@abowersgirl
@tatilove1988
Don't worry about a gain and please don't be ashamed! Be proud you posted it and shrug it off. It happens to all of us at some point. Maybe your body hasn't got the memo yet, so keep going
@nancyinmo Oh, he looks so goofy! Cats sure have character don't they. I just wish Tinus would be a character somewhere else sometimes, lol.

Hello Shape Shifters! I had a pretty good week. Tuesday I needed a break from my daily walking and Friday was just constant rain, but otherwise I am still walking a lot. I also managed to keep my eating on Wednesday under control. Because it is my weigh in day, I often go overboard that day. It is really nice not to have to re-lose weight the first three or four days, but just keep going right back down after one. I have had some fun bird encounters in the garden. Yesterday I saw a brambling mixed in with the finches. I only saw that bird once before so that was cool.
Later I was sitting behind the window with my camera waiting for the brambling to come back when a bird alarm went out. I saw a blackbird under the holly tree literally bellycrawling forward until he was behind a wooden fence post. Three seconds later, this sparrowhawk lands in the holly tree right above the blackbird. I find it hard to imagine he didn't see the blackbird, because he hung around for several minutes. Maybe he couldn't figure out a good way to grab it. Either way, that blackbird must have been terrified! I got a really awesome view from only a few meters away. He moved from the tree, to the fence post, to the ground, back up the post, did some preening, back in the tree and then flew away. Super exciting and totally made my day.
We started getting some light snow and while it didn't stay on the roads, this morning the grass and trees were still covered. I had a walk in mind, but on the way there on my bike it was so freaking cold! I would have had to bike around 10 more minutes with freezing winds in my face and I wasn't feeling it. So I went to a different walk that was closer which was totally fine as well. The forest is even wetter than it was last time. I wanted to take a different route, but it was pretty much impassible because of all the water. Route number 2 wasn't much better, though my socks stayed dry. I was too cold during the walk, but I really enjoyed myself. Still having trouble photographing the goldcrests. I was pretty optimistic about a couple of pictures, but when I looked on my pc at home, I saw the birds were out of focus and the tree branches were in focus. That really made me sad! I will keep trying I guess. Pictures under the spoiler. Happy Sunday everyone