Monday, 25 January 2016

Warmer weather - wonderful walks!!

So we have had a few milder days and that has meant a few lovely walks with Trojan. The first we had was last Wednesday and so I took a couple of shots...the weather was so nice I actually removed my hat and gloves!!!

Trojan collie/shepherd x. Suny Labradoodle
Tro and Suny enjoying the
springtime smells!!

Clear skies and January sun
Glorious sunshine and
clear skies.

Trojan and his shadow.
It's so nice to see a
shadow!!
No I haven't got another dog...the one in the photo with Tro is Suny, the labradoodle. Suny lives next door to us and his owner has had an operation on her knee so he has been sharing morning walks with us. He is still essentially a pup at two years old but a good boy and gets on well with Trojan.

The weather has been very weird of late.....today we have seen double figures but just two days ago it was -5 degrees. Weird and wonderful. Everywhere is still very wet so although it's nice to get a milder day the colder days do mean the dogs are clean when we arrive home!!

Of course we have had some spectacular sunrises too.....

A January sunrise
Sun rising out my front room
window.
 Of course with the sunrise comes the birds and we certainly get a lovely dawn chorus outside with all the birds we have flying around.

Female blackbird watching the sunrise.
Female blackbird watching
the sunrise.
You can't see so well the type of bird due to the 'silhouette' nature of the photo so you'll just have to take my word for it, and I know she probably isn't really watching the sunrise but I do love this photo!!

I'm really bored with winter now...It's nice to see the days getting longer but the turn of the seasons just can't come quick enough for me. I do relish the start of winter when the days start getting shorter and I have time to kick back, relax and take time on some of my other hobbies but with having got so little gardening done last year I am really itching to get back into it.

Having said that I haven't picked up my knitting needles since last August and this is one hurdle I am going to try and overcome whilst I'm waiting for the lighter nights...funny really, chatting with my Sister last week and she hasn't picked her knitting up either...we have both vowed to get back into it though!!

I think if the weather is decent at the weekend I may go and potter down the plot for a while...only for the morning though as I am going to look for a new pair of glasses at the weekend. I hate doing that but my friend Fi has kindly offered to come and help me choose some so it will be a nice couple of hours out...this just means an allotment visit will need to be earlier rather than later.

Okay, going a little (to put it mildly) off topic so I will say 'bye' and see you Wednesday with my first Wordless Wednesday post of 2016!!
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Posted by Tanya.

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14 comments:

  1. tpals25 January 2016 at 20:19

    I had to chuckle at the idea of you getting bored with winter. It doesn't look like you've had any winter at all. Where is the snow, frost and ice?

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    1. Tanya.25 January 2016 at 21:10

      This is most of my problem tpals...no frost, snow ,ice...it has just been nothing but wet and dreary. All the cold which helps to kill the bugs and replenish the land isn't happening and so we float around in a no mans land no nothing is occurring...wow...I could write a hole new post in this!!!

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  2. Linda P25 January 2016 at 23:00

    I'm sure you welcome the sunshine as you must have to go out daily with Trojan. It's good that he has a companion at the moment. We've had one or two amazing skies like that as the sun rises. I'm not sure that the weather will be suitable for pottering
    at the allotment at the weekend, but you never can tell.

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    1. Tanya.26 January 2016 at 13:44

      I don't mind so much if the sun isn't out...my pet hate it high winds with rain to go walking in...not fun!!!
      I suppose I live in hope for the weekend weather being nice!!

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  3. Sue Garrett26 January 2016 at 11:12

    I hope finding glasses doesn't cause as much hassle for you as it has for me! If you haven't been following my eye saga then this will probably make no sense.

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    1. Tanya.26 January 2016 at 13:46

      I have been following your eye saga Sue so your comment made perfect sense....fortunately for me my prescription is a lot simpler than yours so choosing specs doesn't have the same technicalities for me. Hope I find some quick mind....I do hate having to go to town!!

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  4. Jo@awholeplotoflove26 January 2016 at 13:04

    Its just so unseasonal isn't it, I need a good long hard frost before spring arrives to kill off the slugs! Hope your knitting mojo comes back x

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    1. Tanya.26 January 2016 at 13:48

      I Know....I would love some good cold weather to kill of a few bugs...and could really do without the wind thats come back!!

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  5. Jo26 January 2016 at 13:17

    So much for the nicer days, we've got the storm heading our way from America, it's trying its best to rain at the moment and it's very windy but we're supposed to get the brunt of it later today. I'm not a lover of winter so it's nice to see the days starting to lengthen, it won't be long until the clocks go forward and then spring will definitely be here.

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    1. Tanya.26 January 2016 at 13:52

      I know what you mean Jo, I'd be perfectly happy for America not to share with us.....but if they really did have to I think I would have preferred the snow.
      the peak of the winds is supposed to be about now for our area with the slowing after 2...lets hope they're right...the wind is my least favourite weather!!

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  6. Ratty28 January 2016 at 08:47

    You make me miss good weather. I'm glad you have it though. It's been nothing but very cold and snowy around here.

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    1. Tanya.28 January 2016 at 20:02

      I have kind of missed not having a winter Rtty...guess there is just no pleasing us...lol

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  7. Annie_H31 January 2016 at 17:18

    Yes its been very up and down the weather, been bitterly cold and windy here, but good that you made the most of the nice day. Love the pics of the sunsets. You are right been such a dull, wet winter we definitely all need some sunshine!!

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    1. Tanya.6 February 2016 at 23:42

      I think the fact that winter never really came is what bothered me most...I love the crisp cold...where did Jack Frost go this year???

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