Today’s guest picture comes from Mark, who took me on that night time walk yesterday. This was his view of the town taken while it was still dusk, with the moon, Venus and many stars thrown in for good measure. Our local weather station recorded temperatures of -2°C overnight, and it was just below zeroContinue reading “Going to church”
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Delayed gratification
Today’s guest picture comes from my Welsh correspondent Keiron. Injury is keeping him off his bike at the moment, but he still managed to get out and enjoy this nice waterfall at Ynysarwed. We had another warm night here, followed by another warm day, and this time there was no rain to spoil the morning.Continue reading “Delayed gratification”
Scary but satisfying
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary who managed to find some splendid blossom on a recent permitted walk. Although the forecast for today was for a worse day than yesterday, it was in fact just as good a day, not quite so warm in the morning when it was cloudy but sunny andContinue reading “Scary but satisfying”
Pushed back
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony. His dogs take spring seriously in East Wemyss. Finally the warm weather arrived in Langholm and when we got up we wondered if the the warmth would bring the tulips out. It did. And in the end, the race to be first tulip out was a deadContinue reading “Pushed back”
Plan B again
Today’s guest picture comes from my Welsh correspondent Kieron and shows a Welsh tree from Wales. The wind was slightly kinder today but it was still very cold out in the garden, unless the sun was shining….which it did intermittently. When it shone, I tried to be ready with my little camera. Among the familiarContinue reading “Plan B again”
Now we are three
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother’s current visit to the Lake District. He walked to the top of Blencathra on Tuesday and found himself in quite crowd. We had another dry and occasionally sunny day today but the rude wind had returned so I was not unhappy to have plenty to do that didn’tContinue reading “Now we are three”
A certain familiarity
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent, Venetia. A wood pigeon has made a nest in her hornbeam tree and looks quite comfortable there. We had a dry and sunless day and the wind had calmed down a lot so I thought it might be a good day to get out on my bike. Mrs TootlepedalContinue reading “A certain familiarity”
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