7/365 Snow Cap

"If you are cold, tea will warm you; if you are too heated, it will cool you; if you are depressed, it will cheer you; if you are excited, it will calm you."

"Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race."

"Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness."

"We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace."

William E Gladstone 1809 - 1898

6/365 Birds Of A Feather

With the all the zeal of the newly converted I went out first thing this morning to clear away the snow from my superdeluxe bird feeder and make sure that there was plenty of food available for my little feathered friends. Despite it still being quite early I was almost instantly rewarded by a whole host of visitors. Flocks of bluetits, a dunnock or two, blackbirds, robins, starlings and sparrows. Oh and the magpie stopped by too but didn't hang around very long.

I managed to get a photo of this little chap as he perched on a branch at the bottom of the garden his red breast contrasting with the snow in the background.

5/365 Eve of the Epiphany

La Befana comes tonight to children all over Italy, bringing gifts and sweets to the ones that have been good and lumps of coal to the others. La Befana is an ugly old crone, with hooked nose and warts. But La Befana is kindly and good and reminds us that we shouldn't judge a book by it's cover.

4/365 Tick Tock

This is a view of Chester's Eastgate clock, the second most photographed clock in England. 

3/365 A Touch Of Frost

2/365 Where will we find 3 wise men?

1/365 Blue Moon

The new decade and the new year started with a blue moon and some fireworks. Credit for this photo goes to SLD who captured the fireworks as we brought in the new year at the Red House. I had not taken my camera!

Later on in the afternoon we took a walk by the River Dee where I managed to get some shots off before my battery went dead. Not a very auspicious start to my blog!