An Array of Colours

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a lovely holiday.  

I always enjoy getting things ready, but I am never that eager to take the decorations down. I have  friends with a big house and they, at this point, keep the Christmas tree up year around to please their little granddaughter. Not a route I would like to take, but sometimes I am tempted to leave the tree up a little longer--say March. 

In other news, the daylight hours have increased by approximately 35 minutes, so what's not to love about that.

And the sunrise and sunset have been spectacular. The photo above: a sunset. Love the cool yellows, and the purple near the top.

Gorgeous dreamy blues with a hint of purple.

A Common Redpoll ~ Handsome to the core.

And not all that common; I haven't encountered one for a long time.

Of course I was out to feed the birds. When I arrived I found the feeders well stocked. There are a lot of people out and about this year. We are under lockdown, but with the mild temperatures the woods and parks are busy spots. Not so other years; we may only have seen one to three people, or none at all.  But it's nice to see families out enjoying the great outdoor, and they are phone free too.

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My son bought me a lovely pastel set for Christmas. I've been experimenting with some of the colours.

Pastel

I always forget to take pictures of the different stages of a pastel painting. They go through a ragged stage, but I love how they come together as if by magic.

The light is garish today, but the top photo captures the colours well. (Notice that I didn't blame it on my photography skills.)

 Thank you for reading along.

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