Well that's another Christmas and new year over and the shops and Garden centres busy putting all the Christmas stuff away until next year!.
The early hours of Christams Eve morning I became a Great granddad, with grandson's wife producing an 11lb 6oz boy.
Here he is only a few days old and already looking 3mths old!
We has a good Christmas with Dinner with the Family and before I knew it, another birthday had come around for me
So on the big day, it was the Dog Walkers we hang out with celebrating my birthday with a party at the Windmill Pub at the dinner time and then a visit to Frankie & Benny's at teatime with some of the family, understandably the new parents couldn't make it.
I'm put on a bit of weight, but there again I've have a lot on my plate lately!.
The next day it was a nice dinner at friends Bob & Joyce's house, they had wanted us to go on the day but we had made arrangements weeks earlier, it was still a nice day out and made my day again, Pepe enjoyed a sausage too!.
Been to Reddish Vale during and after the holidays and got a few more pictures of the parakeets which I think are very cute.
Got a first for me this week with this beautiful male Pochard all on his own, perhaps just passing though looking for a mate, most of the Reddish Vale website members managed to get his picture but by the time the workers arrived at the weekend he was gone!.
Looking at the British Birds App on my phone the females look a bit like female Mallards so one might have been there but I missed it, though no one else saw one either so I don't feel like I've let myself down.
The female look like they have black eyes instead of that lovely red
Hansome fellow isn't he.
Have to keep my eyes open at the present as there are usually quite a few birds passing though and stopping for a rest and a snack from the visitors with their packets of seeds.
Been a bit wet lately but this picture taken on a good day, spot the heron on the bottom right.
Zoom in!.
Then here it is on full zoom.
The Bug house next to the toilets has been given a name.
That's a full size container behind it so gives you an idea on the size, A bug skyscraper!.
Can you name these others?, if not get down to the Vale for a walk and chat in the Info Centre where you always get a friendly welcome.
Others views of the park from the Brinnington side of the arches.
Well that's all for today, now the festivities are over perhaps get back to normal and post a bit more regular again.
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