Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She visited Kew Gardens today and enjoyed the bluebells. We started the day in leisurely fashion, planning the menus for our evening meals for the next two weeks. After coffee, we got out into the garden. It was a warmer morning and the plants looked grateful. MrsContinue reading “Off and on”
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Three bridges and an AGM
Today’s guest picture is another from my sister Caroline’s garden. As well as bluebells, she has got incipient apple blossom. After a few busy days, I was happy to have the excuse of some dubious weather to spend an idle morning indoors. Mrs Tootlepedal cycled off to a meeting and to do some shopping, andContinue reading “Three bridges and an AGM”
Strictly for the birds
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She saw the first azaleas of the spring on a recent visit to Kenwood. It was far from springlike here today as we woke up to another very cold and wet morning. Once again the rain didn’t last, and we were able to cycle to church toContinue reading “Strictly for the birds”
An indeterminate day
Today’s guest picture comes from our son, Alistair. Our granddaughter Matilda made this Easter brownie today. It was below freezing when we got up, and the day stayed grey and chilly. In spite of the coming of storm Dave being heavily advertised in the forecast, it was very calm as I walked along to theContinue reading “An indeterminate day”
Clocks forward, weather back
Today’s guest picture comes from my friend Ada. She visited an exhibition at the Rheged Centre in Cumbria. It is a knitted and crocheted display telling the story of life during WW2. The clocks may have leapt forward overnight in anticipation of spring, but the weather gods had not got the message, and we wokeContinue reading “Clocks forward, weather back”
Hiding from the wind today
Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent, Venetia. She visited Forest Lodge at Wincanton, and found time to sit beside the water and take this picture especially to send to me. She must have had kinder weather for her visit than we had here today. It was sunny enough in our garden, but itContinue reading “Hiding from the wind today”
Going by the book
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary who is very pleased to be back in her own home after three months of exile. The forsythia in her garden gave her a very warm welcome today. We woke up to a bright and sunny morning here, but as it was a rather chilly 4°C andContinue reading “Going by the book”
Breezing about
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. It shows Blackfriars station which is on a bridge over the River Thames. The bright red legs beside it belong to a previous bridge, long demolished. After some light but steady overnight rain, the weather gods turned off the tap in time for me to be ableContinue reading “Breezing about”
Changeable weather
Today’s guest picture is a joint effort by my brother Andrew and sister Caroline. They both took pictures of camellias today. It was slightly warmer here than it has been, but not much, and it was definitely wetter. It continued to drizzle all morning and into the afternoon. In the morning, Mrs Tootlepedal went offContinue reading “Changeable weather”
A wintry day
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. He noted that the river was still high in Derby yesterday in spite of the glorious sunshine. There was no hint of glorious sunshine when we woke up here today. A look out into the garden showed that we had had just enough snow to be reallyContinue reading “A wintry day”
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