Sunday,
and it strikes me that even the things we often consider to be at the best
uninteresting and sometimes positively ugly have a beauty of their own, like
this fungus. And often the things we take most for granted, like this great
tit, one of our more common garden birds, gives a great deal of simple
pleasure.
Monday
and I thought I might experiment with an animation of a photo burst of a coal
tit feeding
Tuesday and
although bright the weather was decidedly chilly. The periwinkle (vinca
minor) hiding in the hedgerow brightened the day.
Wednesday,
very cold today, in fact there have been a few odd snowflakes in the rain.
However the garden continues to blossom as these snakes head fritillaries
prove.
Thursday
and spent some considerable time preparing for next week which is Holy Week.
Also spent some time last night making this crown of thorns which is meant to
look like a nest in which we can place some Easter eggs for the Lent course
for tonight. The symbolism is that in the midst of pain is new life.
Friday
and the school end of term service which took the form of a Palm Sunday
service but on a Friday in preparation for Easter. Here the donkey arrives
having brought itself and it's owner.
Here
the donkey leads the children round by the porch of St. Mary's.
It was all most enjoyable with the children performing a song they had
composed and reading poems they had written.
Saturday
and the morning is bright. Having put some nutes out on the patio I managed
to get a photo of both the jay and the squirrel together, although as in all
group photos someone moved!!
Sunday,
and it strikes me that even the things we often consider to be at the best
uninteresting and sometimes positively ugly have a beauty of their own, like
this fungus. And often the things we take most for granted, like this great
tit, one of our more common garden birds, gives a great deal of simple
pleasure.
Monday
and I thought I might experiment with an animation of a photo burst of a coal
tit feeding
Tuesday and
although bright the weather was decidedly chilly. The periwinkle (vinca
minor) hiding in the hedgerow brightened the day.
Wednesday,
very cold today, in fact there have been a few odd snowflakes in the rain.
However the garden continues to blossom as these snakes head fritillaries
prove.
Thursday
and spent some considerable time preparing for next week which is Holy Week.
Also spent some time last night making this crown of thorns which is meant to
look like a nest in which we can place some Easter eggs for the Lent course
for tonight. The symbolism is that in the midst of pain is new life.
Friday
and the school end of term service which took the form of a Palm Sunday
service but on a Friday in preparation for Easter. Here the donkey arrives
having brought itself and it's owner.
Here
the donkey leads the children round by the porch of St. Mary's. 
Saturday
and the morning is bright. Having put some nutes out on the patio I managed
to get a photo of both the jay and the squirrel together, although as in all
group photos someone moved!!