Shutlingsloe, Xmas 2012

Its always a walk Liz and myself do over Christmas.... just to blow a few cobwebs away. A few years ago we abandoned due to the deep snow, no chance of that this winter due to the very mild weather.

 

Half way up

 

 

The adjascent moorland

 

 

 








A new found friend at the summit (with the iconic Cat & Fiddle Inn on the horizon)

 

 

 

taking shelter from the howling wind

 

the tricky wind assisted descent

 

navigating the flooded peat moorland

 

 

Merry Christmas

Have a wonderful Christmas of 2012 to all my fellow Bloggers

 

 

 

 

these are from last years local frozen pool in the village, however this year is so mild and wet there is no ice to be seen

 

Garden Sighting

Red Kite.

 

 

For the second time in a little over two months a Red Kite has flown over the garden here in East Cheshire, a rare visitor to this part of the UK. This second fly over saw it circle quite low before gaining height and drifting off towards Lyme Park and the moorlands.

In a split second .....

....................  the mealworm will be devoured.

 

Not the sharpest pin in the box, but a great split second still of the mealworms last throws of life
 

Desert Wheatear on Rhyl beach, N Wales