Today’s guest picture comes from my Manitoba friend Mary Jo. She added some interesting detail when she sent me the picture. “We visited some friends at their cabin at Lake Metigoshe this weekend. The lake spans the Canadian/US border, and if you peer through the smoke you can see the cutline through the distant treesContinue reading “Tilting at windmills”
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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”
Getting back
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He very much enjoyed this unexpectedly leafy section of a walk in the middle of town. After another busy day, I once again find myself starting my post at a late hour, so I apologise if it is a bit rushed. We had a very welcome dayContinue reading “Getting back”
Cutting it fine
Today’s guest picture returns to our son Tony’s highland holiday. This scene was from yesterday’s excursion. Our view of the day here was very much coloured by the weather forecast, which confidently promised thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rain, winds, and probably plagues of frogs if I’d read on far enough. Under the circumstances we didn’t haveContinue reading “Cutting it fine”
A short cut
Today’s guest picture is another in the series from our son Tony’s highland holiday. The party visited Loch Maree today. They have had some very good weather during their stay. We didn’t have very good weather here at all. It was grey all day. In contrast to yesterday’s bustle, I had a very quiet timeContinue reading “A short cut”
Saved by a scone (or two)
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He has been visiting the Welsh borders and dropped into Attingham Hall in Shropshire on his way home. We had a day of very dreary, drizzly, wet weather here. It would have been a total write off as far as interest went if Dropscone had not savedContinue reading “Saved by a scone (or two)”
Souping and spicing up a dull day
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent Venetia’s highland jaunt. She was on the platform at Fort William when she took this shot. She took a ride on The Jacobite. It was a miserable day all day here today, with wall to wall rain from dawn till dusk. It didn’t even have the decencyContinue reading “Souping and spicing up a dull day”
A more mundane trip to Dumfries
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent, Venetia, who recently enjoyed a boat trip down the Caledonian Canal. She was allowed in the wheelhouse but I don’t think she was allowed to steer the vessel It was a relatively cool, very dull and frequently wet day today. As we have been calling out forContinue reading “A more mundane trip to Dumfries”
A tootle but no pedal
Today’s guest picture comes from our friend Bruce. He was sitting at the window of a cafe in Longtown counting the number of wheels on a passing wagon’s trailer as one does (16 as it happens) when he was struck by this coat of arms on the pull down side of another passing vehicle. ThereContinue reading “A tootle but no pedal”
A little sun, a lot of rain
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She captured this striking picture in Regents Park on her way to play tennis the other day We got a lie in today thanks to the clocks being set back over night, and it was very welcome. I watched the birds after breakfast and found that itContinue reading “A little sun, a lot of rain”
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