Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. It has been quite windy in Derby. We had brisk winds and heavy rain here overnight, and it was still raining when we got up. It was cold enough for the rain to fall as sleet and even to turn the garden white for a brief moment.Continue reading “Wasting a good break”
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Becalmed
Today’s guest picture is another rainbow spotted by a son. This time is was Alistair. He saw a fine double rainbow in Edinburgh today from his car. After another night of heavy rain here, I was able to empty three inches of rain out of Mary Jo’s scientific rain gauge this morning. It was notContinue reading “Becalmed”
A surprisingly dry wet walk
Today’s guest picture brings a little sunshine to another grey day here. My brother Andrew enjoyed the setting sun picking out the fine new pedestrian bridge across the A52 in Derby yesterday. Dropscone brightened up a rainy morning when he arrived (bearing scones) to share a cup of coffee or two with me and MrsContinue reading “A surprisingly dry wet walk”
A slow day
It was so gloomy here today that I was pleased to have found for the guest picture a very sunny scene from Derby taken by my brother Andrew a day or two ago. I needed something to brighten things up. I poured four inches of rain out of my rain gauge yesterday, a measure ofContinue reading “A slow day”
The official taster
Today’s impressionistic guest picture comes from Wales where regular reader Keiron found this blasted tree which he thinks looks like something from a Clint Eastwood movie. We had another cold, grey day here today, with a nagging north easterly wind making it feel even colder than it was. Under instruction from Mrs Tootlepedal, I venturedContinue reading “The official taster”
Garden party
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent Venetia, who if it had not been for the virus would have been visiting us this month. She has a fine crop of daisies in her garden. The temperature warmed up a bit today and thanks to the slight relaxation of the lockdown, we were able toContinue reading “Garden party”
A useful day
Today’s guest picture comes from Dropscone who is holidaying with his daughter Susan in the extreme north of the Scottish mainland. It shows the Muckle Stacks which are just off the coast about 3 miles to the east of John o’ Groats. He seems to be having good weather up there but we had aContinue reading “A useful day”
Back in the saddle
Today’s guest picture is another from my sister Mary’s holiday in the Lake District last month. She describes it as, “Another compulsory bridge.” The weather improved a good deal today and I was able to walk up to the High Street without any rainwear on to take my turn dispensing information to tourists at ourContinue reading “Back in the saddle”
Nothing doing
Today’s guest picture comes from a visit to Nottingham Castle by my brother Andrew. No sign of the sheriff. For the first time in a while, I had a good night’s sleep and woke refreshed and invigorated. It hardly needs saying that the weather gods had a really good laugh at this and made itContinue reading “Nothing doing”
A sonata sort of day
Today’s guest picture shows Queen Mary’s garden in Regents Park in London. My sister Mary was passing through last week. My day was divided into three movements, Adagio, Moderato and Lento. The morning was very adagio indeed and the casual observer might have had quite a lot of difficulty in telling whether I was asleepContinue reading “A sonata sort of day”
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