Jan Gray’s Project 365-2022

[jangray]

16th January - One of the First Signs of Spring
Spotted this today, the first pussy willow buds appearing. Always a good sign.

 

[JillyG]

16th January - One of the First Signs of Spring
Spotted this today, the first pussy willow buds appearing. Always a good sign.
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Wow, already? We’ve got bulbs coming up.

 

[Starzee]

16th January - One of the First Signs of Spring
Spotted this today, the first pussy willow buds appearing. Always a good sign.
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Wow, already? We’ve got bulbs coming up.

We’ve got 12 inches if snow coming.….

 

[ubbyisis]

We’ve got 12 inches if snow coming.….

I know the feeling

 

[Starzee]

I know the feeling

This is the first major storm to plow through. It’s kind of exciting, but now that we’re a older, the snow clearing is tougher.

 

[jangray]

This is the first major storm to plow through. It’s kind of exciting, but now that we’re a older, the snow clearing is tougher.

Hope it’s not too bad. We just had a light covering in November but none since then.

 

[jangray]

17th January - Frozen Water Drops
A very cold night so woke up to a lovely frosty morning. One of the first things I spotted was this grass covered in frozen water droplets, like lit jewels stuck tight.

 

[Starzee]

Hope it’s not too bad. We just had a light covering in November but none since then.

As many of the “”worse scenerio” storms go, this one didn’t deliver 12 inches. Only about 6.

 

[jangray]

18th January - Orange Mosscap Fungi
Spotted today in the woods during the dog walk, these little group of fungi between a few dead branches. Checked with the fungi identification app and found out it is called an Orange Mosscap and is edible, although I don’t think I’ll be trying them!

 

[ubbyisis]

18th January - Orange Mosscap Fungi
Spotted today in the woods during the dog walk, these little group of fungi between a few dead branches. Checked with the fungi identification app and found out it is called an Orange Mosscap and is edible, although I don’t think I’ll be trying them!
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Beautiful. Looks like a little family. A baby fungus with his protective parents

 

[JillyG]

18th January - Orange Mosscap Fungi
Spotted today in the woods during the dog walk, these little group of fungi between a few dead branches. Checked with the fungi identification app and found out it is called an Orange Mosscap and is edible, although I don’t think I’ll be trying them!
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No, if it’s not sold in the supermarket, I don‘t eat it! I watched Junior Bake Off tonight, and one of the contestants cooked with Hogweed seeds!! I wouldn’t eat any of those, even if Ray Mears told me he picked them himself!

 

[Starzee]

No, if it’s not sold in the supermarket, I don‘t eat it! I watched Junior Bake Off tonight, and one of the contestants cooked with Hogweed seeds!! I wouldn’t eat any of those, even if Ray Mears told me he picked them himself!

I’m laughing but I agree.

 

[deepop]

This is the first major storm to plow through. It’s kind of exciting, but now that we’re a older, the snow clearing is tougher.

Call me crazy but I still find it relaxing to get out there with my snowblower. Of course, it’s a lot nicer being retired. It was less fun at 5:30 in the morning clearing the driveway to go to work.

 

[Starzee]

Call me crazy but I still find it relaxing to get out there with my snowblower. Of course, it’s a lot nicer being retired. It was less fun at 5:30 in the morning clearing the driveway to go to work.

In the past, I loved digging out. The neighbors were all out and I think we had more conversation after storms than we did the rest of the year.

 

[jangray]

Beautiful. Looks like a little family. A baby fungus with his protective parents

Didn’t think of it like that, but can see it now.

 

[jangray]

19th January - ‘Another Foggy Morning.’
Took this in the woods again a misty morning giving the woods a very atmospheric feel.

 

[jangray]

20th January - A New Adventure Begins
We spent most of today finding out how most of this works before we drove it home to begin our next chapter of travelling around this country.

 

[ubbyisis]

20th January - A New Adventure Begins
We spent most of today finding out how most of this works before we drove it home to begin our next chapter of travelling around this country.
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Congratulations to a new adventurous life Looking forward to see your photos from your travels

 

[JillyG]

Call me crazy but I still find it relaxing to get out there with my snowblower. Of course, it’s a lot nicer being retired. It was less fun at 5:30 in the morning clearing the driveway to go to work.

Well, as you asked so nicely - you’re crazy.

 

[JillyG]

20th January - A New Adventure Begins
We spent most of today finding out how most of this works before we drove it home to begin our next chapter of travelling around this country.
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Fabulous. You’re going to have such fun. Maybe we might see you on a site one of these days when we finally get out in the caravan.

 

[deepop]

20th January - A New Adventure Begins
We spent most of today finding out how most of this works before we drove it home to begin our next chapter of travelling around this country.
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How long will you be out and about?

 

[jangray]

How long will you be out and about?

Hoping to start with short journeys at first to get the dogs acclimatised and also to get used to everything then hope to do some travelling around Northumberland and Scotland.

 

[jangray]

21st January - Frozen Feathers
This frozen grass stem had caught some feathers on the tip that had then frozen like tassels.

 

[jpclicks]

21st January - Frozen Feathers
This frozen grass stem had caught some feathers on the tip that had then frozen like tassels.
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This is very lovely!

 

[Starzee]

21st January - Frozen Feathers
This frozen grass stem had caught some feathers on the tip that had then frozen like tassels.
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How did you even see that on a blade of grass???