I know that I've spent a lot of time in recent posts relating back to how things were at this time last year, but it has made for some interesting comparisons. This was the scene
<<< a year ago today with the jackdaws seen from my back door flocking in to chatter and natter away on the leafless trees above the old quarry. Yes. lovely clear, beautifully white clouded skies ... not so today. It has rained all through the night (at least it was in the moments of wakefulness) and, all day!
This time last year there were clinging remnants of snow to be found on the ground.
But the rain from the days prior to the rather frozen conditions saw sheep on extra feed.
They were covered in fleece darkening mud and no doubt grateful for their hay ration.
Some however (a bit like us) seemed to have just given up and only wanted to rest,
I know how they feel, I felt the same today and stayed in warm and dry from the perpetually down pouring skies. There are flood warnings out in many parts of the country as the rain just does not seem to abate and we just look out at the constant torrent of gravity descending wet stuff! It really has been a very weather strange year.
Even the jackdaws who normally natter and chatter through all hours of the day and yes, night too have seemed amazingly quiet this year, as have so many of our other birds.
This time last year there were clinging remnants of snow to be found on the ground.
Semi-thawed but not quite yet melted as temperatures were really just too low.
But with the sun shining and the clouds in the sky, it was bright and included, rainbows!
Some however (a bit like us) seemed to have just given up and only wanted to rest,
Even the jackdaws who normally natter and chatter through all hours of the day and yes, night too have seemed amazingly quiet this year, as have so many of our other birds.
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