The Kingfisher Gets His Dinner.

Carole and I were walking along the River Nene. We had decided upon an evening stroll to see if we could spot the barn owls. However, it was too early and there was a lot of daylight left. They come out nearer to dusk.

We did see many other types of bird. The whole place was alive with Goldfinches and they were chirping away in the trees and hedges. I saw a few on the telephone cables and snapped some with my camera. I also saw some Chaffinches. 

As we ambled along the canal bank by the house boats, Carole stopped me and said, "There!"

I looked at her and frowned. She was pointing ahead and added. "On the post by the houseboat - a Kingfisher."

As she said it, I made out the turquoise blue of the smashing little river bird. It was perched on a metal bank bannister pole by the moored houseboat. I focused in on the bird and began clicking away with the Nikon D3100. Some of the shots were not sharp enough, but there were a fair few that came out fine. 

After a while, it flew off but I managed to spot it again. It went on the house boat and dived into the water. It then emerged with a fish in its long rapier-like beak. I managed to get another group of shots as the creature went about shaking and banging the captured fish. Making it ready for consumption. 

Doing Little Things on a Whim.

I've had a few days off and have been pottering about being lazy. Its been rather nice actually. On Sunday evening we were flitting through the garden furniture sites online and decided upon a water feature to stand upon the decking where my hammock is. I thought it would be calming to hear the sound of trickling water.

We picked out a feature that had the appearance of broken pots with water pouring from one into another broken pot and then another until cascading into a bowl at the bottom. We payed online and was expecting it to take several days. 

To our delight it came today. (Tuesday 3rd May 2016) We hurriedly opened the box and set it up. It works perfectly and in no time at all I was sitting in the hammock listening to the soothing sound of trickling water. I don't know why, but it is very relaxing.

I sat in the hammock and phoned several of my sons and my Dad. My Mother is on a cruise in the Mediterranean at the moment, but I'm sure she'll want one for her garden when she sees this water feature upon her return. She likes to sit in the sun and read a book or magazine. Such a thing as the gentle cascading of a light water fall would be gratifying to her. I'll see how she likes it and if she does, I'll send off for another. 

The Buzzard Above Our House.

There was actually two buzzards circling each other when Carole called to me. I came out with the camera and began trying to use the zoom lens as they drifted away. At first I thought the lower one had something in its beak? However as I studied the photos, the raptor's wing feathers look damaged. Perhaps it had been in a fight of some sort. 

Some of the creature's flight feathers appear to be missing. I think the pair are nesting by some trees across the Fen, close to the river. 

When You Sense the Day will be Wonderful

I got up on the Tuesday of April 19th 2016. It was a glorious morning and as I looked out from my front drive across the fields, I decided that I should get a photo on the mobile camera. As one can see the morning mist on the Fen, there was a promise of a fine day because the dew is already rising. Or at least that is what I like to believe. Tuesdays are also wonderful days at work. We go out into these far flung fields and empty the bins. We make our way into two small villages right on the Lincolnshire boarder.

One hamlet is called Newton and the other is Tydd St Giles. Both are very tranquil English villages - quiet and modest nestled amid the farmlands of the Fens.

As the day went along it got better with the sun climbing towards the afternoon zenith. The birds were tweeting away and there was a light breeze. We loaded bins for about four hours following the lorry as it slowly moved along the country lanes. We stopped by an old church in Newton for a cup of tea and a sandwich. I walked around and took a few more shots on the mobile. 

Afterwards we worked our way along the country lanes where fields of rapeseed were brilliant yellow. Gradually we edged closer to the little village of Tydd St Giles. I had to stop here and take a few more shots of their old church too. We moved on and finally finished just outside of the village. The lorry was full and we took a last brake before returning to the town of March where the rubbish tip is.

Newton's Church

Tydd St Giles Church

The Pre-War Riley Car Paint Stripped Down to Metal

As we were finishing our bin loading round on Wednesday 20th April 2016, we came out of the village of Wimblington into the village of Doddingtopn in the Fenland of Cambridgeshire. It was a glorious day and we had been out in the rural parts of the land. We were content and feeling happy as the last bin went in the lorries' bin lifts. 

A Car from Riley Motor Company

We decided to pull into a small lay by further up the road as one enters the village of Doddington. There on the drive of a cottage was parked a pre-war open topped Riley car. It was stripped of paint work and I suppose the owner was midway through a restoration of the beautiful looking motor.

I had a walk around it and took a few shot on the mobile phone camera. See what you think of the old Riley car?

It Must Be Him - Vikki Carr

I told my wife that on my lighter moments, I like to think she sings this while waiting for me to call from work.

She replies, "No way."

But I don't believe her. :D

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