2023 Daily Photos // Days 239 - 245

27th August 2023
As Baker's daddy was at work yesterday on his actual birthday, he had to wait a day until opening his presents.
He's also getting two new orthopaedic beds soon to make his ageing body more comfortable.

28th August 2023

Gorgeous Mars sharing an apple with his mammy.

29th August 2023
Took some photos of Jax, my buddy while Mr H got his neck tattooed today!

30th August 2023
Three beautiful new feathers joined our little collection!
These blue and green feathers were shed by our tattoo artists' bird and they are stunning!

31st August 2023

I had a little meeting today and the cafe we visited has a resident cat called Spook!
The kids around wouldn't leave the poor thing alone, but I managed to have a quick
stroke and snap a photo before we left. 
On the way back to the car I also stopped to say hello to the swans who we've not visited for a little while.

1st September 2023
Freya is in shed again and looks almost white, bar the yellow of her little nose!
Hela couldn't miss out on an opportunity to pose for the camera either.

2nd September 2023
The Blue Supermoon wasn't visible for us on the 30th, but tonight's moon was
absolutely huge and very orange!

2023 Daily Photos // Days 232 - 238

20th August 2023
The last visit to Jackie's beach at the very end of the Ringed Plover
breeding season in a last attempt to spot the fledged chick.
No Ringed Plover in sight, but we did spot a juvenile Pied Wagtail, Curlew, Terns, Herring Gull and a meeting of Cormorants as well as rock pools full of life!
It seems like for years the rock pools have been empty, but today there were tiny fish and bright Beadlet anemone!
Read more about the breeding project here > Underland to Wonderland: Nesting Ringed Plover Project 2023


21st August 2023
Aurora is practically camouflaged with the sofa!


22nd August 2023
As if I don't feed them enough, some pigeons also eat from the hanging feeders. 
Usually, it's a fight over it and one wins, but this pair have been sharing regularly!
They both take turns and share ever so nicely...not that this photo looks like it,
but I promise you they are so sweet with each other.

23rd August 2023
The caterpillars from the Nasturtiums migrated in a parade across the garden and climbed the house today.
It was so strange to watch but very cool. 

24th August 2023
Yesterday I went to get my Argo memorial tattoo coloured but totally forgot to get any photos.
So here it is in its crusty glory.

25th August 2023
Sorting through the case (yet again) in preparation for our Honeymoon and Eos has decided she's coming!



26th August 2023
Baker is 11!!!
I say it every year but I cannot believe he's already been with me for (almost) eleven years.
He's aged a lot this past year and he's slowing down but I hope we've many, many more
years left with him in our lives.

2023 Daily Photos // Days 225 - 231

 

13th August 2023

3 young Magpies and 4 young Jackdaws all banded together and dropped by for an afternoon snack!

(The second image is a still taken from video, hence the quality).

14th August 2023
Bubbly bath.

15th August 2023
There were tiny little, what we assumed were, eggs all over some of the Nasturtium leaves
and today I finally spotted our annual caterpillar conference in full swing!

We have a few Garden Spiders who have set up home in various places in the garden too. 
It feels like we saw them a lot earlier in the year last year but it's always nice to see them.
Watching them spin their webs is so amazing too.

16th August 2023
Having written another post about pet loss and my journey with grieving the loss of Argo,
I wanted to take a few more photos to include.
I never need an excuse to open up his memory box and look through his things though.

17th August 2023
The Elderberries are ripening and the birds are loving it!

18th August 2023
The ever-growing Nasturtiums can be seen from the outside of our back gate now and it looks so lovely!

19th August 2023
50 days until Our Honeymoon?!

2023 Daily Photos // Days 218 - 224

 

6th August 2023
The rain held off long enough to give us the opportunity to cut the grass today and I got to appreciate the Hydrangea.
I usually photograph it for this Project 365 every year when it begins to bloom, but this is the first time it's featured this year!

7th August 2023
Ordered myself some goodies after my Autism assessment and these arrived today! 
I love artists and shopping small!

8th August 2023
Happy International Cat Day!
Look at the most perfect, beautiful, lovely little babies on the whole planet. 
I absolutely adore my girls; Eos and Aurora.

9th August 2023
The Nasturtiums are taking over!

10th August 2023
I've tried not to over-include pigeon photos recently but they were being the absolute cutest today so I had to!
Soaking in the bird baths, a pair grooming each other and the same little girl that can
often be found in the same place, took a nap in the gutter outside our reptile room window.

11th August 2023
Windy with blue skies - the perfect washing-on-the-line weather! 

12th August 2023
Taking time out to do some crafting for cats!