A cross word in England

Today’s guest picture is another from our son Tony. It shows a stunning dawn in East Wemyss with added dog appeal. We had another fine day here as our spell of good weather continued. This was lucky, as we went off after breakfast to do some volunteer tree planting on the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve.

A quiet but enjoyable day

Today’s guest picture comes from our daughter Annie. She went to Dunster beach in Somerset yesterday. She tells me that if you look very hard across the beach, you might be able to see the sea and even Wales, but I think that she is being optimistic. We had a very quiet day here as

Getting there

Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony in East Wemyss. He had two spectators for his walk with his dogs this morning. We had another day of calm, fine weather here today, so it was a natural thought that some cycling might be in order. I even got organised enough to get going before

Where there’s a will, there’s a way

Today’s guest picture is another from my brother’s scenic trip home after his visit to us. He passed though Buxton, and admired the magnificent thermal baths building there. We had another dry day here, and as it was forecast that the early sun would disappear by coffee time, I got up early for me and

Miles better

Today’s guest picture shows some colourful wildflowers captured by my brother Andrew on his walk yesterday. We had a warm and sunny day here today, which was very welcome. I got up feeling a lot better and started the day with great care, anxious not to throw away this happy state. I only produced noticeable

Out of breath

Today’s guest picture comes from my blogging friend, Gunta, in Oregon. She has acquired an electric bicycle and was testing it out today in a car park with a rather fine view of the bridge over the Rouge River. Whether it was connected with yesterday’s bike ride or it was just an annoying side effect

Nearly carpeted

Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent Venetia. She is far from home at the moment, and kindly sent me this study of a meadow on the Greek island of Lesvos. We had a slightly chilly but dry day here, and we needed an extra layer when we cycled to church to sing with

A rousing start and a quiet finish

Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She got a lift down to the seaside today and enjoyed this view across to Hayling Island. It was a relatively warm day here today, and it was fine as we cycled round to church after an early breakfast. The reason for the prompt start was a

Slow progress

Today’s guest picture comes from an old friend of my late sister Susan from her New Zealand days. Stephen and his wife have been walking the trail at Queen Charlotte Sound in New Zealand, and he kindly sent me this picture showing that it looks like a very good place for a walk. We had

Two good sings and more good signs

Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Gavin. Taken exactly 12 years ago to the day, his picture shows Mrs Tootlepedal and Gavin’s granddaughter, Hannah hunting for frogs when they both were young. We had dry and calm weather when we cycled to church to sing with the church choir this morning. Choir numbers (7)