Christmas is comimg!

"Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat
Please to put a penny in the old man’s hat;
If you haven’t got a penny, a ha’penny will do,
If you haven’t got a ha’penny then God bless you!"

Traditional Christmas poem.

Poor old geese.... and I am not sure you would get any thanks for a penny any more, and half pennies no longer exist. 

But Christmas goes on. Here are some images to help get you into the festive mood. 

Floodlit Bath Abbey complete with Christmas tree, a big moon and throngs attending the Christmas market.

Bath Abbey - north face with a fringe of Christmas market stalls

Abbey square in daylight, the Pump Rooms where you can take Bath waters to the right.

And also some views of the Limpley Valley as Autumn turns to Winter.

The Sky mirror of the Dunedas basin - the turning point just before the canal crosses the River Avon. 

The Avon from the aquaduct

Chaffinch and berries

And some birds in silhouette:

Kingfisher hidden in the winter willow