Today’s guest picture is another from Paul’s Lake District stay. He found an interesting addition to a tree and an explanation. We had another mostly grey, occasionally sunny, and always windy day here, although it seemed a little bit warmer when we got up. All the same, we had coffee (and treacle scones) indoors whenContinue reading “Another pedal, another tootle”
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Slow cycling, slow cooking
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent Venetia. She came across this well decorated gate on a recent walk near her home. The day started off looking a bit grey, but it didn’t take long for the promised sun to appear. When it arrived, I got changed for cycling and Mrs Tootlepedal goodly stayedContinue reading “Slow cycling, slow cooking”
A dull day
Today’s guest picture comes from a reader in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania. Spurred on by my biscuit making efforts, Lisa has produced her own Garibaldi biscuits which are very nicely presented. It was a day of constant wind here today, often gusting at over 40mph. As a result, apart from going out for a very shortContinue reading “A dull day”
Not here
Today’s guest picture from our son Alistair, shows that Matilda needed a parasol to cope with the bright sunshine in Edinburgh today. We didn’t get any sunshine here at all. What made things more annoying was incessant talk on the radio about not letting the good weather tempt us to go out and have funContinue reading “Not here”
Another eponymous day
Today’s guest picture comes from Venetia. These are just a few of a large flock of white storks which she saw flying over her in Morocco. As it was Friday, Dropscone came round for coffee but in a big turn up for the books, he brought no treacle scones with him. Plain scones were theContinue reading “Another eponymous day”
Paying attention
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He visited Kedlestone Hall in Derbyshire on one of the better recent days. Mrs Tootlepedal went off to yet another meeting after breakfast and inspired by her vigour, I managed to get myself into my cycling gear and out of the house before coffee time. Admittedly, IContinue reading “Paying attention”
A last dry day
Today’s guest picture comes from one of our neighbour Liz’s morning walks with her dog. They visited a lovely little waterfall on the Becks Burn. As this involves quite a bit of scrambling, she deserves great credit for getting the shot. I started the active part of my day by cycling round to the shopContinue reading “A last dry day”
An invasion of colour on a grey day
Today’s guest picture comes from Mary Jo on her visit to Australia. She found that King Parrots are very partial to an offer of a snack. We had a bit of a contrast to Mary Jo’s sunny Queensland weather here, as the hills were covered in mist and the ground was white with sleety slushContinue reading “An invasion of colour on a grey day”
Clubbed
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony. He saw what looks like the narrowest tall building in the world on a visit to London. He revealed that the secret of its narrowness is that it is triangular. He found a good angle to take his picture. It was dry but still very windy hereContinue reading “Clubbed”
Dennis comes before Dennis
The guest picture of the day comes from Dropscone’s pre-Brexit visit to Amsterdam. He felt that I didn’t have enough pigeons on my recent blogs. We are awaiting the arrival of storm Dennis. In the meantime, Dropscone came for coffee this morning. Local readers will be well aware that Dropscone’s Sunday name is also Dennis,Continue reading “Dennis comes before Dennis”
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