Now that the nights are much lighter, we don't shut the curtains, which means that last night I saw this tiny sliver of new moon
then there was a dilemma - if the shrub was in focus, as in the previous photo, then the moon wasn't, and if the moon was in focus, as in the next photo, the shrub was blurred!
the problem was solved by zooming in, so that only the moon was in the photo!
I also took several photos at different times over the weekend, from the comfort of my sofa!
a blackbird at sunset
sunset without the blackbird
Mrs Blackbird enjoying a bath
making sure her topknot is clean
a last wash under the wing
a fluffy sparrow
we are out of our usual routine this week, and this morning we were in Hawick. We decided to have a cuppa, and thought we would try the Almond Tree, which has now been open for some months
the menu explains the set-up of the cafe
I had my usual pot of tea, Malcolm had an excellent americano (with hot milk on the side) and we shared this very good cheese scone
back home, I had just refilled the bird bath, when some sparrows appeared to have a drink
then this little one tentatively got into the water
but didn't have quite as vigorous a bath as Mrs Blackbird
while this one just sat on Mr Owl and laughed at him
I'll be back tomorrow with some sewing.