Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. The welcome sunshine had not brought many sunbathers out on to her beach at Southsea today. She could spot one, sitting against the warm wall in the distance. After more overnight rain, it was a fairly chilly 3°C (38°F) when we had breakfast this morning, but itContinue reading “Under fire”
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An up and down day
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent, Venetia. The recent flooding got to within 200m of her garden. We had a quiet start here to a quiet and dry day. After breakfast, I went to the local producers’ market in the Buccleuch Centre and came home laden with fish, cheese, soap, interesting bread flourContinue reading “An up and down day”
One more river to cross
Today’s guest picture comes from a day or two ago. My brother Andrew found a moment when the rain had stopped in Derby to capture Bonny Prince Charlie with a stunning background. Unfortunately for our visitors, we had another largely grey and chilly day here today. They were very understanding though, and we thoroughly enjoyedContinue reading “One more river to cross”
A well timed walk
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She paid another of her visits to Kew Gardens today and found a little sunshine and a lot of colour among the rain showers We had heavy rain overnight here, and it was still raining when we got up. We were in no hurry to rush outContinue reading “A well timed walk”
Losing my grip
Today today’s guest picture comes from our friend Gavin. His granddaughter Hannah is in the Netherlands looking for a suitable university. She took time out to admire the fungi there and send him some photographs. After a really soggy day yesterday, it was a relief to wake up and find much better weather this morning.Continue reading “Losing my grip”
Back on track
Today’s guest picture is another from my friend Ada’s recent visit to the Loire Valley. As well as the gardens, she saw a swan in a pond. After feeling the effects of my jabs last night, I had a very quiet morning today. This was in spite of feeling perfectly well when I woke up.Continue reading “Back on track”
Getting the point
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. You may think that it shows a delightful pond, but actually it is a cricket pitch suffering from the recent heavy rain in Derby. We had to get up promptly today in order to be at Canonbie in time to get our flu jab and COVID boosterContinue reading “Getting the point”
Greyed out (grey doubt?)
Today’s guest picture comes from my friend Ada. After her visit to the lovely gardens of the Loire Valley, she came home via London where she met a squirrel. Ada’s photo shows a grey squirrel, so it is a very appropriate guest picture for a very grey day here. It was raining when we gotContinue reading “Greyed out (grey doubt?)”
Going to the bank
For today’s guest picture, I was looking back in my files when I realised that I had missed this lovely picture of Rochester Cathedra. It was taken by my brother Andrew on a trip to Kent with my sister Mary last month. We didn’t have a frost here, but we did have some drizzly rainContinue reading “Going to the bank”
Pushing a provisional pedal
Today’s guest picture comes from my ex-colleague Ada. She cycled along along the Loire Valley cycle path yesterday, and visited this fine château and gardens on her way. Google tells me that it is the Château de Villandry. We had another below freezing morning today, but once again there was no ice to make walkingContinue reading “Pushing a provisional pedal”
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