Frosty Weather

I especially love this photo of the way that the frost has formed on the long twig of this sapling...

I would love to have been able to set up one of those time lapse cameras to have been able to film the growth of these ice crystals.I think that Nature is one of the most fantastic of things,but it is amazing how many people walk around and never see just what is under their noses...

The birds have been frantically feeding on my nut and seed feeders in the garden because at this time of the year they desperatley need all the help that they can get from us humans.

Always remember though if you do feed the birds don't forget to change the nuts and loose bird seed because even though the nuts look ok in the nut holders they will soon go mouldy if left out in all weathers which can be fatal to the birds as those nasty bugs can develope which will soon make the birds sick and that is when they are likely to die.

Also please remember to provide fresh drinking water for them every day and if you don't have any trees or shrubs or flowers in your garden,take my advice and get some because you will soon be rewarded with the sound of birds calling to each other and in the summer months if you are still feeding them,they will eat a lot of the pests that are likely to take up residence in your favourite plants.....