Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Gavin. He spotted this turkey vulture on a visit to the California Bay Nature Reserve. We had a beautiful day here today, which provided a backdrop to a sad occasion. We went to the crematorium in Carlisle for the funeral service of an old friend, Peter, with whomContinue reading “Sadness on a beautiful day”
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Big hearted
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother and sister’s recent trip. They found one cafe employing robins to clear up after the visitors. It was gloomy and drizzly for the morning and the first part of the afternoon. Matilda and I got out into the garden in a period of very light drizzle and tookContinue reading “Big hearted”
A guest photographer
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Alistair who is currently visiting us. He spotted a peacock butterfly in the garden and took this picture with his phone. I saw the butterfly too, but didn’t get quite such a colourful shot of it . . . . . . though I did get a glimpseContinue reading “A guest photographer”
The night before
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary’s walk on the hottest day of the year. She captured a cool reflection to contrast with the hot weather. We had a day of occasional light rain here, enough to be annoying without being useful. Dropscone came round for coffee, and we tested the new gooseberry jellyContinue reading “The night before”
Twenty seconds of sunshine
Today’s guest picture is another from our friend Gavin’s tour of the outer isles. It shows a lapwing and a chick. It was Friday 13th today so we were braced for bad luck. In the end, it was only the weather that gave us a bad time. It was gloomy, windy and occasionally wet. IContinue reading “Twenty seconds of sunshine”
Seeing the light
Today’s guest picture comes from my friend and ex Archive Group member, Ken, who now lives in the north east of England. It shows the old stone Bridge at Jesmond Dene. We had a chilly but dry and sunny morning. This was welcome as it had been quite rainy during the night. There was noContinue reading “Seeing the light”
Going with a bang
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He found an old railway bridge crossing the River Derwent and took a picture of it because he knows I like a bridge. If Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest, this one was a bit of a failure. We started by cycling to churchContinue reading “Going with a bang”
Seeing the light
Today’s guest picture comes from a new contributor, Paul. Like myself, he is a cyclist and obviously a keen photographer. He is not absolutely sure but he thinks that this delightful shot was taken at Blea Tarn in the Lake District. We had another cold and sunny day today, but it was even colder thanContinue reading “Seeing the light”
Arrivals
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She came across this artwork in an outdoor exhibition in a park. It is called The Tudor Ball and it is by Lars Fisk. Sometimes I wonder if I should have been an artist. It was even hotter today than yesterday and by the afternoon, the thermometerContinue reading “Arrivals”
A summer day (and night)
Today’s guest picture comes from the phone camera of our younger son, Al who took it while sitting on the new bench in our garden this afternoon. It is a very smart device which not only takes the pictures that he wants but often takes one or two just before and/or just after he hasContinue reading “A summer day (and night)”
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