Friday, 8 January 2010

Snow on Snow

The Massney Braes in Lundin Links with a covering of snow
A snow shower overnight gave a fresh covering of snow. The temperature dropped to -5 degrees Centigrade. Not as cold as in Sutherland where the temperature dropped to -22.3 degrees C. at Altnahara.

Looking across Largo Bay to Ruddon's Point

Tuesday, 5 January 2010

Wintry Sunset

Looking across the Forth from Lower Largo Pier to the Pentland Hills bathed in the afterglow.
Sunset over the Forth taken from Lower Largo Pier

Sunday, 3 January 2010

More New Visitors

Male Bullfinch
The cold icy weather has brought many more birds to the garden, searching for food including this beautiful male bullfinch (above) and the pied wagtail (below).

Pied Wagtail

Saturday, 2 January 2010

Snow at New Year

Looking across Lundin Golf Course and the village of Lundin Links to a snow-capped Largo Law.

A bitterly cold and icy start to the New Year with frequent snow showers and temperatures not rising much above zero during the day and sub-zero at night. While the main roads are being kept clear the side roads and pavements are treacherous. In our street we've long since used all the grit in the bin, and there is no sign of it being filled up again in the short term.
Putting food out for the birds two or three times a day as well as keeping the feeders and bird-bath stocked up. Lots of starlings, also blue tits, great tits, chaffinches, gold finches, dunnocks, blackbirds, and wood pigeons. We also have a robin, that we've nick-named thuggy as he tries to repel all comers, even birds several times his size.

Looking across Largo Bay to a snow storm over East Lothian.

Thursday, 31 December 2009

Once in a Blue Moon

Full moon tonight. It's called a blue moon because it's the second full moon in a month. Not that uncommon. It occurs every two or three years but how often on New Year's Eve? Now that's another question.


This picture was taken this morning and shows a moonset over Lundin Ladies Golf Course.

Sunday, 27 December 2009

A Surprise Visitor

A female pheasant arrived in the garden to share in the food put out for the small birds.


Thursday, 24 December 2009

Snow and More Snow

Snowy scene looking from Lundin Links across Largo Bay

Snow on Largo Pier

Looking from Largo Pier across the Bay

The snow, had been clearing but woke up in the morning to around 10cm of snow