Today’s guest picture shows the handsome church of St Michael with All Angels at Stanton-by-Dale, Derbyshire. My brother Andrew walked past it on his walk yesterday. Summer here was interrupted by some overnight rain, and the day dawned cloudy. However, normal service was soon renewed, and we had another fine day, especially in the afternoon.Continue reading “Gardener’s boy”
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Over the hill (but not far away)
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew who recently walked along the Erewash canal on a sunny day. We had a dry, cool and quite breezy day here today (although it started raining again in the evening) and this encouraged us to get out into the garden not long after breakfast. I set aboutContinue reading “Over the hill (but not far away)”
Head in the clouds
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Bruce. He saw a hawthorn well supplied with haws on a recent walk. This was quite surprising because most of the hawthorns that I pass have few if any haws after being caught by the late frost. It was quite hard to see anything here today as itContinue reading “Head in the clouds”
Actual cycling
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony and shows that herons in East Wemyss take a lofty view of life. We had mixed weather here today with occasional rain, quite a bit of wind and some sunshine. If you were lucky, outdoor activities and the rain did not coincide. I was lucky. I wentContinue reading “Actual cycling”
A one handed clap
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. His son arrived and cut down a tree in his garden, leaving Andrew’s lawn well hidden. We had dire warnings of a 90% chance of heavy rain with thunder and lightning throughout the day. So although we were quite pleased to have occasional rain and only oneContinue reading “A one handed clap”
Small but select
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent Venetia who took it while flashing past Stonehenge on a double decker bus. There was no time to stop as she was off to London for a march to demand a second referendum. One of my sisters, my brother and his two sons also attended the marchContinue reading “Small but select”
A familiar pattern
Today’s guest picture was sent to me by my brother Andrew. He is a great walker and recently walked with his walking group through a wood. The substantial size of the trees can be gauged by noting the size of the walkers who can just be seen at the bottom of the frame. I hadContinue reading “A familiar pattern”
In training
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Bruce. He has left the country with his wife and seems to have turned up in Helsinki where they saw the cathedral. (They will be back.) A brief post today as it is late again as I sit down to write because I have been to Edinburgh. WeContinue reading “In training”
In a stew
Today’s guest picture is another from our son Tony. He met this ‘wee, sleekit, cow’rin, tim’rous beastie‘ in a field while he was out on a walk. Whether it had a ‘panic in its breastie’ is not recorded. We had any amount of rain overnight, and when I looked at Mary Jo’s scientific rain gauge, it hadContinue reading “In a stew”
A welcome return
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony. He noticed a small water wheel which has been installed not far from his house. It has a helpful explanatory diagram drawn on the side of its hut. It is providing power for some lights on a bridge. Just how lucky the agricultural show was to getContinue reading “A welcome return”
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