Today’s guest picture comes from our daughter Annie. Recently, she was on holiday at Saunton Sands in Devon on a good day for watching kite surfers. We had a good day here today, although there was the merest hint of rain at one time in the afternoon. After breakfast, Mrs Tootlepedal went off to aContinue reading “Relaxing”
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Stepping Up
Today’s guest picture comes from my Manitoba correspondent Mary Jo. Thanks to an excellent watering system and some good gardening, she has grown a wonderful crop of carrots and parsnips this year. It was a cool and cloudy day today here with rain in the forecast, but it stayed dry in the morning, and IContinue reading “Stepping Up”
Farewell to our visitors
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She met these Chinese lanterns in her local pâtisserie’s garden. We woke up to a misty morning and a tiny drop of rain here. This was a bit ironic because the hot sunshine had made the tent, which we had put up when our visitors came, impossibleContinue reading “Farewell to our visitors”
A total eclipse of the camera
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. In spite of the continuing drought in London, she found flowers to enjoy on a visit to Regent’s Park today. We had another dry and sunny day here, but I was not able to enjoy it as much as I would have liked because I woke upContinue reading “A total eclipse of the camera”
Singing in the rain
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She visited Smithfield Market the other day. It used to be the chief meat market for London, but now it is on its way to becoming an international cultural and commercial hub, whatever that may be. We had rain overnight, and it was still raining, though veryContinue reading “Singing in the rain”
A (two) milestone
Today day’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She found a very busy bee at work on a recent walk. We had a generally sunny day here today, and there was plenty of time for work in the garden and a walk as well. What made the day even better was discovering that IContinue reading “A (two) milestone”
A rather dull day
Today’s guest picture comes from our daughter Annie who was enjoying sunshine camping at Weymouth with her daughter Evie today. In contrast with Weymouth, it rained overnight here and kept raining, though a little more lightly, for most of the morning. The light rain didn’t deter the gardeners whom Mrs Tootlepedal is employing from timeContinue reading “A rather dull day”
Butterflies arrive, visitors depart
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew’s current tour. He took this view of the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity in Lincolnshire from the top of Tattershall Castle. We had some very good weather here for the last day of Alistair, Clare, and Matilda’s visit. Both Matilda and I spent some time takingContinue reading “Butterflies arrive, visitors depart”
Taking a step back
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. She found a fruity scene when she visited her local Patisserie’s garden. After a run of grey days, we were very pleased to wake up to glorious sunshine today, and I was greeted by a very cheerful poppy when I went out into the garden. Dennis cameContinue reading “Taking a step back”
Bent
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She found the new Queen Elizabeth garden in Regents Park looking very green in the middle of a drought. A notice told her that it was being watered from a deep bore hole. On another grey day here, we had to be up fairly promptly for MrsContinue reading “Bent”
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