Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He found the Derby Museum of Making in a reflective mood this evening. We found Langholm under a cloud when we walked to church this morning . . . . . . and it stayed that way all day. It wasn’t windy, so there was a strangeContinue reading “Under a cloud”
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Gloves off
Today’s guest picture is another from my sister Mary’s recent visit to the Isabella Plantation in Richmond park We couldn’t quite match Mary’s colourful scene in our garden today, but it was another warm and sunny day here when I had a walk around, with potential and actual flowers and plenty of birds too. MyContinue reading “Gloves off”
Waving April goodbye
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. In the course of walking 18,000 steps today, she stopped long enough to take this lovely picture of the Isabella plantation in Richmond Park. April ended here on a warmer note than it had begun, and we were back to dry weather again. A brisk wind madeContinue reading “Waving April goodbye”
Potatoes, purchases and peat
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She and my brother Andrew visited the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels on their recent rip to Belgium. We woke up to another sunny day here, with no sign of early morning frost. We made the best of the morning by setting to and gettingContinue reading “Potatoes, purchases and peat”
A spring in our step
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She and my brother Andrew visited Ghent today. Mary makes the most of living near the Eurostar terminal in London. We had a fine day today, and if you could keep out of the north wind, it felt like spring. It was a morning of Margarets, asContinue reading “A spring in our step”
A flat day
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony. He noticed an elegant culvert today which he has walked past many times without noticing before. We had a day with some warm and pleasant sunshine, but it also had several showers spaced out to cause maximum inconvenience for a would be cyclist. As a result, IContinue reading “A flat day”
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”
Slowing down
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Bruce. He is on holiday with his wife in Northumberland at the moment. They enjoyed this very narrow bridge across the River Beamish on one of their outings. We started the day with an early look at the busy bird feeder . . . . . . and then set offContinue reading “Slowing down”
Not so hot
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. A couple of days ago, he passed the Derby Museum of Making which has just reopened after being flooded last year. They must have been nervous in the recent storms. It is right beside the river. We had another dry day here today. This was very welcome, but the brisk windContinue reading “Not so hot”
A toddle and a tootle
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony. He was in Edinburgh for work today, and he had the misfortune to find himself within sight of this architectural atrocity. We had another grey day here, and I let the morning slip away without doing much to disturb it in any way. In the end, IContinue reading “A toddle and a tootle”
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