Today’s guest picture gets my seal of approval. It comes from Venetia’s Highland holiday when she went to visit the Moray Firth at Burghead. Summer continued in Langholm today. In fact it got hotter, reaching 27°C in mid afternoon. Under the circumstances, I thought that I ought to reverse my usual practice and do somethingContinue reading “Making sense”
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The digital made flesh
Today’s guest picture comes from Dropscone’s recent visit to Majorca. He was very proud to have seen a bird while he was there and this is it. I might have gone for a cycle ride this morning but I was waylaid by an offer of treacle scones and settled for mowing two lawns instead. ItContinue reading “The digital made flesh”
Taking things easy
Today’s guest picture shows my brother scaling a mountain in New Zealand. He is very energetic. If he sees a mountain, he climbs it. Our recent spell of chilly mornings came to end today and it was pleasantly mild when I poked my nose out of the back door for the first time. This wasContinue reading “Taking things easy”
Snappy
Today’s picture was sent to me by Bruce who spotted this ruddy darter at Threave. I did some darting myself this morning in company with Dropscone, as we nipped round the morning run in good style in spite of some moaning about bad backs from one of the pedallers. It was another lovely day withContinue reading “Snappy”
Crème de la crème
Today’s picture, in the absence of any contributions from friends and family, is a geometrical delight from our garden. The day started tentatively on my part as I tested out my fragile back while Mrs Tootlepedal went off to sing in the church choir. I was able to walk about the garden and take picturesContinue reading “Crème de la crème”
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