Today’s guest picture is the last that I will use from our son Tony’s recent holiday. Having shown one of his dogs previously, it seemed only fair to show the other today. This is Tara. We woke to a grey and windy day, and the only change was that by the afternoon, it was grey,Continue reading “A dull day in every way”
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Normal service was not resumed
Today’s guest picture is another from Bruce’s visit to the Man Cave in Broadway. I went to bed last night looking forward to singing in the church choir, doing a bit of gardening, and then going to Carlisle to sing in the community choir there. I woke up this morning looking backwards on a mostContinue reading “Normal service was not resumed”
More courgette consumption
Today’s guest post comes from my sister Caroline. It shows a very difficult jigsaw puzzle that she completed recently. She points out that three pieces are missing but it didn’t spoil her enjoyment at all. Regular readers will have no difficulty identifying the butterflies. After some overnight rain, we had a grey but dry morningContinue reading “More courgette consumption”
A gentle adjustment
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. To avoid the excessive heat that there was in London yesterday, she went down to St James’ Park early in the morning and was bowled over by the beautiful flower beds there Some overnight rain here meant that we didn’t feel that it was necessary to goContinue reading “A gentle adjustment”
Invisible rain
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Gavin. He found these lovely espalier apples on a visit to the gardens at Dumfries House. I was irresistibly gripped by new camera fever when I went out into the garden in the morning, and even though the sun wasn’t shining today, the dahlias and poppies were lookingContinue reading “Invisible rain”
Hot work
Today’s guest picture comes from Dropscone. He is taking a short break on the other side of the country and came across this historic bridge across the River Tweed. It was a day of wall to wall sunshine here today, and once again the temperature reached unusual heights for the time of year at 26°CContinue reading “Hot work”
The long way round
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent Venetia. She had time at an early music day to enjoy the Church of St Mary the Virgin at Yatton near Bristol. She thinks that the builders were in two minds about whether to give it a spire or a tower. We had another lovely summer dayContinue reading “The long way round”
A matter of scale
The guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He visited this magnificent mansion today. It is not somewhere on the continent but in a village in Buckinghamshire. Waddesdon Manor is owned by the National Trust and it is a very popular attraction. We had a dull and cloudy start to the day, but it wasContinue reading “A matter of scale”
Turning right
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She visited a little botanic garden just behind the sea front on her morning walk today. We had a grey and uneventful day here today. I took far too many pictures so I am stuffing them in skippable galleries for the convenience of busy readers. I didContinue reading “Turning right”
Turning left
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Bruce. He is in the Isle of Man today, and he kindly sent me this picture of a lifting bridge in the harbour at Douglas We had another dry and pleasant day today so August has ended on a good note. Dropscone further brightened the morning by comingContinue reading “Turning left”
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