Today’s guest picture is another from my brother’s current visit to Spain. This is a monument in Madrid. The sculptural group in its centre represents Cybele, a Phrygian earth and fertility deity. What she is doing in Madrid is a mystery. We had much warmer overnight temperatures today, and it was mild enough for meContinue reading “Coffee, cake and a quick circle”
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Post haste
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She crossed the canal on her way to meet my brother Andrew this morning, but didn’t find any willow trees to soften the built environment along its bank. We had a day of good weather here. It was unusual but very welcome. The birds were out inContinue reading “Post haste”
A late night out
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Alastair. On a visit to his local park, he came upon Mr Grumpy’s Edinburgh cousin enjoying a snack. We had another cold, grey and windy day here, slightly colder and slightly more windy than yesterday. It wasn’t a very inviting day for gardening, so it took me aContinue reading “A late night out”
Just kidding
Today’s guest picture was taken in our garden yesterday by Leo, and comes courtesy of his grandfather. We had a fine but cool day today. If you got out in the sun and avoided the wind, it felt quite pleasant. If the sun went in, and you caught the wind, it felt decidedly wintery. IContinue reading “Just kidding”
Too much or not enough
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony. On the occasion of his birthday today, he and his partner Marianne acquired a new family member, Penny. There had been talk of possible sleet in the forecast last night, but it was still a shock when we woke up this morning to find that there wasContinue reading “Too much or not enough”
The best day of the year so far
Today’s guest picture is from our son Alistair. He found another bird at his park in Edinburgh today. We rounded off our nine days of family visits today when Joe, Annie and Evie came for lunch. They are going back to London tomorrow, and their visit today brought to an end a very satisfactory holiday season forContinue reading “The best day of the year so far”
Two churches and five visitors
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He took this view from a bridge in Derby on his way to an evening meal with his sister Mary and his son Daniel. We had another day of pretty miserable weather here, and it was dark enough at breakfast time to show off our Christmas tree lights.Continue reading “Two churches and five visitors”
Hedge reduction
The guest picture of the day comes from my brother Andrew. It shows that they had quite a bit more wind in Derby than we had here yesterday. He says that they had a lot of trees and branches down. It wasn’t the wind that was cutting things down in our garden today, but a manContinue reading “Hedge reduction”
Getting wet and spectacles
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent, Venetia. She visited the Lady Chapel in Wells Cathedral this morning. After the excitement of the bonfire and fireworks last night, this morning seemed strangely calm. I looked at the bird feeder and noticed a blue tit looking rather cheesed off at the lack of seed atContinue reading “Getting wet and spectacles”
Two good sings and more good signs
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Gavin. Taken exactly 12 years ago to the day, his picture shows Mrs Tootlepedal and Gavin’s granddaughter, Hannah hunting for frogs when they both were young. We had dry and calm weather when we cycled to church to sing with the church choir this morning. Choir numbers (7)Continue reading “Two good sings and more good signs”
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