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Not knowing exactly when the rain would start, I did my morning run in the vicinity of my home today, as I didn't want to risk being caught far away from it and getting soaked. I still had to face the wind but it was much better than facing the dreadful combination of wind AND rain.
I saw a man setting up his Christmas lights and decorations in front of his house, with his wife supervising his efforts from the doorstep. He was standing on a ladder, putting blue lights up a tree. A number of decorations featuring Father Christmas riding on his sleigh, carrying a bag full of presents, standing waving, elves loading the sleigh, etc, were already covering the facade of the house. I had plenty of opportunities to check them in detail, as I ran past a few times. They made the house look like a giant Christmas tree and it seems to be the only one that has been decorated that way for the time being. But as we're getting nearer to the holidays, I fear plenty of others will follow suit.
I also saw a pied wagtail at the end of the cul-de-sac where I live. Normally those little birds are quite flighty and hard to get close to but that one didn't appear to be bothered by my presence, or even disturbed when I slowed down and looked at it. Their plumage is a beautiful pattern of contrasting black and white but, that little bird displayed an area of yellow underneath its body. It was still walking very fast, which made observation difficult, but it otherwise looked very much like a regular pied wagtail, waging its tail endlessly. As I tried to get closer, it took to the air suddenly and, with its wings stuck to its body, seemed to dive through the wind, as blue tits do, only beating its wings intermittently.
After some investigation online, it appears I may have seen either a grey wagtail or a yellow wagtail but I cannot be sure: the little fellow wasn't standing still and wouldn't allow itself to be approached beyond a certain point.
Diet Calendar Entries for 29 November 2015:
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1491 kcal
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Fat: 54.00g | Prot: 56.61g | Carb: 192.42g.
Breakfast: Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Weetabix Whole Grain Cereal, Harvest Morn Fruit & Fibre, Coffee with Milk and Sugar, Whole Milk. Lunch: Ristorante Pizza Mozzarella. Dinner: Basmati Rice, The Fishmonger Smoked Salmon, Morrisons Roquefort, Savour Bakes (Aldi) Crispbreads Original Rye. Snacks/Other: The Foodie Market Blissful Blackcurrant & Seeds, Holly Lane 6 Chocolate Slices, Tea with Milk. more...
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3105 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (brisk) - 4/mph - 20 minutes, Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 30 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 10 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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