Today’s guest picture comes from my friend Hilary, a.k.a Dropscone’s niece. She tells me that this is part of the route of her regular evening run into Zurich from where she can catch a train back home again. We had to be up promptly today, as I had a dentist’s appointment in Annan. Our LangholmContinue reading “A little boring”
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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”
Good weather for ducks
Today’s guest picture comes from my camera club friend Simon. While he was working in Paris, he was very struck by the Parisians’ straightforward solution to the problem of what to do when you find a cemetery in the way of a road project. Mrs Tootlepedal and I have resolved to get up a bitContinue reading “Good weather for ducks”
A dark moment
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He took a picture of this handsome clock tower and found that the camera was more observant than he was. It had noticed the little vases on top of the clock faces, and the crow on the weather vane which he hadn’t seen. We had another brightContinue reading “A dark moment”
A miscalculation
Today’s guest picture comes from our daughter Annie. Mrs Tootlepedal has been crotcheting again, and has made two blankets for our granddaughter Evie’s good friends Dolly and Bubbles. They look very snug. I joined the forecasters in having no clear idea about how the weather today would pan out. It started by being cold andContinue reading “A miscalculation”
A Milestone and more
Today’s unusual guest picture comes from our friend Bruce. His Canadian cousin’s granddaughter was skating for a Canadian team in the Trophy d’Ecosse for Synchronised Skating in Dumfries this week, so he went along to give her some family support. Who knew that such things went on here. We woke to a much calmer day asContinue reading “A Milestone and more”
A false start
Today’s guest picture is another bridge from Venetia. This one is at Iford in Wiltshire and has a statue of Britannia on the parapet. That is a step up from moss and lichen. We had another fine and sunny day here today, but as is to be expected at this time of year, it came with addedContinue reading “A false start”
Going to the bank
For today’s guest picture, I was looking back in my files when I realised that I had missed this lovely picture of Rochester Cathedra. It was taken by my brother Andrew on a trip to Kent with my sister Mary last month. We didn’t have a frost here, but we did have some drizzly rainContinue reading “Going to the bank”
The longest day of the year
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew again. He and one of his sons enjoyed a walk in the Erewash valley recently. Some useful bridges have been built there for the convenience of walkers. I only did one thing today, but I did it all day. I greatly surprised myself by getting up atContinue reading “The longest day of the year”
Calm
Today’s guest picture shows a flurry of Minis leaving the Kilngreen as Tony and Marianne took their dogs for a walk this morning. Tony took the picture. There was a definite feeling of a change in the weather today. With their well honed sense of irony, the weather gods celebrated the imminent arrival of midsummer’sContinue reading “Calm”
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