Up hill and down at the club

Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She recently took my brother Andrew to Kenwood House where they enjoyed the sight of a magnificent magnolia. Andrew kindly stood in front of the tree to give a proper scale to the picture. In spite of a rather gloomy forecast, we had a windy but fine

Pedalling and shopping

Today’s guest picture shows a sunny early morning in East Wemyss. Our son Tony was out with his dogs this morning. After yesterday’s sunshine and snow, both were in short supply today as we went back to grey here. It was dry though and there was no ice about, so we were able to cycle

Fleeting moments

Today’s guest picture comes from Dropscone. He had occasion to visit Talkin Tarn near Brampton last week while on an outing with his oldest son who was visiting him. They didn’t walk round the tarn though. It was still snowing when we went to bed last night, so there was a moment of anticipation when

Flat out (and back)

Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew who found that it was an extremely calm day as he walked into town this afternoon. We got up to another standard cold and grey day here, but the wind was light and it didn’t feel too bad as we cycled to church to sing in the

The end of the road

Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Gavin. He is visiting his son in California and enjoyed a day on the beach at Carmel by the Sea. It was a bit misty, but probably quite a lot warmer than Dropscone in Orkney, he says. We had a perfectly lovely day here, with wall to wall

On the trail of the lonesome pine (again)

Today’s guest picture is another of my sister Mary’s delightful studies of Regents Park in London. She goes there to play tennis and always looks about on her way. We woke to rather grey and windy weather with a forecast of some rain to come in the middle of the day. We were in no

From little acorns . . .

Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent Venetia. She was passed by this fine vehicle as she was walking home from the village of Street. We had a somewhat cooler, much greyer, and just as windy day today, but fortunately, it stayed driy as Mrs Tootlepedal and I drove up to Broomholmshiels to join

Charged up

Today’s guest picture is from my brother Andrew. On one of his walks, he came upon the Gallows Inn on the Erewash Canal, and took the opportunity to hang around there long enough to eat his picnic lunch. We had another frosty morning here, followed by another sunny day. Once again, in spite of the

More sociable celebrations

Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She had a chilly but sparkling day for a walk round Portsmouth, and found the famous Spinnaker Tower looking at its best. We had a chilly but far from sparkling day here, with some persistent drizzle in the morning putting paid to my scheme for a early

Another trip to Dumfries

I had to go a few weeks back into the files to find today’s guest picture. Our son Alistair sent us this shot of strange tracks in his Edinburgh garden in the February snow. What kind of a creature was this? The temperature dropped to 27.5°F (-2°C) overnight but there was no ice about when