Listen...

Don't you just love frosty freezing pitch black wintery mornings?....(discussion point)This has become the norm around here. The field has turned white with the hard frosts and all the trees are now bare. The canal has been frozen over for a few days now and the biodegradable vegetable peelings from the Sunday dinner are still sitting on the top of the ice.
As the boat moves slightly, the ice makes a weird ping as it cracks and splinters across the cut...




Apart from this, everywhere is dead still and quiet.
Apart from a few noisy ducks
And a lone woodpecker rattling away in the distance
And a pheasant clucks close by
 And a piece of coal that clunks in the fire grate
 And then the kettle starts to whistle...


Actually, however quiet there is always something to listen to....

Time to feed the birds!

This wintery post blog title was inspired today by 'Bic Runga', A songstress from New Zealand and a track off her 3rd 2005 album, not a single but a lovely song anyway and a double whammy for me as the album it came off just happened to be titled...'Birds'.

http://youtu.be/NeaHPjttVzM


I impress myself sometimes!😇

Protection...

In the protection and sanctuary of Andromeda the storm could be heard as it raged again last night and this time it was the howling wind whistling around and blowing the fenders so that that they rattled on the steel that became the early morning alarm call. The previous day had been a hailstone storm of ice bouncing on the roof so the wintery weather continues to batter the mooring. Still, as long as it's going on outside it's ok as the inner sanctum is calm and cosy. The ecofan continually spins on top of the wood burner day and night keeping the inside warm as the digital weather station tells of the temperature on the outside dropping to  only slightly above zero. ❄️
This is probably going to be the coldest time of the year so the next month or so will continue to be dark and dreary with very little going on until we get towards the spring. 🌚Boaters are closer to the elements and feel the seasons and the changes and adapt accordingly. The winter months are always a time to shut down. The cold icy gale force winds and dark dismal mornings do not inspire boaters to venture out too far so we are content to batten down the hatches and wait for the first signs of spring but for now, a little patience or an impromptu flight to the sunshine might be the best idea.....✈️


This wintery post blog title was inspired today by 'Massive Attack', and a track featuring lead vocal of 'Tracey Thorn', with a lovely soulful voice and a classic chilled out groove...reminds me of watching the sun go down with a glass of vino 🍷in a chilled out beach bar on a Greek island....!🌞

http://youtu.be/Epgo8ixX6Wo