Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony. In the course of his work, he passed a rugby ground in the middle of Edinburgh which had some unusual visitors. It is not often that you see curlews and oystercatchers on the playing field. We had a cool and mostly sunny day here today. It wasContinue reading “Stretching my legs”
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A day of toddling and tootling
Today’s scenic guest picture comes from Langholm exile Tom in South Africa. He says that they have started to pick the table grapes there. I apologise before I start as took far too many pictures today so I will stuff as many as I can into galleries so that they can be easily slid overContinue reading “A day of toddling and tootling”
Rain later
Today’s guest picture is another from our neighbour Liz’s walk with Riley, As well as the waterfall, she saw some very early primroses, sheltering beside the stream. We saw the return of grey and windy weather today which was a disappointment after our dry week, but at least the forecast rain didn’t arrive until afterContinue reading “Rain later”
Testing, testing
Today’s guest picture is another from our son Tony. Just to show that the sun doesn’t always shine in East Wemyss, he has sent me this lovely picture of one of his dogs on a walk in the dark. We had a chilly but not freezing day here, and as it didn’t rain, we lookedContinue reading “Testing, testing”
Going up memory lane
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent Venetia. She went to see a 70 year old friend abseiling down Wells Cathedral to raise £700 for the charity Sosafrica. I can only say that it takes all sorts and rather her than me.. We had a dry day today with occasional sunshine. This was veryContinue reading “Going up memory lane”
Thrashed again
Today’s guest picture comes from Venetia, who is on a choir visit to the Netherlands. In between singing , they were taken to see a parachute drop, part of the 75th anniversary Operation Market Garden commemorations in this area of The Netherlands. Our dry weather continued today but it was rather misty when Mrs TootlepedalContinue reading “Thrashed again”
Making hay while the sun shone
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He cycled from Derby to Belper (about 10 miles) to enjoy this slice of joy in the book cafe there. Then he cycled home again. We had a generally sunny day today and I tried to make the best of it. I started off by putting aContinue reading “Making hay while the sun shone”
Out smarted
Today’s guest picture comes from Bruce who is in the north east of Scotland. He had a warm and sunny day yesterday when he visited Haddo House, a Scottish stately home located near Tarves in Aberdeenshire. We had a warm but far from sunny morning here as the rain made its presence felt. I wasContinue reading “Out smarted”
Into the woods again
Today’s just picture comes from Mrs Tootlepedal’s brother, Mike. He planted some daffodils to brighten the road verge opposite his house and is pleased that his work has born fruit. Being 300 miles south of Langholm, his daffodils are already out. Mrs Tootlepedal went off to Carlisle after an early breakfast to help sort outContinue reading “Into the woods again”
Not quite what was on the menu
Today’s guest picture is another from my brother’s visit to Wirksworth. As well as the train to the museum, there was another connection to Derby and Sheffield by the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. We had been expecting a very rainy day today but it was surprisingly dry if rather chilly when we got up. The dayContinue reading “Not quite what was on the menu”
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