5.08 am

..well, that's what the camera says, though neither of mine are accurate or ever have been and I'm too lazy to work out how to change them ;))

Suffice it to say, it was very early.  And frosty.  When I looked through the curtains the moon was just starting to rise.  It got me out of bed and I walked down to the reserve, which I found full of mist to head height, with this wonderful streaky pink sky.  I saw an almost invisible deer whisking away in the white stuff.  The male sparrowhawk was sitting completely still near the top of a very tall alder but, just as I began to hope I might bag an (admittedly rather poor) shot, a wood pigeon shot past and he was after it in a flash.  Have no idea if - at only two-thirds the size of the pigeon - the hawk brought it down.  Probably.  He totally disappeared.

The rest of the morning was spent doing organisational type jobs and this afternoon I met a friend for coffee - still outside and rather cold, but at a cafe table!!

Finally, there was a stupid voting kerfuffle (local elections), cooking supper and printing out the dreaded blood test, making sure the consultant has it for the morning when I talk to her.  Quite enough for one day!

Have a happy Friday, all  xx