Life goes on...the broom is coming into flower.  by happypat

Life goes on...the broom is coming into flower.

All doom & gloom on the home front!
Covid cases rising, Brexit stalling again with days left for a deal & we are still in Tier 3 with not much Christmas cheer around.
I’m not grumbling, there are so many worse off than us but it can get you down!
Never mind nature still carries on its lovely cycle.

Three good things:
1. Morning TV.
2. Watching talented young chefs winning Masterchef.
3. I have a new jacket!
We are muddling along here. Vaccines have started. What a year! I’m looking forward to it being over. And hoping for 2021 to be better. This is a pretty bed of this flower. Yes life (nature) goes on.
December 18th, 2020  
It doesn't look too good does it , but with figures still rising and no doubt a steeper rise in figures after Christmas we have to come to terms with these continuing restrictions ! I am trying to keep as cheerful as possible in my own cocoon surrounded with my decorations and spending time preparing for Christmas day - got to make the best of it one way or another !
Nature carries on regardless - love to see the broom in flower
December 18th, 2020  
I think we are very lucky living here in New Zealand at the moment.
December 18th, 2020  
@louannwarren @beryl @rustymonkey

I forgot the best GT, Harry is having his first vaccine next Tuesday & the second three weeks later! 😀
December 18th, 2020  
This looks like gorse to me - all those prickles! Broom too is a nasty weed when it gets away. Hope its not too near your new garden! Good to hear about the vaccine!
December 18th, 2020  
@maggiemae Oh you could be right Maggie...I always get them muddled up...no I took this photo on my walk today.
December 18th, 2020  
Christmas is looking to be a bit of a damper here too with new cases in New South Wales, the first in weeks. The cases have been reported outside Sydney too and as far as the Central Coast. Hope it doesn't reach our area as this is quite a popular spot for visitors at Christmastime. A bit of a worry.
December 18th, 2020  
Of gorse it is!!!
I'm thinking of giving up watching the news........
December 18th, 2020  
@quietpurplehaze Gorse...good to know!!
December 18th, 2020  
Bep
A lovely capture. I remember these flowers when on holiday in your country (in summer).
December 19th, 2020  
gorse in flower in december ...i blame covid-19 !!!!!! i understand your doom and gloom pat, stay safe and strong
December 19th, 2020  
@onewing It is a worry Babs & the thing is all this lockdown stuff only damps it down for a while & in the meantime businesses are going bust & the economy is looking dire!
The only light in the tunnel is the vaccine which we are rolling out fast now but will take many months to get everyone done...everyone that even wants it that is....
December 19th, 2020  
@gijsje it’s very warm for the time of the year...warm & wet! 😨
December 19th, 2020  
@phil_howcroft It never seems to end does it Phil...you must be dying to hold that little baby, hope you can form some bubble over Christmas.
December 19th, 2020  
I’m tired of doom and gloom too...and broom allergies on top! Out of season here
December 19th, 2020  
The clouds look a bit foreboding! Our town’s hospital is overcrowded with Covid patients and out of ventilators. It really is best to just stay home! I’ve read that California is the epicenter now.
December 19th, 2020  
Yep, we went back into the Scottish tier 3 here last night. Cases rising here too. Going in entirely the wrong direction.
December 19th, 2020  
Congratulations on the jacket 😉
December 19th, 2020  
Lovely shot. All very true what you wrote. I guess the whole of Europe is on the same boat. Every day we read of more deaths and the number of people infected does not diminish.
December 19th, 2020  
Lovely capture Pat. I agree with you about not grumbling. I would love to be with family for Christmas but being on my own means I am being spoilt and there is always FaceTime. How lucky we are to be surrounded by countryside even if ours is under water at the moment!! I had my first vaccination this week. Very lucky in that our GP practice is the local centre.
December 19th, 2020  
Such a pretty scene.
January 1st, 2021  
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