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Six on Saturday 23rd January 2021

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So I have been missing from the Six on Saturday slot for a while. All has been quiet in the garden, but things are beginning to stir. (Apologies for picture quality this week – photos taken with phone and not camera).

Look – the first snowdrops!

  • snowdrops

And the first hellebore.

  • Hellebore

Under the shelter of the porch, two foxgloves have decided to self-seed.

  • Foxglove plant

We have a new bird bath. Our wild birds often use the pond for a wash, but hoping they will like this too.

  • Bird bath

They may wait for warmer weather though. We had the tiniest sprinkling of snow this morning, over frost. Hoping for a little bit more tomorrow.

  • snow flakes on frozen pond

Definitely the time of year for potato and leek soup.

  • Leek

Thank you to The Propagator for hosting Six on Saturday.

LBJ – Little brown jobs

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In birding circles, there is a grouping of birds called LBJ’s – small brown jobs, and it generally refers to small brown birds that fly way before you have time to identify them properly. Some butterflies could also be lumped into this category.

Inspired by Travel Words “Life in colour – brown” and Lens artist challenge – It is a small world

Lens-Artists Challenge #129 – Favourite Images of 2020

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So Tina from Travels and Trifles has set the first Lens Artist challenge this year of looking back at some favourites photographs from 2020. It is always hard to pick one or two, so here are a selection.

On a walk early in the year we saw this handsome fellow.

  • Calf

Throughout the year, we have been enjoying the friendship of Robin – friend. Here a photograph from early spring, in his favourite apple tree, it’s leaves just bursting.

  • Robin

An hour spent taking raindrop photographs was fun – this was the one I was most pleased with.

  • Buttercup

I just liked the light in this image.

  • Speckled wood

You can never have enough flower images.

  • Dandelion seed heads
  • Cranesbill
  • Ox-eye daisy
  • Fuchsia

Or bees for that matter, but this one got a few comments because it reminded me of Winnie the Pooh getting his head stuck in the honey pot.

  • White tailed bumblebee

As well as garden plants and insects, I have also enjoyed capturing images of our garden birds this year too.

  • Blue tit

A big thank you to all the Len-Artists for their inspiring challenges in 2020, I look forward to this year’s too.

The end of 2020

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And so we reach the end of 2020. A challenging year on so many levels. Usually we try and get a beach walk in on the 31st December or the 1st of January. But knowing we were heading back into a new covid 19 level five lockdown today (our highest level lockdown here in Ireland), which includes a 5km travel restriction – we made the most of yesterday and went to Ross Beach.

  • Ross Beach, Co Mayo

A visit to the beach, no matter what time of year, brings cheer. The tide was out and the low winter light perfect.


I want to thank all those who have stopped by over the last year, particularly those that have taken time to comment. I know I haven’t been as good as other years in reading and commenting and I will try to do more in 2021. I do value this wordpress community, the support, inspiration and kindness you all offer.

I want to wish you all a very Happy New Year. I hope 2021 brings you some magic.