Today’s guest picture comes from my Welsh correspondent Keiron. He has got an electric bike too, and sent me this idyllic picture from one of his recent rides. We had another fine and warm day here today, but there was a brisk wind, so I was happy to let my bike have a day offContinue reading “Hovering about”
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Pulling, pushing, perambulating and playing
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He found this fine mediaeval bridge for me on a visit to Fountains Abbey. We had our first genuinely chilly morning since the late spring today. Our local weather station recorded a low of 3°C (38°F) in the early hours. It was a generally sunny day though,Continue reading “Pulling, pushing, perambulating and playing”
Puff, whizz³
Today’s guest picture shows once again why our son Tony made such a good decision when he moved to East Wemyss. This was yesterday’s dawn. After rain overnight, it was a pleasant surprise to wake up to a warm and dry morning. It was still very grey though, so I was quite happy to loiterContinue reading “Puff, whizz³”
Testing the new gloves
Today’s guest picture is another much needed sunny scene from Muriwai Beach in NZ, courtesy of Stephen. It looks particularly lovely after another grey day here. It was a degree or two warmer here today, but just as grey. Indeed, the light was so poor that I didn’t waste a lot of time looking atContinue reading “Testing the new gloves”
A song and a definite smile
Today’s guest picture comes from Langholm exile Tom in South Africa, and shows what a garden there can do in mid winter. Our spell of excellent weather continued today, and the sun was shining as we cycled off to church to sing in the socially distanced church choir. With two sopranos, two altos, a tenorContinue reading “A song and a definite smile”
A final touch
Today’s guest picture comes from our neighbour Liz. She found some fine icicles on her morning walk today. They show how cold it was early on. As the temperature had dropped a couple of degrees below freezing in the early hours of the morning, Mrs Tootlepedal was happy that she had tried to protect theContinue reading “A final touch”
Being sensible
As well as looking for fossils, my Newcastle correspondent Fiona likes to take her family to interesting places and today’s guest picture shows the ruins of Finchdale Priory which she visited with them a week or two ago. We had a warm and calm day today, ideal for cycling. Hmmm. I didn’t even have companyContinue reading “Being sensible”
A pedal forward, a step back
Today’s guest picture comes from regular reader, Edward Winter from Sheffield. As is appropriate to someone from that city, he likes metal sculptures and has recently acquired this Jason Heppenstall work created mainly from saw blades (the wings) and eating forks (on Eagle’s head). I can see shears lower down too I think. The weather godsContinue reading “A pedal forward, a step back”
A complete turnaround
Today’s guest picture comes from my Newcastle correspondent, Fiona and shows her resident garden hedgehog on the left with one of four new hoglets on the right. She thinks that the hoglet is three or four weeks old. We are very envious. We had a slightly cooler but still sunny day. With our final concertContinue reading “A complete turnaround”
Quid pro quo
Today’s guest picture comes from our older son Tony. He thought he saw a Mad March Hare when he was out walking his dogs this morning. When he looked again, he realised that he had been stumped. We had another springlike day today and once again, I was rather regretful because my fairly speedy bikeContinue reading “Quid pro quo”
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