Today’s guest picture comes from my walking friend Mark. He was in Glasgow recently with his wife when he spotted a contender for the most flying birds of the day in one shot. It was -2°C when I got up this morning, and it has gone back to that as I write this post in theContinue reading “Two choirs”
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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 pleasant surprise or two
Today’s guest picture comes from Nichola, whom we met in the bird hide yesterday. She kindly sent me one of her pictures of the raptor which hovered over us. Having looked at it, I think that it is a kestrel. Our garden thermometer was showing -2°C (28°F) when we got up, and it was stillContinue reading “A pleasant surprise or two”
A smooth return
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent Venetia. She visited the Theatre Royal in Bath recently, and took this picture before the show started. Trains from Edinburgh to Carlisle had been cancelled at the weekend because of the heavy rain, so we were pleased to find them running on schedule today when our sonContinue reading “A smooth return”
A little flaky
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent Venetia. She saw some lambs on a recent walk. I am still waiting to see my first lamb of the year here. After two rather cold but splendidly sunny days, we got a rather colder and definitely unsunny day here today. The wind had got up andContinue reading “A little flaky”
Season of mists (and rain)
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She likes to visit the pond in Regents Park on her way to tennis. It is noticeable that the gardeners allow/encourage more “wildness” round the pond edges these days. There was not much to be said for the greater part of the daylight hours today as itContinue reading “Season of mists (and rain)”
Visitors
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He is on his travels again and visited Lincoln recently. We had a warm and pleasant day here today, with only a brief flurry of rain to make us nervous. We were expecting visitors so while Mrs Tootlepedal baked a cake, I swept the paths in theContinue reading “Visitors”
Two choirs and three bridges
Today’s guest picture comes from my files. Looking back, I don’t think that I have used this fine slightly surreal shot taken by my brother Andrew. (If I have, it deserves another outing anyway.) It was rainy when we got up, and the prospects did not look good. However, it stopped raining as soon asContinue reading “Two choirs and three bridges”
A riverside outing
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary who was swanning around today. It seems to be getting a little hotter every day at the moment, and for a brief moment this afternoon, we touched 85°F (which is just under 30°C) according to our local weather station. This led to some rationing of how muchContinue reading “A riverside outing”
Wrecked by a siren call
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She passed this striking passion flower in a front garden on her walk today. Reliable information tells me that there was a brilliantly sunny dawn here today, but by the time that I got up, it was grey and cloudy. After breakfast and the crossword, I walkedContinue reading “Wrecked by a siren call”
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