Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He found himself on the shores of the Humber estuary today and took this fine pictures of the famous bridge just to please me. We were up and about quite smartly today as we were volunteering for the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve again. We didn’t have toContinue reading “Invasion”
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Mirror, mirror
Today’s guest picture comes from my Manitoba correspondent Mary Jo. It is an orchid cactus. Mary Jo tells me that it over winters in her basement storage room and gets no attention. It does well, all the same. We had another very good summer day here today, with temperatures rising to 25°C (77°F) in theContinue reading “Mirror, mirror”
On the up
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline who found a quiet moment in a visit to a cafe to reflect on things. Mirror, mirror on the wall . . . We had another lovely day here today, though at times when the sun was fully out, it was almost too hot, a good complaintContinue reading “On the up”
Coup de grâce
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony. It was taken on his recent visit to Langholm and shows an old chap with too much time on his hands tearing up a cardboard packet to go into the compost. We had a second fine, dry, warm day here, and very welcome it was too afterContinue reading “Coup de grâce”
A doubly reflective walk
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony. He saw not just one, but two butterflies on his walk with his dogs today. We had a pleasantly warm and unusually calm day today. The temperature never got much above 18°C but thanks to the lack of wind, it felt warmer than that. We had coffeeContinue reading “A doubly reflective walk”
To the hills, to the hills!
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary who has been visiting the Lake District where she enjoyed one of Ruskin’s favourites, the view of Derwentwater from Friar’s Crag. After our spell of cool changeable weather, we got back to a hot summer day today and I hardly like to say this, but it wasContinue reading “To the hills, to the hills!”
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”
Making the most of a good day
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony’s Highland holiday. He was up above Applecross on the Bealach nam Ba (the pass of the cattle) on the west coast when he got this splendid view. It was a fine and warm day here today, the first summer like day of the year and I wasContinue reading “Making the most of a good day”
More sunshine
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony and shows one of his dogs relaxing in his garden. He tells me that he sun (almost) always shines in East Wemyss. When I woke up this morning, I was very happy to find that the sun was shining and my feet were not hurting. Life wasContinue reading “More sunshine”
Sun on my back
Today’s guest picture was sent to me by my friend Bruce. He was impressed by the size of this nail brush. Its owner must have very big hands. I was awoken by a loud cry from Mrs Tootlepedal. “There’s a partridge in the garden,” she said. I had hoped that by the time that IContinue reading “Sun on my back”
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