Today’s guest picture was taken by our granddaughter Matilda in her Edinburgh garden. We were promised rain here today and we got it. Annoyingly enough, we also got some dry spells, but they were so unpredictable and brief that we couldn’t take advantage of them. By the time that the rain stopped in the lateContinue reading “Variable weather, variable success”
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Pulling out all the stops
Today’s guest picture comes from Mary Jo in Manitoba. Not only did her table and umbrella get blown over by a strong gust of wind, they subsequently got covered with an unexpectedly late fall of snow. Mary Jo was not amused. We did not have snow here today, and we didn’t have rain either. ThisContinue reading “Pulling out all the stops”
Getting the point
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. It shows part of the botanic garden at Southsea on a lovely day recently. We had to be up and about quite smartly today, as we had to be in Canonbie before half past nine for our Covid booster injections. We were seen promptly, given the jabs,Continue reading “Getting the point”
A less energetic day
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Gavin. He is visiting America to see his son and daughter-in-law and his grandchildren. He sent me this portrait of what he thinks must be the ugliest car in the world. Some people still buy it though. We had a quiet but satisfactory day here. There was aContinue reading “A less energetic day”
A tootle but no pedal
Today’s guest picture was sent to me by our daughter Annie. She has been in warm foreign parts lately where she encountered this bird. It is definitely not a chaffinch. By contrast, it was freezing here when we got up this morning. Although it warmed up a little, it never got very warm, and itContinue reading “A tootle but no pedal”
A grave situation
Most unusually, today’s guest picture comes from Mrs Tootlepedal. She is so fed up with the current weather that she sent me this picture of the garden which she took in August 2021 just to cheer us both up. In spite of one or two very short bursts of very light rain just to keepContinue reading “A grave situation”
Strictly for the birds
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. It provides a welcome splash of colour on a dull day. Our day started out gloomy and overcast, and it got steadily worse. I did try to persuade myself from time to time that a wet walk would be a good idea, but the sight of sheetsContinue reading “Strictly for the birds”
A lesson learned
Today’s guest picture comes from my friend Mark. The sawn up trees that his dog Henry was seen guarding recently have now become logs ready for the stove (after drying). It rained all day today, quite heavily for a bit in the early morning, but mostly fairly lightly after that. I walked up to theContinue reading “A lesson learned”
Fade to grey
Today’s guest picture comes from Mary Jo’s trip to the surprisingly dry Caribbean island of Aruba. It shows a black bell plant. I have mashed up two of her pictures to show the flowers closed and open. Very disappointingly, after a sunny weekend to say goodbye to March, April opened with a grey, windy, andContinue reading “Fade to grey”
Pinpoint coffee radar
Today’s guest picture comes from my friend and ex-work colleague, Ada. She had some company on her walk this morning. Unlike Ada, I didn’t go for a walk today as I was discouraged by persistent light rain and strong winds. It was an odd sort of day, with the temperature rising steadily from 2°C inContinue reading “Pinpoint coffee radar”
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