Too much or not enough

Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony. On the occasion of his birthday today, he and his partner Marianne acquired a new family member, Penny. There had been talk of possible sleet in the forecast last night, but it was still a shock when we woke up this morning to find that there was

A ‘glorious’ but grey day

Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew’s recent trip with my sister Mary. On his way home, he stopped at Coughton Court where he found this lovely walled garden. We had a very rainy day here so we had to walk to church where the ‘Kirking of the Cornet’ took place. This is part

Static cycling

The guest picture of the day comes from our son Tony. He walked past Ravenscraig Castle near Dysart yesterday. It may be familiar to any readers who have watched Outlander. I filled the bird feeder after breakfast and it didn’t take long until there was a mass of traffic. I saw all the birds in

Greatest of all time

Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent, Venetia. She recently had occasion to visit Wells cathedral in the dark for talk on hedgehogs. Her phone camera caught the moment. The visit from our granddaughter Matilda and her parents continued today, and while Alistair conducted a remote work meeting, Matilda and I went to the

Not the foggiest

Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent Venetia. She saw this Victorian typewriter in a museum of brands in London and thought that it looked interesting. I agree. We woke up to a very misty and chilly morning with the temperature just above freezing. Both the mist and the temperature lifted during the day,

Another dull outing

Today’s guest picture comes from Camera Club member Andy Little. He saw this fine example of letterbox yarn bombing in Kirkcudbright, a town popular with artists. After recent strong winds, we were happy to have a calmer day here today. It was a pity that there was no sun to go with it, but at

A very welcome sight in the garden

Today’s guest picture comes from my camera club friend Simon. After the easing of the lockdown, he has been able to get back to his regular employment of working at sports events and he found this splendidly twisted tree on a golf course. It is my policy only to use pictures taken on the day

Zoom, zoom, zoom

Today’s guest picture comes from my cycling reader Paul. He lives in Lancashire and he sent me this picture of a reservoir to show that we are not the only ones having a dry time just now. I am starting today’s post with a picture from yesterday. I almost always only use pictures in a

Right bird, right camera(s)

Today’s guest picture is another from the seaside outside our son Tony’s new house on the north shore of the Forth.  As well as seal spotting, he has been curlew catching. We had very little encouragement to do anything outside here today as it rained on and off the the whole time in a very