Tuesday 13th December (A More Wintry Tale)


Mr. Kite looked out of his bedroom window into a clear sky where the last remnants of the yesterdays storm were going east. Outside there was a scattering of small white hailstones. Winter was here and had progressed in the chilly blast.

Today two starling sat in the top of a lime tree and a carrion crow flew quickly in the cold air. The clear sky began to change quickly to a cold white wintry morning with a sprinkling of snow looking likely. Later in the morning Mr. Kite watched a magpie feeding under the eaves of a Chinese take-a-away whilst holding onto a telephone cable. The food that the bird pecked looked noodle shaped and could have been crispy Chinese noodles but they were probably insect hibernating in a sheltered place.

In the late afternoon Mr. Kite went to Monkmoor Lagoon. The lane leading to the lagoon had flocks of redwing and fieldfare that seemed to spend much of their time flying. On the water a single barnacle goose enjoyed the company of a flock of canada geese.

With darkness approaching and dark grey clouds moving in Mr. Kite went home to a warm fire and enjoyed a tipple of Tetley tea. Cheers.