Happy New Year.

The beginning of another year, 2016, I wonder what this year holds for us!

Hopefully some good luck for a change.




There have been builders working in the school behind our flat for a while, the squirrels are not happy.
The workmen act as though they have never seen squirrels before, they point and bang their shovels on the ground when they see them. Tony has been tempted a few times to fire a nut in the direction of the men, in the hope they would think it was the squirrel throwing them. The squirrels sit in the tree and watch until they can run down the tree into the garden without being seen. Once in the garden they can stay and eat their fill.

One of the squirrels keeping a close eye on the proceedings.

The squirrels have been enjoying a mixture of nuts over the festive period. They have also had some chocolate and some cake.

The cats are still causing a problem in the garden, however walnuts on the end of their nose does make them run!

Robin posing for the last photo of the year.

The Robin came to see me for his last photo of the year and posed very nicely at the top of the old concrete washing post. He even sang a song before leaving.

We have seen feathers falling in the garden a few times recently but not known what has been the cause.  We didn't think it was the Sparrow hawk as we are pretty sure that it would not be able to strike and carry off a collar dove in the air. We did wonder if it could be a Peregrine. There are Peregrines that nest in Wakefield Cathedral which is not that far away as the crow flies.

On Wednesday Tony was in the kitchen looking out of the window,  sitting on the fence were two Collar Doves, all of a sudden as if from nowhere a Hawk flew down struck one of the Doves and carried it away. Tony said it was definitely not a Sparrow Hawk and he was almost sure that it was indeed a Peregrine.

The remains of the Collar Dove.

We are both now spending a lot of time watching from windows, Tony in the kitchen and me from the shed. Waiting for the Hawk to strike again. Of course it will be the kettle scenario "watch kettle never boils",  "Wait for Hawk never comes".

I saw this and decided that this is very fitting for all my friends and family, because no matter what they love me for who I am, the same as I love them for who they are.

Happy new year, may 2016 bring you good health and happiness. xxx

Untill the next time...