Today’s guest picture comes from our daughter Annie. She is on holiday in Tenerife and enjoying the flowers there. This is Lantana. We had another day with a chilly morning but quite a lot of sunshine here. Dropscone remarked that he was pleased to have been well wrapped up when he cycled over for coffeeContinue reading “Braking distance”
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Not getting wet
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony who had a choice of views from his place of work yesterday. We had another frosty night here, followed by an even chillier day than of late with that persistent north easterly wind still blowing. There were some light showers in the morning, heavy enough to beContinue reading “Not getting wet”
A spring in my step
Today’s guest picture comes from Dylan, the son of Marianne, our son Tony’s partner. He spotted a big bee among some fine blossom. We had a day of wall to wall sunshine here. Once again the wind was brisk and somewhat chilly, but if you could get out of the wind, it was very pleasant.Continue reading “A spring in my step”
Watered down
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She didn’t have to go far to find this cheerful pieris as it is at her own front gate. We are in no rush to go anywhere or do anything these days, so I had my usual morning routine of a leisurely breakfast followed by a closeContinue reading “Watered down”
I talked to the trees
I have recently been sent a good selection of guest pictures and will work through them. Today’s guest picture comes from Langholm exile, Irving and shows a visitor to his garden. It was only a degree or two above freezing when we got up this morning and the wind was blowing more fiercely than yesterdayContinue reading “I talked to the trees”
All hail (and a little snow too)
Today’s guest picture harks back to my siblings’ visit at the start of this month and shows Skelwith Force in the Lake District. It was taken by my sister Mary. We had another day of mixed sunshine and showers here with some impressive cloudscapes. Plans were once again slightly frustrated but the day worked outContinue reading “All hail (and a little snow too)”
There have been more exciting days
Today’s guest picture is another from my brother Andrew’s trip to Spain where he did a lot and took a lot of pictures. This shows Girona, a town to the north of Barcelona. We could have done with a bit of Spanish sunshine here today as it was another grey, windy day. I was inContinue reading “There have been more exciting days”
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