Today’s guest picture comes from our daughter Annie. She is working in Zurich this week and took a picture of the sunset there this evening. There was no chance of a sunset here today…or a sunrise…or a sun anything as the sun was conspicuous by its absence all day. The forecast told me that ifContinue reading “A spotted woodpecker”
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A day of decisions
The guest picture of the day comes from a visit to Wakefield that my brother made a few weeks ago. The theatre there is a handsome but modest building as befits a down to earth town. After some quite heavy rain overnight and a rather misty, murky morning, today turned into a very pleasant day. Continue reading “A day of decisions”
Don’t get around much anymore
Today’s guest picture shows an array of Mr Grumpy’s London cousins lining up on the banks of the Serpentine. It was taken yesterday by my sister Mary. There is a flourishing herony in the park there. It didn’t matter what the weather was like here today as I wasn’t going anywhere so I was secretlyContinue reading “Don’t get around much anymore”
A bit of music at last
Today’s guest picture was sent to me by my Newcastle correspondent who was visiting friends when a goldcrest crashed into a window. It recovered and flew off but not before posing for a picture. There was not a snow flake to be seen today but I waited for the temperature to drag itself up fromContinue reading “A bit of music at last”
Gateway
A guest picture at last. A spot beside the Kennet and Avon canal where my brother stopped for a sandwich. I am posting early in the afternoon in an effort to beat the current great internet slowdown in the evenings in Langholm. So many people have complained that maybe things will be better anyway butContinue reading “Gateway”
