There has not been any allotmenting leading up to and over the Christmas period. Mainly because the earth has been buried in snow. I have been down to the lottie at least once a week to fill up the bird feeders. The hedges of the lottie is full of birds. As soon as I walked away from the feeders the birds were on the nuts and seeds. The soil is still very wet from the thaw.
Even though the deep snow has disappeared it is still cold with regular frosts. Despite the cold everything is not dead. Things are growing. The Willow at the end of the plot is starting to shed the shells to reveal the catkins. The Hazels are showing their tassles...oo missus. Now the snow has rolled back the over wintering plants can be seen to be thriving and of the last autumn plants have been killed off.
On one of the visits I had a sit on the snow covered bench and had a drink of the Sloe Gin from my hip flask and took in the scene. Cold, quiet and alone.
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