If it was not for the Autumn change of foliage colour, we would really have some bleak dreary mornings, the rising mist from the local river engulfing everything. However, where there is a will there is a way and I usually manage to find something to brighten up the morning. It was the best night of the year. I slept well and awoke with the happy thought that although it was my usual time, I had manage an hour longer hugging the bed. What a wonderful feeling, so welcome winter time. Although the evenings are now dark already at 4-5.00 p.m. I awoke to a bright morning without having to switch on all the lights as I groped my way to the kitchen. On the way I opened the blinds and put my washing away which had dried nicely overnight on my wash stand in the apartment. Of course I could hang it in my laundry room, there is plenty of space, but I do not have so much and it dries nicely overnight in the home. No-one sees it and the job is done in a few minutes. Just a few items to iron later during the day some time.

The local bird population are now in the picture that Mrs. Angloswiss has decked the food table and they are regular visitors, usually a mixture of tits and sparrows.

And then this guy or dame arrived. They go for the big treats, the ones in the shell, but no problem for a crow.

They just wedge it in their beak and

once safely clamped it flies off with its reward. I do not know where they go afterwards, but probably in a secluded spot where they can hammer, munch and crunch to their beak’s delight. I wonder if I should invite Sir David Attenborough to record the events in my garden, although probably not interesting enough for a British nature film: a little Swiss village is not so important.

Today will be a quiet Sunday, nothing special. We have a drizzle of constant rain in the air. Nothing serious, but I am not sure if I can escape today for a wheelie. It is also good to relax at home with no stress. I spent some time this morning adjusting the clock devices on my oven and micro wave. I just had to reduce it by an hour, but easier said than done. I wonder why the instructions in the book have to be so complicated, and for me exra complicated as it is all in technical German.

I just had a visit from my Eurasien jay again, as well as two magpies, but I take their photos with my big camera, so I will have to upload them before placing them here. Two magpies also arrived. At the moment I just have the normal bird seed outside. I now reserve the peanuts and walnuts for the afternoon, as I can take photos more relaxed.

Now I am off to deal with the daily tasks with an eye on the outside for the arrival of something completely different.

I also had a visit yesterday from Joux-joux one of the local cats. I saw her walking past, after all it is now bird time for the felines.

She stopped to sharpen her claws on one of my trees and turned her head upwards, noticing there was the fluttering of appetising wings above.

And now I am gone, so have a good day, enjoy or sleep well for those in far away countries. Roschti the local cat also sends his greetings. He looked in as he was passing through. Naturally he eollected a few goodies on the way.

Although this is the photo for this morning, it resembles the photo from yesterday and the day before. We seem to be stuck in a misty situation in the morning and it does not really disappear until some time after midday. I have my midday sleep and when I arise in the early afternoon the sun has arrived. It only really stays for an hour or two as it already begins to get darker in the early evening. At least that will change from the next week-end with our extra hour of sleep. Some call it daylight saving, I call it at last the discovery of my lost hour of sleep in Spring.

Now that I have my birdseed supplies again, there is at least some action outside. It is a coming and going all day. The bird just pick a seed and fly off to the tree to eat it. They return again to pick another seed. They never stay for a full meal. The magpies only arrive when they are sure that no-one is watching and the crow just takes its time examining its walnut. I cannot sit all day at the window with my camera, so it is more luck than judgement with what I manage to capture.

It seems my life as a golden oldie is becoming quite uneventful. I think my trips to the stores are the only excitement I get and that will be less as the Winter approaches with its minus temperatures and snowfalls. I can be grateful for my online grocery deliveries. I had to do some careful planning for next week’s groceries as Monday will be missing for our All Souls holiday. However, I have almost completed my order and will send it off tomorrow.

So what shall I do today?

One of my jobs this morning will be to prepare this monster for lunch with my lamb sirloin steak and baked potatoes. It is a butternut squash. I quite like them and so does No. 1 son. Mr. Swiss eats it, but it is not his favourite vegetable. they are no problem to cook, I do it in my air fryer. The problem is peeling the brute. It seems to have a skin made of leather and I have to hack away at it to separate it from the inside. A colleague advised me to cook it with the skin as it separates itself from the veg during cooking with no problem. Perhaps I might try it. It would save time.

So that is my exciting morning and now to attack the apartment for something completely different. I hope your week-end will be full of action. Have a good one, enjoy it.