I’m following other bloggers blogs with pure envy. Johannesburg, Florida, Spain – anywhere that the sun shines. Our weather is simply awful and I haven’t set foot in the garden in weeks. Currently we have winds up to 85 miles an hour, according to the weather bureau. My sister, who lives in Florida tells me this is not a storm. It is, according to her, a hurricane. (An hurricane?) In America, anything with winds over 70 m.p.h. is definitely a hurricane. I guess the Brits are terrified of frightening the populace, sending them into a frenzy of evacuation (where could we go I wonder – such a little island) and will continue to play the weather down to keep us all sedated.
Whatever. We continue, with trepidation, to brave falling trees and feed the birds. I am still on my mission to capture every bird that visits and have a few new pics to post. The wrens are delightful but difficult to spot and almost impossible to photograph. Little wretches will not sit still. This isn’t even my photograph – TL managed to snap it when I wasn’t around. But it qualifies for my list as they are customers.
footsy2 
Tan cute. Plenty of sunny Spanish pix on my blog. You must miss it.
I do and I don’t :-). Maybe come back to Nerja for a few weeks Jan/Feb. (Spent last Christmas in Competa in mountains. Nearly died of the cold. Spanish houses NOT geared for it!
Mountains are bad news. We looked at Canillas de Aceituno, thought it was a beautiful location, but, we decided against. Coastal properties are good 🙂 No extreme temperatures and in our case lots of sun. Too much in summer 😀
Can there ever be too much summer? 🙂
Lovely photos, footsy. I hope your weather behaves itself better when I get to Mud Island on the 21st. 🙂
One can only hope. We head off to the North on the 21st and the weather is always worse there!! But the odds are on a white Christmas. should offer photo ops if nothing else 🙂
I don’t envy you your weather, but heat and drought are not pleasant either. We’re wishing for a good, soaking rain that lasts about three days. Judging by the lack of birds in our gardens, they feel the same.
Are you putting out plenty of water for them 2lips? I do it every day even with the weather – because it freezes and the birds can’t get a drop!
There are 3 birdbaths in my immediate area, so they are catered for in that department. I have the sad feeling that one of them may have died somehow as I do see the one who lacked courage to feed at my trough, so to speak, without the mate.
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We have had rain squalls rolling in one after the other here and we’re mighty grateful for them after the drought we had. It doesn’t hurt that there are sunny spots between the storms. Luckily it doesn’t get cold enough for water to freeze. It’s nice that you’re watching out for the feathered population. There’s just something about the tiny birds that makes them nearly impossible to capture. They’re just so darned ACTIVE! 😉
Our smallest bird is a goldcrest – and today I managed photographs. Even tho’ they are not great, I am thrilled :-).
Can’t wait to see it. I don’t think we have goldcrests over here.
Will post – just for you 🙂
they are very cute birdies. I was watching the UK weather on SKY news, looks horrendous! Keep safe and dry
So far we have been lucky – got the tail end of ‘storm’ Desmond – but that was bad enough.
The drought is that bad that veggies have almost doubled in price and in some shops there is a bit of a shortage.
We heard from one of the clients that Cambridge is flooded! Had my tonsils out at Cambridge hospital.
Not a happy memory – tonsils, altho depends on how old you were! I was under the impression the drought had broken. Maybe just in my old happy hunting ground – Vrystaat.
Cannot remember how old I was. I have a vague recollection of ice -cream.
Rained a couple of times here, but not the usual Joburg rain. We are melting in this heat.
Is that a wren? cute little so and so, TL did a great job capturing it. you ever closer to the capital soon? its less windy due to all the buildings and it would be nice to see you
Off to Leeds for Christmas shortly – but back in the NY. We will get together one of these days :-). … Yup, it’s a wren – difficult enough to spot, let alone photograph.
Nice picture of Jenny – I have a theory that for birds of that size the secret is to choose a spot where they’re not, and click. One might get lucky. The spot where they are always produces a blur or a singular lack of bird.
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