SNOW!

Would it or wouldn't it? How much?Those were the questions people were asking yesterday regarding the amount of snowfall predicted. The met office seemed to be changing their forecasts every half an hour. But in the end it started to snow about 9.30 and continued for much of the night and all day Friday for that matter, albeit lightly. With about 5 inches of snow, it was unsurprising that school was closed for the day!  

I'd filled the bird feeders up the day before, and they were soon active with hungry birds. I spotted 3 fieldfares up in the trees, the first in the garden this year, and when I put out some left over apples, their numbers increased rapidly to 25, as they competed with the blackbirds for their share. 

I spent quite a bit of the morning at the window, camera poised, and enjoyed watching the antics of the birds around the feeders. Strangely no redwings today. A few photos are below.