Monday Mystery

I though I was going to win with last week's close view



untl right near the end when it was correctly identified as



a bird feeder by Dave - well done.

I'm scratching my head for a new mystery photo today but I have eventually come up with this



which is part of ..... what? Please leave any guesses in the comments which will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.

Red Sky in the Morning

... sailor's warning.



Looked out this morning to see a beautiful red sky. The first for quite a few days. It looks as though the old saying will prove to be somewhat true today as the forecast for this area is heavy rain and a strong breeze for the rest of the day.

Monday Mystery

Last week I showed this IR photo



of



It was correctly identified as a landline phone by Dave, Kris and Ragged Robin. Well done. A thank you to all who had a guess.

This week I have a close view



which is part of what?

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

A Misty Sunrise

As the Sun was rising and the temperature dropped rapidly to 0.3C so the mist rose.



That view didn't last for long. As the temperature started to rise again the mist soon cleared.

Of Incontinence and a Sunset

Can't remember whether I mentioned this before now. Last February (how time flies) I took Penny to the vets as she was becoming incontinent. A urine sample showed she had no infection and the vet said it was a common problem with bitches as they age. Recently she has been getting worse. I have had to change and wash her bedding every morning and evening. Also her skin has been getting very sensitive, ticklish, itchy. On Thursday I phoned the vets and was lucky to get an appointment for Friday (yesterday) as they are reserved for urgent cases. We drove over in the afternoon. Owners are not allowed inside the surgery these days so I had to phone to let them know we were there and wait for a vet to come out and collect her. She had  a blood test - waiting for the results which are due by Monday.. Penny had the honour of being the first animal to have her blood tested by a spanking new machine they have installed. She also has some tablets to stop the itching. Even the first one had a miraculous effect and Penny got her first really restful night for some time. Apart from that Penny has a healthy appetite and is enjoying her walks as always.

On the weather front we had heavy rain twice yesterday. When? While I drove there and again on the way back.Not that it wasn't raining the rest of the day, just not as heavy. Great swathes of water on the roads and lots streaming off the adjacent fields. Today has been dry, so far, with some Sunshine. I just caught a glimpse of the Sunset a short while ago.



I noticed some ice had formed in the water pools on the old pond waterfall. Sign of things to come?

Rook at the Birdfeeders

A hurried bit of video taken in the gloom this morning when a Rook visited the birdfeeders.



At least it didn't try to unhook the feeder.

Spotty Sun

This morning was the first time for days the Sun shone for more than a few minutes. I think yesterday it managed about fifteen seconds. I finally had the chance to photograph the latest large Sun Spot.



There are other spots but the sky wasn't completely free of thin cloud so only one other showed on the photos. Even the largest one may look insignificant compared to the size of the Sun but, as one internet site described it, large enough to swallow the Earth without a ripple. Size is not necessarily important for activity to occur which affect us. A smaller spot very recently emitted enough radiation to disrupt some radio communications for a while.

As always I used a special Solar filter on the lens to cut down the light intensity and protect the camera.