8 Wood Pigeons in an Ash Tree !!.....no Partridge !!

The Wood Pigeons......in the Ash Tree !!!!!!!!......and its snowing ....

The Pheasants....in the garden........today.....

The little birds.......in the garden......

Everette Green...........my little singing Christmas Tree !!.....he's out this year.......he had a year off last year....but he's back.....!!

The weather is still cold and we still have snow....mind you it has thawed a little today....

I have had various avalanches of snow sliding off the roof.......the icicles are beginning to melt and well......just when you thought it might be on its way....night time comes and its back to freezing....

Onto matters of a feathered variety......there is a very popular song......at this time of year !! it goes something like this......'On the first day of Christmas......my true love gave to me '.......

A Partridge.....in a Pear Tree.............I can hear you all singing.....at this point !!.....

Well sadly ..............I have no.......Pear Tree......or even....the other.....!!

But what I do have......is 8 Wood Pigeons......in my Ash Tree.....all together now !!!!!!!!!!

I can hear you all now singing.....the Zanzibah version........' Eight Wood Pigeons in an Ash Tree !! .............. I have also had 4 Pheasants....in the Garden........

Oh dear.............the things you do......on days like this.......one could be accused of being slightly......perculiar........on occasions.......however I can assure you.........that the occasions are very consistent .....indeed.....on that note...it is the time of year for a very special....person to make an appearance......its..Everette Green.....he's back.....to keep me company....over the festive season......!!

I turned the girls out today...as I thought they would like to be out....they ran across the field...following each other.....and me as I took the dogs down the track...and by the time I had returned.....they were all standing back at the gate waiting to come in !!.....

A brief outing....indeed......mind you the wind was bitter....and there's nothing just standing out in the fields.....freezing.....the boys and the baby boys are as happy as Larry...with Norris in the big Barn......no requests from them to go out in this freezing stuff......

The most they do is have a quick sniff of the freezing air.....then retire to the hay......after feeding their faces...its time for a lie down and a look at the scenery !!.....

What a life !!