Those weather people with all their fancy equipment had said that the best day this week would be Wednesday!.
It was rain on Monday and I was off to Springhead in Oldham for Christmas dinner with the family, though it was a bit reduced this year with some of the Grandchildren having dinner with their spouses family, and some live in Scotland and will be coming here at New Year to get away from the Scots on their special day.
On Tuesday it was a nice sunny day so it was off to Reddish vale for me.
It was blue skies but still quite cool and muddy underfoot, which was understandable seeing all the rain we have had lately, so didn't stay long.
I enjoyed giving monkey nuts to the children then watched them trying to entice the squirrels to visit them.
I also meet quite a few acquaintances who were walking off their Christmas dinners I think.
There were three Cormorants on the top mill pond.
The Robins were out in numbers too.
Then on the way back to the car park spotted the Mandarin ducks standing on the low branches over the water.
Out of breeding season the males usually lose their bright colours, but this weather must be upsetting them as much as us.
When times are normal and the males are out of breeding season, one can still tell them apart as the male still retain their bright orange beaks!.
The Wednesday the weather people said was going to be the best day was abysmal and today Thursday I'd only been to Morrisons for lunch and was glad it wasn't any further as it was a torrential downpour on the way home!.
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What did the elephant say to the nude man?
It's cute but can it pick up peanuts?.
A rooster sits on a roof,
if it lays an egg, on which side will it roll off?.
Neither, think about it, roosters don't lay eggs.
What was the name of the Scottish dentist?,
Phil McCavity
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