Much milder today and little frost

Although I spent a greater part of yesterday snoozing I was also thinking too. I had two walks yesterday with D and we both had a good time. I like walking along the board walk they have made in the first common, it saves getting muddy paws and I get to see what's happening in the bushes and lower trees.

Plenty of active robins and some chaffinches with the occasional blackbird and yesterday a little wren appeared briefly. The trees are starting to form the shape of buds ready for Spring and some of the tall grasses are still keeping their green colour.

What did you learn yesterday? I learnt that there is no point in being grumpy about the weather. The reality is that its cold accept it and move on to finding ways to stay warm. In my case that meant finding a suitable place to get some shut eye that was also out of the cold.

Now is the time to start making plans for the garden, seed books should have arrived and it's time to start thinking about getting trays of seeds ready for germination in the coming months under cover. With the abundance of seeds on many plants after their flowering there are plenty of FREE seeds if money is tight this year.

The bosses have been looking at ways to reduce their outgoings by simple things like turning off lights when not in a room, maintaining the rads and boiler at lower than 20c to name just a few. Cooking more stews and other dishes that use a slow cooker and incorporate plenty of vegetables helps on fuel and the food bill too.

I am lucky that the family treats me as one of them and they ensure that I have food and fresh water some pets are less fortunate. Pets are a great responsibility and getting a pet is not a simple decision. Most people will change their car at least once in 10 years, some every 5 years. Often a great deal of time and effort goes into the model,colour make etc yet a pet purchase can be just on a whim. A dog or cat can live for 10 to 14 years, now consider that as a car and you then have some idea of the running costs. Of course dog food is cheaper than petrol of diesel but it's still a cost. Car insurance, pet insurance, car services and yearly pet vaccinations.

Have you learnt something today already? Every day is a new opportunity to acquire more knowledge so just take advantage of it, Most times it will cost you nothing but will prove invaluable to you now or later.
Have a good one and may the sun shine in your world.