Wednesday, February 1, 2023

January! 2023

 And here we are a look at what January was like for us here. Remarkably we didn't have much snow. But you'll be pleased to hear it did arrive later!

The trouble with January is that we just don't go anywhere. I go to Waterloo, the shop and supermarket. So you will have to bear with me on the limited outing shots. But what is amazing is that the weather has been quite dramatic this month and it is only a month of pictures. 

Lily's Birthday cake 21!!!

Discovered a lurking cat. Yes that's Miss Bella and she knows she has been naughty and this is forbidden, sleeping on the washing!!!!

No snow but heated mats are ready

Fabulous moon in the sky

Leaves hanging on still!

I can't believe the no snow and leaves still hanging about and OMG green grass

Inexplicably someone has put a chair on the roof


But we did get rain in January and dampness and it felt like a Manx winter

With misty days and the towers disappearing into the cloud

I thought that my eyes were playing tricks on me but yes that is 3 mourning doves in a row!

Mate you are too big for that bird feeder (Blue Jay)

Little bit of snow coming down 

Amazing blue sky

This is nighttime and the snow reflecting the light and it feeling that it isn't dark. It is a glow and it always seems wonderful

But the snow has come now. On the left of the picture is the main road, that's four lanes of traffic! You can't even see the road

I liked the highlighting that the snow did on these limbs

Pretty house in the snow on Rusholme Street

I was trying to get the snow that was highlighted in the headlights. It was so pretty on my way home

That day light effect that the snow does at night!

And then I saw this street lamp capturing the snow as it fell

So lovely to have bright blue

These leaves really were rustling

On my favorite orange wall there is an old vine and still this has berries

This guy was on his phone skating...now I've seen it all. That really is supreme confidence

Normally you can see down the alley to a tower block but we had so much fog it was hidden....just blank

I love it when some one does a fab paint job on a building. They even did the stairs. Now that's fancy

On this damp morning the red squirel I see from my bathroom window was so wet. Poor thing

He was doing a thorough drying off

and I couldn't believe how the light just caught his fur and he was glowing in places

It was such a dull day. It was an amazing effect

and he kept going like a dog after the rain




This bird looks like it has something to say

and then I'm calling this a flock of American Goldfinches

Cutie pie on the fence. A Junco

Literally having a conversation




Another first, skating with the push chair

Archie and the box that doesn't fit him

It really doesn't mate

I absolutely love this effect of the light as the sun is rising hitting the tree tops. Which is the amber colour you can see 

Just such an amazing start to the day

Rush hour am and the light is making the trees glow

So pretty

and who doesn't love yard bombing
Just so much snow

This is just after snow has fallen. You can just see that the pine tree that now looks like it has gloved hands! and lost some snow. There was a great thwumph

But this American Goldfinch is not bothered



This is picture was me driving back home having gone out for cat litter of all things. The snow was thick and fast and we got in the end over 10inches. But the snow was doing my favorite of highlighting and I noticed the street lamp, looking like a street lamp skeleton. How cool is that! I didn't hang about, it was really coming down~

And so now I have to find the pavement and remove the snow

You can see the road a bit and I have cleared the path

Within seconds it was covered 

and the driveway too....



Ice carvers at work. Wow that looks hard work. Those blocks are massive and I saw one of the exceptionally large men moving one and he was struggling they must be super heavy

Had to go out the next day for flour...for pancakes, which is essential and I saw what they had carved with chain saws!!!

It's an angel I think! Takes some working out

And a an ode to Frozen.

My own ice!

This tree is loaded with berries, that is great for the birds




We still have snow but I am celebrating, we have done January!!!! Happy New Year 2023