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”
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A drop of golden sun (but just a drop)
Today’s guest picture comes from my friend Bruce who encountered this elegant pedal powered equipage in Malton. The morning dawned, as is customary, with grey skies and a persistent drizzle which sometimes veered into downright rain. Under these circumstances, to linger over breakfast and the newspapers for long enough to slide imperceptibly into coffee andContinue reading “A drop of golden sun (but just a drop)”
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”
A garden visitor
Today’s guest picture, sent to me by her mother Clare, shows Matilda having fun in the Botanic gardens in Edinburgh this morning. We were promised a wonderful day of sunshine here today but when I set off to fill the Moorland bird feeders after breakfast, the hills were covered with clouds. By the time that IContinue reading “A garden visitor”
A pedal and a tootle and I was framed
Today’s guest picture shows Sandend harbour in Banff, on the north east coast of Scotland. Gavin passed it on a walk today as he is on holiday up there. We had another dry day here today, although one or two spots of rain did fall in a half hearted way in the afternoon. After breakfastContinue reading “A pedal and a tootle and I was framed”
Doris Day is not a big hit
There is no guest picture today because I do not have one and so a gallery from the Moorland Feeders will take top billing instead. We were threatened with wind, rain and snow as storm Doris came to visit us today but after a night of rain, we were largely untroubled by her during theContinue reading “Doris Day is not a big hit”
Driven mad by a little sunshine
I have raided my brother’s visit to Exeter for another guest picture today. He had rather gloomy weather for the trip but managed to get out for long enough to photograph a new bike and pedestrian bridge over the river. Today was the last of my visits, for a while at least, to the MoorlandContinue reading “Driven mad by a little sunshine”
Overshooting
Today’s guest picture was taken by Mike Tinker when he was visiting a zoo in New Zealand. Neither Mrs Tinker nor Mrs Tootlepedal are flattered in any way. The day started very grey and drizzly and I was more than happy to spend some of the morning sampling Dropscone’s scones with a bit of CumbrianContinue reading “Overshooting”
Birds and bridges
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent, Venetia, who went to watch a murmuration of starlings recently. You can see more pictures of her visit on her blog. I too went to look at some birds today with Mrs Tootlepedal. It was a glorious morning and it was no hardship at all to takeContinue reading “Birds and bridges”
Great joy
Today’s guest picture from my brother Andrew is an interesting addition to our bridge portfolio. My brother tells me that it is Exeter’s old mediaeval bridge. It had three times as many arches when in use, as the river was then quite wide, but when the first single span bridge was built in the eighteenthContinue reading “Great joy”
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