Today’s guest picture is another from my brother Andrew. He is currently in Spain, where he saw this wonderful Roman aqueduct in Segovia yesterday. We had a full day here today, with church in the morning, walking round the garden afterwards, and a visit to the ancient oaks in Longwood in the afternoon. The sunContinue reading “Lots of hugs”
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Good route choice
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She is fortunate in having a nearby patisserie with a very relaxing garden to sit in, where she can enjoy her morning refreshment . We woke up to a cool but sunny morning here, and after I had filled the bird feeder and watched goldfinches going andContinue reading “Good route choice”
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”
A sombre day
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline, who spotted this striking cloudscape above the Solent as she looked across towards the Isle of Wight. In spite of the forecasters promising us warmer weather, we got another cold and grey day here today. It made a rather gloomy background for the funeral of our churchContinue reading “A sombre day”
Dampened hopes
There is no guest picture today because with a nod to the fact that it is Mothering Sunday today, the picture at the head of today’s post is a very nice bunch of flowers sent to Mrs Tootlepedal from our son Tony. The actual day here was far from celebratory. It was a miserable andContinue reading “Dampened hopes”
A partial spring in my step
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She encountered this Egyptian goose on a recent outing. We woke to a gloriously sunny moment, but it was only a moment. By the time that we had come down for breakfast, the skies had clouded over. It stayed dry though, and we were able to bicycleContinue reading “A partial spring in my step”
Two choirs and a frog chorus
Today’s guest picture comes from my camera club friend Simon. He is currently in Paris, helping to prepare for the Olympic Games, and he was much taken by meeting this man who seems to have been in a terrible hurry Once again, the temperature flirted with the freezing point in the morning, but it startedContinue reading “Two choirs and a frog chorus”
Lofty ambitions realised
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. His lovely picture of the Derwent this afternoon doesn’t show the chilly wind that went with the sunshine. We had a dry and warm morning here, and the conditions were benign enough to tempt Mrs Tootlepedal to cycle to church to sing in the choir for theContinue reading “Lofty ambitions realised”
Another welcome train
Today’s guest picture is a second one from my sister Mary’s visit to the orchid exhibition in Kew Gardens. They have strange creatures in Madagascar. The day started with a walk to church to sing in the choir. There were just enough of us there this week to let the organist encourage us to sing a simpleContinue reading “Another welcome train”
Strictly for the birds
Today’s guest picture comes from Manitoba, where Mary Jo has been trying out the old gingerbread recipe that I use. She had to find out what a gill is. First results are looking good. We had a very indifferent day of weather here. It rained almost all day, either very lightly or quite heavily. It didn’t tempt me toContinue reading “Strictly for the birds”
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