Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She visited the botanic gardens on her way to the seaside in Southsea today. The forecast was for a cloudy day here today, and when our friend Stan leaned over the hedge as he passed by . . . . . . he wondered if it wasContinue reading “Obliging weather”
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Still tolerable
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. In the course of his walk on a very hot day, he found a shady bench in a wood for a moment of respite. The sun was out when we got up . . . . . . and it stayed out all day. At the peakContinue reading “Still tolerable”
An unexpected visitor
Today’s guest picture shows Tony’s dogs enjoying some of that eternal sunshine in East Wemyss. After our mini heatwave, we returned to more sensible temperatures here today. If the sun had shone, it would have been perfect, but it turned out to be cloudy all day and we had to have a jumper on forContinue reading “An unexpected visitor”
Dripping wet
Today’s guest picture, an antidote to our miserable day here, is a view towards Keswick from Manesty taken by Lake District enthusiast Paul, a couple of years ago. It was a welcome sight on a grey day. The number of aeroplane trails in the sky is a marked contrast to present circumstances. We had aContinue reading “Dripping wet”
Uphill work
Today’s guest picture comes from my camera club friend Simon. He has been taking walks round Canonbie during the lockdown and wonders why anyone might prefer city life to scenes like these. It was not a promising morning today here in any way, being windy and wet from the start. I did pop out intoContinue reading “Uphill work”
Brief notes
Today’s guest picture comes from Tom in South Africa and shows the calm before the storm. I managed to get up quite promptly and had time for a quick look round the garden after breakfast… …and then I got going on my new bike before it got too hot (it was a mere 73°F whenContinue reading “Brief notes”
A good sit down
Today’s guest picture comes from my Highland correspondent Jennifer and shows her lovely garden, proving that they have had good weather up there too. After the brief interlude with rain here, we are back to dry, warm weather. New flowers are appearing in the garden. It was cloudy today but warm enough for me toContinue reading “A good sit down”
Unsuccessful shower dodging
Today’s guest picture comes from the camera of Mrs Tootlepedal. She took it at the flower show in Birmingham which she went to with our daughter last month. The plan for today was to leap up early, jump on the bike and get a good distance in before the forecast rain arrived and the windContinue reading “Unsuccessful shower dodging”
Gently does it
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She visited the Tate Modern Art Gallery’s new Switch House yesterday and thought that I might prefer the view from the window to the exhibits. I had a rather disturbed night, being woken by the sound of pounding rain accompanied by thunder and lightning. As a resultContinue reading “Gently does it”
Rain stopped play
Today’s guest picture, featuring a very fine 20cm diameter parasol mushroom growing in his garden, was sent to me all the way from Germany by Zyriacus. He also told me that the weather there has been very capricious, going from 40° one day to 10° two days later. With that in mind, I will tryContinue reading “Rain stopped play”
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