Joyful January ...

Doing a bit of both, clearing up borders and inside watching and waiting for spring. Lovely pictures :O)

Thanks Olive ...
Wrap up warm next week ...
... temperatures due to fall ! :o)

Conker and truffle look so happy

its rained most of today ... so bird feeders cleaned and filled that was about it... and a very soggy lawn !

Thank you, Gnarly ...
Truffle loves his watering cans !
Your garden birds will be very happy :o)

Great photos Tt. Love the animals especially the cats, but then I'm a cat woman! My garden is very tidy & very wet, so just the occasional walk down the path.

Hi Feverfew .. thanks ..
some cats are especially photogenic, aren't they !
I'm not doing too much out in the garden till the weather is dry and warm !

Lovely Terra. Congratulations on all the prizes...well deserved! I'm staying off the garden except to throw a ball for the dogs!

Looking at your garden Terra, you wouldn't think it was winter ! Everything looks so green and healthy ! We love to sit in our little conservatory and watch the birds, some however look like they are pairing up already !
Congrats on all the prizes Terra ! xxx

Ah Conker, when he enters nobody else stands a chance!
Well done with all the photos Terra. For a horrible moment there I thought you were going to say that the workmen had cut down the silver birch - never been so glad to be wrong! The hellebore is a dream,so beautiful...

Thanks for such a lovely happy cheerful blog Terra

What wonderful january photos....I thought my hellebores were doing well to be in bud!

???Triumphant Team Terra again !???

Hi Rose ...
thanks... yes... the birds are very active ..
In my front garden there are blackbirds checking out nesting sites. I can imagine you and Rick .. very cosy, sitting in your conservatory watching the wildlife !

Thank you, Stera ...
hellebores have very pretty flowers, don't they. No worries.. the silver birch is still in place !

Hello Pam ...
Thanks ... Team Terra sends x x x

Lovely photos of the animals. Terra, Wouldn't want to disturb the sodden soil, damages the structure. Just enjoying looking at plant pictures instead.

Thanks Siris ...
I've just checked my bird baths ... colder out there today !

love that budgie, will have to post some pics of ours.

i am indoor gardening now as i feel the cold. have popped out in my pj's to feed the birds.

Hi Maisie's Dad ..
yes, chilly out there...
I would like to see pictures of your budgie.

Very nice, Tt. You're blessed with lots of birds.....not so here at the moment. And talented pets, of course!

Thanks Paul ...
Crowds of sparrows using my bird baths right now ...
I hope some birds return to your garden soon.

Soggy as usual here, TT, but nothing too terrible. Just hope the relentless rain stops soon. I find it difficult to walk in the woods or fields at the moment and I hate pavement walking! I did get an hour in the garden yesterday, sweeping the mucky pathways and cutting back and digging out two very large and straggly perennials that I took cuttings from some time ago. The front garden is a mess, lawn flooded and still some perennials not cut back. Never mind it will soon be spring.

Congratulations on your photo successes :)

Did you see my photo of Tiggy looking at Crocus on the computer?

Hi Gee ... Thanks ..
That's a super photo of Tiggy... don't know how I missed it, but found it now !
I guessed your gardens would be suffering from the floods. I hope they improve soon.

I'd forgotten it too, TT, until I was reading your blog and Tiggy landed on my tablet. He loves it but is a bit of a nuisance when he slides down the screen!

Great blog Terra with smashing photographs to accompany it, congratulations on the results for the charity show photo's, its nice that your friends cat won as well and I would never be surprised at your pals winning, they all pose so well.
I also nearly had a blue fit whilst reading about the new fencing and thought at first that you meant you and the birds had lost the Silver Birch, we cannot have that can we, it and your robin are famous in Goyland, lol, I am only venturing out to the g'houses and feeders really, with the occasional wander around, its much too wet to attempt any tidying up and the plants are going along with Mother Nature and doing their own thing, its a case of wait and see isn't it, some are in front and yet no signs of others, my chrysanths have only just finished flowering although the rains did spoil them, the dahlia's have never turned black or died back and two of the Delphiniums are already sprouting large shoots, a bit of a mixed bunch here in my garden, makes things very interesting though...

Hi Sue... thanks... the charity photo shows are fun, and its good to know that these competitions are helping worthy causes.
Yes, at the moment in my gardens, I find I don't quite know what to expect with the plants. Some are ahead, some are not.
Early this morning the robin did spend a short time back in his old position on the birch, so maybe he'll gradually get used to the neighbour's bushes having gone.

Yes Terra, It is cosy and its lovely to see him looking so well again , although they can't cure the cancer , but hopefully will keep going for a long time yet !!
He's even planning a new train room in the large garage !

Lovely pictures Terr, the first one of the b/w cat looks very much like Levi with his long white whiskers and four white feet, love them all, we dont have anything like that down our way.
Re the garden it's far to wet to do anything, we did manage to put a new bird feeder up but not many birds about as yet, apart from Mr Robin and Mrs wren ....

Oh, Rose ... great news that Rick is looking healthier.
A new train room sounds wonderful ..

Hi Stripes ..
White whiskers show up well on cats with black bodies, don't they. Yes, gardens are too wet to do anything much out there.

Two lovely cat pics TT. Glad they won prizes. Conker is his usual supremely presented self....no wonder he wins prizes. My neighbours are making me jittery discussing cutting down a very large magnolia. It was not very big when we moved in but it sure is now. It will look very bare if they get rid of it. The magpies and doves will be upset.

Superb cheery blog TT, love all your photos, your garden looks a treat - as ever, your Hellebores are so pretty, Congratulations to both you and your friend on winning the prizes in the competition, and to Conker, Crocus, Truffle, Alfie and Jasper for posing so handsomely.
Just some gentle tidying when the rain allows, topping up the bird feeders is as much as I get to do just now it is the wettest December since records began in 1910!

Hi Neena ...
thanks ... we're pleased with the results.
Wow, that's over a century of records, since a December has had so much rain, and it looks as though January might break some records too !

Happy January to you and your pets, Terra! Beautiful pics . . .

Hi Sheila .. thank you ...
Happy January to you too !

Dry and fine today,after a frosty and foggy start..still cold,but sunny just now..Our resident Robin,Bluetits,and Great tits are very active also,and visiting the feeders like it's the last day of the January sales:o) The Blackbirds,two male,and one Female are also very busy..Our Garden is very free draining,so luckily,no puddles or standing water..
Love all your photo's Terra..so clear too.What camera do you have please ? x

Hi Sandra ..
thanks... that's good to know the birds are energetic and evident in your garden .. and that your garden is free from flooding. Will send you a message. x

Hello TT.
Beryl sais she wants to have those two cats lol. Aren't they beautiful ..
and she said Crocus is a lovely colour :)
Congratulations to Conker for winning first prize. It's a very good photo of him.
Truffle's photo is nice too - he looks very relaxed :o)
I haven't done anything in the garden for months. Actually I only went down there this afternoon for the first time in a while, because Bella demanded I went with her !
She ran and I walked very slowly incase I slipped ...
Your gardens look lovely even after all that rain. I like a mild winter x

Hello Hywel ..
Could Beryl really cope with THREE cats on her lap ? ... Bella, Alfie and Jasper ?
Conker, Truffle and Crocus say thank you for your kind words.
Chillier today, so we're all hibernating indoors till the weather warms up ! x

Awful weather here - rough winds and heavy rain :o(
so the cats and Beryl would be able to keep each other warm ... :o) lol

me thinks it is time to put the waterpumps away and get salt out onto the patio

Happy January TT a big change here, has gone very chilly, still I don't mind as I am busy revamping the kitchen, so it is keeping me warm and fit, ready for the spring, great photos as per usual, take care and keep warm x

Thanks everyone ...
Enjoy your January gardens but wrap up warm !

Absolutely Brilliant and Wonderful . WOW!!! i love the pictures of Truffles you are energetic , hehe ! Congratulations Conker, i know you very deserving of that, Sweety , and nice to meet you June and Jasper ...Rio is so much in love with Cats, she has one named Lucky , and what a beautiful flowering garden you have , Terra always appreciated it :-)))

Hello Junna ..
thanks for your wonderful comments. June loves cats, same as Rio. :o) x