Birds On The Pond

 

 

Clouds, rain and a nice view

Nice of the farmer to leave a pathway through this lot!

Now that sky really sums up the last few days

Sometimes a few raindrops help

Stowe IX Churches or thereabouts

Pecker In The Paddock

In the sunshine this afternoon, what I think is a Green Woodpecker decided to start a party in the paddock, later inviting a few friends to groove around and look for bugs.

I am not sure who was the more surprised - me or the woodpecker!

A short walk while the sun was out in May.

It's been damn cold recently but today May seemed more like May ought to seem. The sun was warm and there was a nice breeze. So I decided to take a walk from Astcote, across the field to Eastcote and then back via a tiny bit of Pattishall.


Mother sheep was looking out. She always seems to be standing at the top of a hill whenever I go wandering across her field.


These two weren't quite sure whether to pose or run. In fact they just carried on munching grass.



Eastcote isn't far away at all by this route. Although the climb up the other side of the hill is steeper than it looks - and then you have a stile to negotiate at the top. (For viewers from far away, a stile is a set of steps built into a fence or hedge to help people but not animals get across from one field to another or a field to a footpath.)

Electricity poles and cables everywhere but not a property in sight!!

I don't quite know why but I like taking photos of electricity poles.

Nice yellow fields are here again. 

Northamptonshire's rolling green fields are splendid. 

Horse chestnut tree in bloom. 

The village roads and banks are looking really tidy, freshly mown today. 

Here, you can see the Astcote sign and the Eastcote sign. That must mean I'm in Pattishall. 

Playing field equipment is still looking clean and fun. 

And the tennis courts too, open to anyone. I like that freedom to come and go as we please. I wonder if anyone is doing tennis coaching this summer? 

Why is the round-a-bout all wrapped up? Is this a present for someone? Probably not. Maybe the old wooden equipment is a hazard. Pity. It's been working for years and years and years.

The sun comes out ...

... and it seems that the sheep have got a double garage, mirrors and even a couple of birds.

 

 

 

 

 

Watch this space!

Sometime in the near future Peter will be attempting to move the oak gazebo from the paddock to somewhere else. Now that means getting through a gate - amongst other hazards! He was going to remove the gate, posts and things but I thought there might be a way of avoiding that. This could get interesting, Watch this ..er... space!

Just an illustration for some Picasa notes

This post is just something that I need to print to include in a presentation I'm making for a session on using Picasa.