Mushroom en Croûte
Red Leaves on Begonia Rex
<h4>You're browser does not support iFrames - here is an exerpt of the content</h4> <a href="http://snappycrocsgarden.blogspot.com/2009/12/blackbirds-and-beatles.html">Click here to read the article in full</a> <p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LUHJALsslac/SzJYYjFlVDI/AAAAAAAAGwc/4ItKWynim7s/s1600-h/2009_1218fri0017+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LUHJALsslac/SzJYYjFlVDI/AAAAAAAAGwc/4ItKWynim7s/s320/2009_1218fri0017+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418490480438891570" border="0" /></a><br /> Its the 23rd day of December, two sleeps before Xmas day..<br /> I went outside to get the Pars-neeepps (thats how I say it to Cat…Parsnips) to discover the ground was frozen solid and the parsnips were encarcerated in icy soil. I need to wait for the ground to defrost before I can dig them up.<br /> Cats Mum gave us the Turkey today, a large fifteen pound bird. We’re working out cooking times now for the Xmas day dinner.<br /> Its not snowed today, and in places the snow is melting slowly. The freezing night time temperatures have turned the ground icy.<br /> I slipped over at Hil’s house on the ice cutting my hand open. Owch!<br /> Her garden was full of male Blackbirds fighting over the bread she left out. I saw House Sparrows, Starlings, a Blue Tit, and a little Wren. The snow and ice have driven them into the gardens for food supplys.<br /> I saw my <a title="Chaffinch" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/chaffinch/">Chaffinch</a> this morning singing alone in the <a title="apple tree" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/apple-tree-2/">apple tree</a> in our garden. He has a look of the Redbird (Cardinal) of America with the little Mohican tuft of hair on his head.<br /> The snow makes you look at the garden in a new light. I love how the ice is frozen along the tops of branches, like nature made ice sculptures.<br /> When we arrived back Tom (Cats son) and his band serenaded us with A Ticket To Ride by the Beatles. Two acoustic guitars, one Bass Guitar, and Sweetbox drums…<br /> Its nearly <a title="Christmas" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/christmas/">Christmas</a>.. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10768347-7683240028601262095?l=snappycrocsgarden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <div style="display: none">VN:F [1.6.3_896]</div><div class="ratingblock"><div class="ratingblock "><div class="ratingheader ">Rate this Article</div><div class="ratingstars "><div id="article_rater_21837" class="ratepost gdsr-soft gdsr-size-24"><div class="starsbar gdsr-size-24"><div class="gdouter gdheight"><div id="gdr_vote_a21837" style="width: 0px;" class="gdinner gdheight"></div><div id="gdr_stars_a21837" class="gdsr_rating_as"><a id="gdsrX21837X5X0XaXarticle_rater_21837Xarticle_loader_21837X10X24" title="5 / 5" class="s5" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX21837X4X0XaXarticle_rater_21837Xarticle_loader_21837X10X24" title="4 / 5" class="s4" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX21837X3X0XaXarticle_rater_21837Xarticle_loader_21837X10X24" title="3 / 5" class="s3" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX21837X2X0XaXarticle_rater_21837Xarticle_loader_21837X10X24" title="2 / 5" class="s2" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX21837X1X0XaXarticle_rater_21837Xarticle_loader_21837X10X24" title="1 / 5" class="s1" rel="nofollow"></a></div></div></div></div><div id="article_loader_21837" style="display: none; width: 120px; " class="ratingloader article"><div class="loader flower " style="height: 24px"><div class="loaderinner" style="padding-top: 2px">please wait...</div></div></div></div><div class="ratingtext "><div id="gdr_text_a21837">Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div></div></div></div>
