessed.

Jacquie x