A walk

A walk in the autumn countryside on a crisp clear day is a nice experience.

If you look into a copse by the river you can just spot three species of titmice: the great tit, the coal tit, and there, just within the sight, a blue tit.

The beech is a predominant deciduous tree in these latitudes. The trees still look nice but are shedding leaves fast, letting them swirl to the ground in a desultory fashion.

Above the forest in the general direction of the river circled two buzzards, joined later by another one. A kestrel was hunting from a power line, or perhaps it was a sparrowhawk. Bee-like flies sipped nectar from the remaining blossoms.

And humans... well, humans made noise as they always do, drove around too fast on narrow country roads, picked the windfall apples in somebody else's orchard, walked the dogs, walked the babies, and generally messed about as humans are wont to do...

Another trip

Just back from another trip to the coast.

I've been a lousy blogger lately for different reasons, not the least of which being that I seem to be getting fed up with blogging. I do not intend to give it up but perhaps I need a break... maybe a few days or a few weeks, I don't know. Then again, another post may appear here tomorrow. I simply don't know...

Indian Summer

After the abrupt end of the summer at the beginning of the second third of September we had a number of extremely cold days without sunshine. But in the last few days October appears to be making up for some of that cold. Warm and mostly sunny weather with occasional passing clouds draws people out in the open and the paths around the city are full of people enjoying the unexpected gift. However, I wish there were not so many where I walk but...

Changing colour

With a nod to Ruby Tuesday but no energy to join in.

Afternoon nap

Unperturbed by the masses walking past this fellow took a nap by the pond (yawn)

Can Ban?

I took a stroll around the old city during my lunch break one day and found this empty (alas!) beer can and a plastic glass stuck behind bars.

Colour on a grey day

It was a partly overcast and rather cold day so we decided to wander around the island.
On the shore in the town of Vis opposite from where we stayed I came across a stand with these crocs imitations. Not the best framing but I couldn't resist a quick snap.