Today’s guest picture comes from my Lancashire correspondent, Paul. He has been having a holiday in the Lake District and enjoyed a scented azalea garden with an enormous pieris. I had a full day today and some lovely summer weather to go with it. At the moment we getting very friendly temperatures, warm but notContinue reading “At last a tootle and a pedal”
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The first day of autumn
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Bruce. He was looking through his archives and came across this picture of a hotel in Blackpool where he had stayed last year. He wondered whether they had felt the need to change their name this year. (I checked and they have kept the same name.) The autumnContinue reading “The first day of autumn”
Another blow
Today’s guest picture comes from my camera club friend Simon. He was walking along the Esk near Canonbie when he saw these people having fun. It was a better day here today with outbreaks of sunshine and no rain until the evening. Unfortunately, the persistent strong wind was on the go again and it madeContinue reading “Another blow”
Normal service is resumed
Today’s guest picture comes from Dropscone’s Northumbrian holiday. It shows Bamburgh Castle, which he visited with his daughters and granddaughter even though he had to pay to get in. His granddaughter got in free in her pushchair though. As Mrs Tootlepedal had an assignation to have coffee with her ex-work colleagues, I walked up theContinue reading “Normal service is resumed”
An invasion of colour on a grey day
Today’s guest picture comes from Mary Jo on her visit to Australia. She found that King Parrots are very partial to an offer of a snack. We had a bit of a contrast to Mary Jo’s sunny Queensland weather here, as the hills were covered in mist and the ground was white with sleety slushContinue reading “An invasion of colour on a grey day”
A tootle and a pedal, hooray
Today’s guest picture comes from my South African correspondent, Langholm exile Tom. He was looking for something to send me from his archives and found this lofty view of Worcester in the Western Cape, taken from 6000 ft up. We had a calm day before the advertised arrival late tomorrow of storm Ciara, which theContinue reading “A tootle and a pedal, hooray”
Slow progress
Today’s guest picture is another from Dropscone’s visit to Amsterdam. It was another wet and windy morning here, so I was happy to continue in my peaceful resting mode while Mrs Tootlepedal went off to her monthly coffee morning with ex work colleagues. I wasn’t left on my own though as Dropscone arrived with someContinue reading “Slow progress”
Near the bottom
Today’s guest picture comes from Gunta, a correspondent and fellow blogger who lives in SW Oregon. Knowing that I like bridges, she has sent me this fine example, one of the most notable bridges in the Pacific Northwest. It crosses the Rogue River near its mouth. We are only a day or two away fromContinue reading “Near the bottom”
Wrong way round
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony. He just wants us to know that there are starlings in East Wemyss too. The forecast was for a reasonable morning with some rain at lunchtime and rising wind during the day. I should therefore have gone out cycling as soon as possible and worried about otherContinue reading “Wrong way round”
Slowly getting back in the groove
Today’s guest picture comes from that inveterate traveller Bruce. He looked in on a tea dance at the famous Tower Ballroom in Blackpool but did not venture onto the floor himself. Doubtless things will be a bit more lurid on 16th November when Strictly comes to town. Finally our spell of mild autumn weather cameContinue reading “Slowly getting back in the groove”
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