Today’s guest picture is another from my friend Mark’s Cairngorm adventure. His dog Henry is no mean mountaineer himself. We had another cold night with the temperature bottoming out at -6°C. It was creeping up to zero when we got up and reached a heady +4° during the morning. I would have happily spent timeContinue reading “Going round in circles”
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Watch the birdie
Today’s guest picture comes from my Lancashire correspondent Paul who is visiting the lake District again. He spotted a lake. We had another cold night here but, once again, the temperature stayed just high enough to avoid any great damage to the garden and I was able to trim the front hedge in pleasant sunshineContinue reading “Watch the birdie”
Out and about
Today’s guest picture shows that Langholm isn’t the only place with fallen trees. My sister Susan in London found this tree blocking her way to the supermarket today. We had a reasonably calm and generally sunny day here today. It was frosty to start the day off, but by the time that I had gotContinue reading “Out and about”
The land of milk and honey sandwiches
Today’s guest picture comes from Venetia, who saw these Somerset lambs practising their gambolling skills with great verve. We had a much improved day here today. There was no rain, plenty of sun, and a moderate wind. It was a day to get out and about and not sit indoors doing the crossword and drinkingContinue reading “The land of milk and honey sandwiches”
Rolling, rolling, rolling
Today’s guest picture comes from our daughter Annie in London. She met a relation of Mr Grumpy. We had a chilly morning here with just a hint of frost about after yesterday’s clear night. As a result, I was more than happy to spend the morning inside while things warmed up outside. In among theContinue reading “Rolling, rolling, rolling”
Not the usual musical evening
Today’s guest picture is another of Paul’s Lake District studies. It shows a relatively new bridge over the River Derwent. The forecast said it would be raining here when we woke up, and the forecast was quite right. After two days without rain, it was a bit sad to be back in what has beenContinue reading “Not the usual musical evening”
An adventure
Today’s guest picture is another from East Wemyss. Our son Tony was supposed to restart work today but thanks to an administrative mix up, he had leisure to walk the dogs and enjoy this very clear view across the Forth instead. We keep being promised a change in the weather but it was another gloriousContinue reading “An adventure”
A tootle and a pedal, hooray
Today’s guest picture comes from my South African correspondent, Langholm exile Tom. He was looking for something to send me from his archives and found this lofty view of Worcester in the Western Cape, taken from 6000 ft up. We had a calm day before the advertised arrival late tomorrow of storm Ciara, which theContinue reading “A tootle and a pedal, hooray”
A visit to Keswick
This is yesterday’s post today. I didn’t get home until nearly midnight last night and I had many pictures to look through this morning. The result is a post with too many pictures but I have tried to keep the commentary to a minimum to spare those long suffering souls who politely read to theContinue reading “A visit to Keswick”
Constructive resting
My sister Susan returned to the UK from NZ this morning but here is a recent picture of her admiring Lake Te Anau to prove that she was there. It was taken by my brother. She has been banned from mentioning what the weather was like while she was in NZ. At least we hadContinue reading “Constructive resting”
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