Squirrel

 Squirrel coming along for his X-mas-treat.

Oil-paintings

 Have been working on new oil-paintings during the last year.

These two blackbirds I just finished.

As I love birds as you all know, over the years I made lost of photos of them in all sorts of ways and expressions. I wondered if I could paint them in oil. So I did and discovered so much fun doing this. I forget the time and all the weird stuff flying around in the world. This is great! 

I had in mind one central theme from the Bible along with that:

Look at the birds in the air. They do not sow, or reap or gather into barns_and yet our heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? (Math.6:26)  

This has been great help when all things are going wrong in the world around.

So I spend lots of time to work on my new birds coming out of my brushes. 

Lightness in the air

 Its time for some lightness in the air.

rose hips

 The roof of my shed is absolutely gorgeous.

The apple-like fruits (rose hips) of the hawthorn dropped all over the place.

Time racing 2

Time racing

 

Squirrel again

 Squirrel is looking for nuts again.

and found 

Feather

 Feather stuck in the frozen birdbath.

Blackbird

 

Sometimes there is nothing better than having a good bath, 

and scratching all things that try to come on you and bother you offf.

I literally did that this morning.

Squirrel

Every day I see squirrel sniffing around.

I had put some nuts in a flowerpot and yes! he has found them! and today he came looking at the same spots again, hoping that there might be new ones. However I had not thought of it to do so.

I think tomorrow I'll surprise him.
 

Buzzard

 Not so easy to catch his beauty on camera.

Mostly they are already gone before you can grab your camera or a car comes by before you can take your shot. 

Anyway glad I caught one, though not the way I would like. but one buzzard far away is better than no buzzard at all.

Pheasant

This week a very rare bird visited my garden. A Pheasant; Not a garden bird, but mostly seen in the fields and wood.

He (or better say she) came for a drink from the pond.

You could tell she was very shy, constantly looking up and around to see whats around. After a quick drink she ran away on high heels.

Squirrel and nuts

Squirrel is moving like a vacuum cleaner over the grass.

Sniffing out for hidden nuts be has berried days before. It does not  look like he finds some. So I throw out some nuts I have earlier collected for him. A few moments later he's back and finds them.

I wonder what's going on in his mind. Few minutes ago there were no nuts! and now there are!

What a surprise that must be. With a smile in my heart I throw out some more nuts.
 

Brambling

 Last week, there was a special bird here in my garden.

Only during wintertime they are staying here, coming from the northern countries. 

A Brambling, (Keep) having a drink from a birdbath.

dove

 Turtle dove looking for...

Woodpecker

 Woodpecker coming along for a visit