Cheerful window boxes

Today, it's been horrible weather all day - rain in the morning turning to sleet by the evening, and cold.
Yesterday morning, by contrast, was beautiful. A low sun over the hills lit up the thick frost in the fields, and the mist in the Wye Valley made it look as if you were looking at the view through thin gauze.
I came past the house on Oxford Road on the way home, on the corner opposite the Hereford bus stop. You can't miss it - it has a Victorian angel sitting on top of the porch. It also has lots of window boxes, and they've come up with a brilliant idea to brighten them up at this unpromising time of year. Each one now has eight or nine wooden spoons stuck into it, painted bright blue, and with a white flower painted on the bowl of the spoon.

The people at Barfield, up Cusop Dingle, have come up with another idea to make their house stand out from the crowd - they have a life sized bronze crocodile sitting outside!