Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony. It should answer the question of whether the sun is still shining in East Wemyss for those of you who have been worrying about this. The sun certainly didn’t shine here today. We started off cold, grey and dry at 1°C, and although it soon got aContinue reading “A dull post. Sorry.”
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Gnirps
Today’s guest picture comes from our daughter Annie. She visited Hampton Court gardens in the sunshine yesterday. As forecast, the promised breath of spring lasted precisely one day, and we were thrown into reverse, by a cold, wet, and miserable morning. To add insult to injury, it didn’t even rain properly. When I walked upContinue reading “Gnirps”
Hurrying home
Today’s guest picture comes from our daughter Annie. Her cat is enjoying the comfort of a blanket specially crocheted for him by Mrs Tootlepedal. We had another dry and reasonably warm morning today which both I and the birds enjoyed. I did some shopping and they did a lot of coming and going and seedContinue reading “Hurrying home”
Good weather for ducks
Today’s guest picture comes from my camera club friend Simon. While he was working in Paris, he was very struck by the Parisians’ straightforward solution to the problem of what to do when you find a cemetery in the way of a road project. Mrs Tootlepedal and I have resolved to get up a bitContinue reading “Good weather for ducks”
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”
Feeling the cold
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He spotted this charming bridge in the grounds of Nottingham University today. We had another cold, dry and grey day here. It was made to feel even colder than it was by one of those winds that goes straight through you rather than taking the trouble toContinue reading “Feeling the cold”
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”
A walk and a tootle
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Gavin. He saw this excellent display of scarlet elf caps while on a walk along the old railway at Newcastleton today. I had a busy day today, with some dry and occasional sunny weather to go with it. It started after breakfast with a look at the birds,Continue reading “A walk and a tootle”
Gardening, walking and getting wet
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary’s garden in London. Spring is a bit further ahead down there. We woke to a grey and drizzly day, but the drizzle was faint enough in the morning to let me walk up to the town to get milk and rolls, and to let us both getContinue reading “Gardening, walking and getting wet”
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”
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