Monday Mystery

Not too much of a problem identifying this close shot from last Monday:



as being part of:



an old cast iron trivit. Very useful to get air circulation all round things which need cooling down or defrosting slowly. Well done to Ellen D., Adrian, Ragged Robin, Dave, Kris and Kev who were close or spot on.

Another close view for this week:



Whatever can it be? Please leave any guesses in the comments. They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.

Fishy Request

No, Not fishy as in dodgy but a request from John Going Gently for a clearer look at the fish ornament from my More Wrens post. This is a water fountain type ornament of Chinese make I bought some years ago and never got round to connecting up to a water pump. Now I have set up a small raised pond I will experiment a bit to see how well it works.



From the front you can see the inlet at the bottom and the outlet through its mouth.



I think it's cast resin, measures about 13 inches long by 8 inches high and is fairly hefty weighing in at 4lb (1.8Kg).

More Wrens

I see a Wren dodging around the garden most early mornings. A couple of days ago the lighting conditions were a bit better for taking a few photographs.







A couple of mornings ago, for the first time ever, I saw two Wrens in the garden at the same time. I understand they often roost together in groups during the Winter.

Fallen

As we made our way through the back of the village churchyard we were greeted with a carpet of fallen Autumn leaves:





As we left I turned my thoughts to those villagers who had fallen in two world wars:

Where There's a Will, There's a Way

I have mesh and bars on the birdtable to keep Wood Pigeons out. They tend to sit in there and scare all the small birds away. The local Magpie wasn't going to let any of that get in the way of a free meal.



No sound. Video automatically captured by one of my surveillance camera.

Monday Mystery

Last week's close view



was identified as being part of



a 'feather' duster. It is thin enough to clear out cobwebs from behind radiators and has an extendable handle making it easy to reach ceilings. Well done to Adrian, Ellen, Ragged Robin, Kris, Kev and Debby.

Another close view this week


(Not as clear a photo as I would have liked) If you would like to guess what it is please leave your guess in the comments. They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.

Autumn

A great time for some beautiful Sunsets:



and a time for misty mornings:
Just about able to make out my new wooden planters in the front garden:


The Sun trying to dispel the mist:



and with the temperature rapidly dropping to 1.4C giving an expected frost: