30th January 2011. Reminded me of "angry birds" when I looked at it later. I
often see this heron but he's very camera shy and takes off at the slightest
movement.
29th January 2011. A Spinone team, from left to right: Hudson, Alice,
Bobby, Murdoch and Molly
28th January 2011. A little bit of sun makes all the difference today. This
japanese quince has virtually no leaves on it but lots of buds.
26th January 2011. Really struggling to find something interesting today,
it's so gloomy, so have gone for a new look on an old picture.
23rd January 2011. Murdoch qualifies for Crufts 2012 at his first show this
year.
22nd January 2011. The magnolia buds are still firmly closed, love their
hairy outside.
21st January 2011. Some early blossom is out but other things seem to be
later this year like the camellia which is still tightly in bud.
20th January 2011. Today is the day we remember Emma, although it was a
long time ago, her favourite place in the garden still has the daffodils we
planted there in her memory.
19th January 2011. Came across these colourful oak leaves that were frozen
in a shallow pool of water.
18th January 2011. A dewy morning and I spotted this daisy in the grass
that was just opening its petals.
17th January 2011. It's lovely to see the first signs of spring approaching,
here some daffodils are starting to emerge from their underground winter
home. We even had some sun today, wonderful.
15th January 2011. Murdoch tries to to keep up with his uncle Ben and mother
Alice.
13th January 2011. It was this week 2 years ago that we said goodbye to
Riva and here is one of my favourite pictures of her.
12th January 2011. Been trying for ages to capture a swan in flight. Today
one visited the lake, looking for some mates I think. When he didn't find
any he took off to try somewhere else. Such a shame it was so dark today.
10th January 2011. This is the only bit of colour I could find in the garden
on a very dull day.
9th January 2011. Oak leaves everywhere, today they looked so pretty with
the frost on them.
8th January 2011. Peeling bark from a eucalyptus tree and the scent is
wonderful.
6th January 2010. Raining, windy, dark and only a hand held compact camera
so not a bad effort all things considered. The lights look so pretty when
walking along the Victoria embankment.
5th January 2010. A collage of Christmas cards is today's subject as it's
12th night. I thought it would be nice to record them before they go away.
4th January 2010. Been trying for ages to get a decent picture of our
nuthatch who visits the bird table every day for his peanuts. It was quite
a dull day and it's taken through the window so I was quite pleased with
this one. He has very long toe nails which he uses to cling onto the bird
feeder. His strategy is to scatter all the seed out until he finds a nut so
he makes quite a mess.
2nd January 2011. Murdoch stops for a drink during his retrieving session
today.
New year and new calendars to display. This year I'm spoilt with 3 Spinone
calendars to choose from. Today is also day 1 of my 2011 project to take a
"photo of the day" each day. Last year I managed till the end of April then
fell behind with the project and never managed to catch up.
