Another dreich day

The mist never lifted all day but at least we no longer have icy roads and its safe to go out. 
Met the postie, Gary, this morning and gave him his Christmas bonus for all his hard work. Delivering letters is a thankless task since most of it these days is junk mail, and one wonders how long this can continue.
Rusty, the pheasant is a regular, and I noticed this morning  the other birds were queuing up  in the trees waiting for him to finish.  He is a slow eater. Then he likes to stop and admire the scenery.  At this point I shooed him off .