Today’s guest picture is the last from my brother Andrew’s trip to Spain. He is back in England today. It shows the El Retiro Park in Madrid where the queues for ice creams were very long. We had a dry and relatively warm day here today (6°C at breakfast and 13° in the middle ofContinue reading “An up and down day”
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Coffee, cake and a quick circle
Today’s guest picture is another from my brother’s current visit to Spain. This is a monument in Madrid. The sculptural group in its centre represents Cybele, a Phrygian earth and fertility deity. What she is doing in Madrid is a mystery. We had much warmer overnight temperatures today, and it was mild enough for meContinue reading “Coffee, cake and a quick circle”
Bike swapping
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. In spite of some sunshine today, her daffodils in Portsmouth have been much beaten down by the recent rains. Our day here started with some lovely sunshine, and I very much enjoyed walking up to the town to get some rolls and milk from the High Street.Continue reading “Bike swapping”
Static cycling
The guest picture of the day comes from our son Tony. He walked past Ravenscraig Castle near Dysart yesterday. It may be familiar to any readers who have watched Outlander. I filled the bird feeder after breakfast and it didn’t take long until there was a mass of traffic. I saw all the birds inContinue reading “Static cycling”
Powerless
Today’s guest picture comes from South West Oregon blogger Gunta. She saw a Mariposa lily on a recent walk and kindly sent me this picture. Our electric car had refused to charge up from our home charging unit last night, so after breakfast today, I took it to the Kilngreen where there is public chargingContinue reading “Powerless”
An early start
Today’s guest picture is another from our son Tony’s highland holiday. He, Marianne and the dogs visited Gruinard Bay and Ullapool today. If only the weather in the west highlands was always like this, it would be hard to find a more beautiful place to visit. The weather forecast here for today suggested that ifContinue reading “An early start”
Flowers in the rain
Today’s guest picture is another from our son Tony’s highland holiday. He and Marianne and the dogs went to Mellon Udrigle, which I though must be a misprint but which turns out to be a rendering of the Gaelic name Meallan Ùdraigil. It looks like a beautiful spot. We had a far from beautiful dayContinue reading “Flowers in the rain”
A change of weather and a change of mind
Today’s guest picture comes from Mary Jo in Manitoba. She spotted a good example of a snow angel and liked the careful work involved. We actually had a glimpse of blue sky here as we got up this morning. However, it soon disappeared and I got rained on when I cycled round to the cornerContinue reading “A change of weather and a change of mind”
The weather gods play fair
Today’s guest photograph comes from my brother Andrew. He was pursuing his hobby of photographing swans when he discovered that on this occasion, all his swans were geese For many years, an eight mile New Year’s day run has been organised in Langholm on the basis of starting when you like but trying to timeContinue reading “The weather gods play fair”
Betterflies
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent, Venetia. She came across this charming bridge on a recent walk. I like the wooden rails, a contrast to our stone parapets here. We had some welcome rain overnight, but it had cleared away by the time that we were up and about. I got back toContinue reading “Betterflies”
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