Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She walked down to the beach at Southsea yesterday, and reflected on the changes that have occurred since she first came to the area when the beach was simply a stretch of lifeless shingle. We had another grey day here, and it remained grey and fairly coolContinue reading “A test stagger”
Tag Archives: Himalayan balsam
A walk in the park
Today’s guest picture comes from our daughter Annie. She took a walk along the canal on her way to King’s Cross last week. We had another cool, windy, and showery day here today, so there was no great anxiety to sample the great outdoors in the morning, and we managed to pass the time withoutContinue reading “A walk in the park”
The weather gods oblige
After a recent seaside heron guest picture from our son Tony, today’s guest picture is from his very good friend Michael. He found a sunlit Northern Irish seaside heron while on holiday in Donaghadee, and kindly sent me this shot.. The forecast suggested that we might have that rare thing to day, no rain atContinue reading “The weather gods oblige”
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 inContinue reading “Static cycling”
Taking bike, getting manure
For today’s guest picture I have gone back to our son Tony’s highland holiday. He took a lot of lovely pictures and I may dip into his collection again. After another poor night’s sleep for both of us, we had another quiet morning, and it took a restorative cup of coffee to give us theContinue reading “Taking bike, getting manure”
More rain, another walk
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Bruce. He must have been flying into or out of Edinburgh Airport, as he points out that if you look carefully between the blades of the propeller, you can see the new Forth Road Bridge. We had another grey, but calm and reasonably warm day here today. TheContinue reading “More rain, another walk”
Playing and walking
Today’s guest picture was sent to me by Irving Bell. He got this fine view of Talla reservoir while on a motor tour. He advises me that I if I want to get the view too while pedalling, an electric bike would be a good idea as it involves a steep hill. We had aContinue reading “Playing and walking”
A wet walk
Today’s guest picture comes from Mary Jo. She was flying to have breakfast (as one does in Canada) and this is a shot of the wonderful meanders of the Assiniboine River, taken from somewhere NE of Virden. I had a somewhat meandering sort of morning myself. It included a crossword, coffee and proof reading aContinue reading “A wet walk”
A little bit of activity
Today’s guest picture is another from Venetia’s trip to Cornwall. The street sign in St Ives invites one to ponder how much the other streets drink. When we got up today, we found that it had had rained overnight. Sadly, it was only enough to wet the surface of the soil, and not enough toContinue reading “A little bit of activity”
Plenty to do and see
Today’s guest picture comes from my Welsh correspondent Keiron. It shows a fine rose grown by his wife. It is flourishing in spite of or because of quite a bit of recent rain. We had another day here with a grey morning and a sunny afternoon. It was warm and dry though, so after aContinue reading “Plenty to do and see”
Tootlepedal's Blog 