Today’s guest picture comes from my friend Mark. He has been on a walking holiday in the Cairngorms where he saw this beautiful mistbow. The much heralded cold weather arrived this morning, and our garden thermometer reported -4°C when we got up for breakfast. However, as the winds were light, the skies were blue, andContinue reading “Getting up”
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An unexpected visit
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew who found daffodils out this morning when he visited Manchester Square, an 18th-century garden square in Marylebone, London. We got a little welcome sunshine here too today, but it was at the cost of a morning frost. The highlight of the day came very early. We wereContinue reading “An unexpected visit”
A day for soup and a brisk walk
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. In spite of some morning frost, he still had some fine autumn colour to enjoy in Derby today. We had the first really frosty day of the winter today here with the thermometer touching -4°C (25°F) over night and staying below freezing until coffee time. It wasContinue reading “A day for soup and a brisk walk”
Intent
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew and shows two views of the town of Boston in Lincolnshire. It was another hot day here today, with our local weather station recording 29°C, and our friends Mike and Alison Tinker saying that their garden thermometer got up to 30°. We took the day at aContinue reading “Intent”
Afternoon tea in the garden
The guest picture of the day comes from our son Tony. It proves that there are many shades of green in East Wemyss as well as in Langholm. Today’s post starts with an anomaly, a picture taken yesterday. As it was taken at a quarter to midnight, I hope that that explains why it didn’tContinue reading “Afternoon tea in the garden”
Blue sky thinking
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent, Venetia. You can see famous Glastonbury Tor in the background and reflected in the floodwater. Venetia tells me that flooding is very common at this time of year on the Somerset Levels. I suppose the clue is in the name. We were in no danger of floodingContinue reading “Blue sky thinking”
Pushing the envelope
Today’s guest picture is a puzzle. Is it the south of France? Is is a tropical Isle? No, it is sunny Wemyss turning up trumps yet again for the lens of our son Tony. We had a touch of frost in the very early morning but by the time that I got up the skyContinue reading “Pushing the envelope”
Once in a blue moon
The forecast was right, the sky cleared and I got a look at the famous moon. It was too high for any colour and too far east for any eclipse but all the same, I thought that it was well worth a look. It is absolutely fantastic to me, born well before the space age,Continue reading “Once in a blue moon”
A woodpecker, a pedal and some Pelmanism
Today’s guest picture comes from my friend Bruce who was in Edinburgh yesterday and was comforted by the up to date police protection afforded to its citizens. I had much better weather for my trip to the Moorland Feeders today and it was only a pity that the birds stayed away in great numbers. IContinue reading “A woodpecker, a pedal and some Pelmanism”
Fairly calm after the storm
Today’s guest picture comes from Edward Winter, a blog reader from Sheffield who came to visit us not long ago. He thinks that his version of Mr Grumpy is quite the equal of ours. It is called Crazy Crane. I don’t think it is getting enough to eat. After our hot and humid day yesterday,Continue reading “Fairly calm after the storm”
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