Today’s guest picture comes from our son Alistair. It shows a tulip. We are going to visit the RHS garden at Bridgewater near Manchester next week, and we wasted quite a bit of another fine morning seated at the computer grappling with intractable train booking websites. Luckily our neighbour Liz appeared and invited us overContinue reading “Smooth”
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Sunday, a day of rest
Toady’s guest picture comes from blog reader Michelle. She kindly sent me this picture of a waterfall on the Burn O’Vat at Muir of Dinnet, which is just within the boundaries of the Cairngorm National Park in Aberdeenshire. She points out that it has not rained a lot there recently! It did not rain hereContinue reading “Sunday, a day of rest”
A quiet but enjoyable day
Today’s guest picture comes from our daughter Annie. She went to Dunster beach in Somerset yesterday. She tells me that if you look very hard across the beach, you might be able to see the sea and even Wales, but I think that she is being optimistic. We had a very quiet day here asContinue reading “A quiet but enjoyable day”
Striking a balance
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Alistair. He went down to the sea at Portobello this afternoon and found that Fife had disappeared under a cloud. This was an illusion though, as our other son Tony was able to post a picture of the sun shining on his side of the Forth too. WeContinue reading “Striking a balance”
A domestic day
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She looked out of her window recently and found a visitor doing some sunbathing in her garden. We had another dry day here today, not quite warm enough to sit outside to have coffee with Margaret in the morning, but warm enough by noon for the gardenersContinue reading “A domestic day”
Not getting the picture
Today’s guest picture is a wonderful photograph of the northern lights seen from his campsite in Braemar by my walking friend Mark who embarked on a four day mountain trek today. Once again, we woke up to sunshine here, but once again, it soon clouded over. Today however, the sun did make some welcome reappearancesContinue reading “Not getting the picture”
Another dull outing
Today’s guest picture comes from Camera Club member Andy Little. He saw this fine example of letterbox yarn bombing in Kirkcudbright, a town popular with artists. After recent strong winds, we were happy to have a calmer day here today. It was a pity that there was no sun to go with it, but atContinue reading “Another dull outing”
Song, birds and bees
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He found a perfect moment this afternoon for a riverside view in Derby. We had another cool, but not cold day here, and apart from some very light drizzle in the afternoon, it stayed dry. We were thus able to cycle to church after breakfast, where asContinue reading “Song, birds and bees”
A productive visit
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He enjoyed some perfect weather on a group walk beside the River Dove today. We enjoyed a sunny day here too. This was a good thing, as it was the day of the Langholm Agricultural Show on the Castleholm, an event all too often plagued by equinoctialContinue reading “A productive visit”
A fine memorial
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She came up from Portsmouth to meet my other two sisters on the south bank of the Thames for coffee, a catchup and a meal. She took a picture of Waterloo Bridge on her way to meet them. We had to get up and organised quite promptlyContinue reading “A fine memorial”
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