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Winter Regeneration…..

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Dark and damp. Then a brief spell of afternoon sunshine lights up a sheltered corner of the woods. Death and decay….well is some ways yes, but it is also the start of a regeneration process.  The autumnal leaf fall is the start of returning much goodness to the earth….. this year that decay seems to be taking longer, the end of January and so much of the leaf cover is intact.

Snowdrops are continuing to lead the way to Spring.  Protected from much of the recent winter weather by those same carpets of autumn leaves they are now pushing there way to daylight.

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30th January

(C) David Oakes 2018

5 thoughts on “Winter Regeneration…..”

  1. Enjoying (well…) a light touch of the flu. We had a blustery and rainly afternoon on Monday and today – sofar – it’s bright and sunny with little wind. I have seen crocusses coming above ground, snowdrops in bloom in sheltered places and even some early daffodils. Last Saturday I hear the first Blue tit here and I spotted him. In an old chesnut tree all the way in the top. Singing its little heart out. Joyfull… 😀

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  2. Sunny start here. We are lucky we have Blue, Great and Longtail Tits here all winter. The novelty for us this year is a winter influx of Hawfinch. Blackbirds are busy establishing there territorial rights. 🙂

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    1. Ah… difference is: you have a garden and you live in an area loved by birds. This is modern, dull, garden of concrete so few small birds. We do have crows, jackdaws, several kinds of gull and in spring till autumn the occasional barn owl if you are so lucky to see it rest on a fence pole and lots of kestrels. A bit further where the houses are 20 years or a bit older you can hear a family of sparrows. Since last summer many blackbirds died of this new virus and very few starlings. No finches. Well, I don’t hear them, let alone see them. I hope to be able to move to another place. Not so new. With more established gardens and other green bits I hope to see more birds. I am not allowed to feed them from my balcony.

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