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”
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Feeling my age
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She and her husband have both been ill and one of her sons kindly drove them to an arboretum today, where she was impressed by the daffodils round a tree I had a very uneventful day today, with a lot of sitting around involved. Luckily, the weatherContinue reading “Feeling my age”
Going wild
Today’s guest picture comes from Mark’s marathon walk over the twelve hills round the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve last Sunday. It shows the party at 5am in Langholm at the start; on top of Tinnis Hill (the first hill) at 8.30am; on the high point of the walk at Roan Fell cairn (the fourth hillContinue reading “Going wild”
Acting my age
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Tony, who visited the Union Canal at Ratho near Edinburgh at just the right moment. We woke to a sunny morning, although it was chilly again, and as the forecast was pretty positive, I decided that this was the day for a longer ride after a month ofContinue reading “Acting my age”
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”
Puffed back
Today’s guest picture was taken by camera club member Mairi on our Beamish outing last weekend, and shows that there isn’t just light a the end of the tunnel, there is a Tootlepedal too. Our spell of excellent weather continued today. We had a sunny day but it wasn’t too hot so that was theContinue reading “Puffed back”
Spirits and mist lifted
Today’s guest picture shows a Nottingham Inn dating from 1493 which my brother Andrew passed on his way to the university there. It was calm and dry when I got up but it wasn’t warm. John in the shop called it ‘fresh’ and my neighbour Liz called it ‘snell’ and at a miserly 6°C whenContinue reading “Spirits and mist lifted”
Right birds, wrong camera
No words can do justice to the greatest guest picture of the day ever. It comes from my Newcastle correspondent Fiona who is in the Netherlands and it is a view that just can not be surpassed. It was cloudless and chilly when we got up but the sun warmed things up and Mrs TootlepedalContinue reading “Right birds, wrong camera”
What did I see?
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He was driving past the Silk Mill in Derby and thought that it might be the sort of picture that I would enjoy. On reflection, I think that he was right. We were promised a cooler, cloudier day today but when we got up, it was asContinue reading “What did I see?”
Long time no sea
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He is visiting Hull and met these Roman bakers. We had another sunny day today although it was markedly cooler in the morning, thanks perhaps to the north wind. The fine weather persuaded Mrs Tootlepedal that a cycle outing would be a good idea and after someContinue reading “Long time no sea”
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