Winter and the snow has arrived - well at least for a few days. The UK Midlands has been as cold as the North of Scotland while the surrounding areas have been at least a couple of degrees warmer. So we have turned up the heating as well as wearing extra layers.
After a night of snowfall, we woke to find the garden transformed into a winter wonderland - well that is the most snow we've seen for a while.
While most plants were flattened the Quake Grass was able to take the weight of the snow, in spite of its fragile appearance.
B made the most of the opportunity and built a mini snowman - I don't think she feels the cold.
And of course we make sure to feed the birds. As well as the sunflower seeds, sprinkles, bird seeds and suet blocks, they get to feast on the cooking apples that we have grown. The freezer is loaded with Bramley cooking apples and friends and neighbours have been supplied, so the birds make good use of the surplus, when the conditions turn wintry.
The usual small garden birds and blackbird population were joined by winter visitors from Scandinavia - Fieldfares. This photograph is hazy because we were inside, taking the pictures through the kitchen windows.
And of course, today it has rained so most of the snow has disappeared! But we shall still put out food for the birds, because it is still very cold.
