SkyWatch & Nature Notes ~ 3rd. Blogaversary!

It is exactly three years since my darling daughter bullocked me

into starting a blog. Insecure and mainly computer illiterate, I made

my first tentative posts mainly to have somewhere to show some

photos of my way of looking at the world.

I don't know how it happened but over 600 posts and 300 followers

later, I am humbled to have so many friends around the world and

more grateful than I can possibly say to have been welcomed into

the blogging community with such open arms.

I wish to thank you all for having taken me to your hearts. You all

have made this old lady with a camera, a very happy bunny indeed!

All of you have been like this shining cloud for me, pure joy.

The seasons this year are very confused, like this spider outside

my room with his stash of food bundled up to feed her babies.

Our lovely English Leicester ladies smiling after being 'crutched'

( having their backsides shorn to prevent fly-strike).

One of the chores when the grass greens up in autumn.

It is two weeks to mid-winter here and my garden not only

is bursting with spring flowers but roses as well. How on

Earth am I going to get them all pruned when they look like

this?

Certainly not something one expects at this season of the year.

My Hyacinths are popping up like Johnny Jump-ups.

Violets are flowering everywhere,

Jonquils smile from hidden nooks,

and Snowflakes are ringing their little bells earlier than ever.

Although the sheep got into the garden and trampled the broad

beans, they have set and ripened at least four months early.

Luckily, we have had no bad frosts so our lettuces are doing

well, also very unusual for this time of year.

Most plants are well in advance of their season except these

apples, which were late in ripening and are still being enjoyed

straight off the tree.

The biggest anomaly is this flowering cherry tree which has

swelling buds when it has never in 40 years, flowered before September.

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