Today’s guest picture is another from my sister Mary’s recent visit to the Lake District. She sat on the shore of Grasmere while my brother headed for the hills. We were offered all sorts of discouraging weather by the forecasters, including thunder and lightning, but it was calm and dry as we cycled to churchContinue reading “Not at the races”
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A pedal and a tootle
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She visited the Royal Academy in London which has unveiled a monumental new public sculpture by the Bahamian-born interdisciplinary artist Tavares Strachan. We had a grey and chilly day here today, too cold to attract the frogs to come up and get their pictures taken. It wasn’tContinue reading “A pedal and a tootle”
Slowing down
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Bruce. He is on holiday with his wife in Northumberland at the moment. They enjoyed this very narrow bridge across the River Beamish on one of their outings. We started the day with an early look at the busy bird feeder . . . . . . and then set offContinue reading “Slowing down”
The next wave
Today’s guest picture comes from our son Alistair in Edinburgh. On a walk to the park yesterday, he met Mr Grumpy’s Edinburgh cousin. It wasn’t a very nice day here today, being grey, windy and occasionally rainy, but it was a whole lot better than it had been yesterday. After all that excitement, we hadContinue reading “The next wave”
Pushing a provisional pedal
Today’s guest picture comes from my ex-colleague Ada. She cycled along along the Loire Valley cycle path yesterday, and visited this fine château and gardens on her way. Google tells me that it is the Château de Villandry. We had another below freezing morning today, but once again there was no ice to make walkingContinue reading “Pushing a provisional pedal”
Snap happy
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She found a very handsome ship in a bottle on a visit to Greenwich Park recently. It got very close to freezing again last night, and it was still pretty chilly when we went down to the Langholm Initiative to borrow a projector and screen for tonight’sContinue reading “Snap happy”
Singing and smiling
Today’s guest picture is another from our son Tony. He sent it just to let me know that the sun is still shining in East Wemyss. The sun was shining here when we got up. There was a price to pay though, and that was the below zero temperature of -2°C (28.6°F), with frost onContinue reading “Singing and smiling”
A test stagger
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She walked down to the beach at Southsea yesterday, and reflected on the changes that have occurred since she first came to the area when the beach was simply a stretch of lifeless shingle. We had another grey day here, and it remained grey and fairly coolContinue reading “A test stagger”
A new low
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Bruce. He visited Broadway in the Cotswolds yesterday and met a most unusual horse. It came as quite a shock to us to find that the thermometer was showing a measly 3°C when we got up, not far from freezing. It shouldn’t have come as such a surprise,Continue reading “A new low”
Going separate ways
Today’s guest picture comes from Dropscone’s holiday. Today, he found that if he went through a mysterious hole, he came out at Cove harbour. There was a bit of an East Coast mist there. We had another warm and sunny day here today, though slightly hazy conditions took the edge off the sun’s heat andContinue reading “Going separate ways”
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