All these little signets were cheeping along to remind mother that they were still with her. Dad was further upstream, keeping an eye on the bloke taking pictures.

From my archive - a chance conversation today reminded me of this place, which was established in 1974.

I would go here as a teenager with my friend after a night on the town. Fresh beigels at 5 am - no problem. Just get there.

These days we would have smartphones, and order online in advance:

www.beigelbake.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOopxskDHoGkvuC2MACUJv5V...

Said Bear is enjoying all the autumn colors and gentle morning light.

HTT everyone.

One of several Grade II listed shelters on Blackpool promenade. Most of them are over 100 years old.

Arnside signal box was built in 1897 by the Furness Railway, it is a Type 4 design constructed from stone, possibly influenced by the architectural practice of Paley and Austin.

📷 Pixel 6 Pro - Moonshot at night with clouds

Mt Ruapehu, 6 years ago to the day. Seasons change and so do we.

Even sandstone became gold. Visual alchemy.

Processed with VSCO with b5 preset

Mirror Lab Pro on a Galaxy Note9. Cloud photo opened to preset filter number 4 called Glass Marble.

Light dilution of water and vinegar to clean the skins

I made this yesterday for 40 and had some left over. Soup is always better on the second day! It is easy to make, and fairly cheap, too. This all took about 40 minutes to produce, including veg prep. I am blessed to have a food processor to do all the heavy chopping.

Ingredients

Sweet potato

Carrots

A can or two of good tomatoes

Onion

Ginger

Olive (or canola) oil

Chili flakes

Garlic

Stock )veg or chicken)

Garnish with anything - I used rocket because I had some in the kitchen; pepper and a dollop of yoghurt

How

In a big pan

Heat up a little oil

Add chopped onions and garlic and sweat for a while

Add ginger and chili

Stir and heat till fragrant

Add the rest of everything and cover with the best stock you have

Raise to a boil and then allow to simmer for 20 minutes or so

Use an immersion blender to render everything into a creamy pan of love

Add salt if you think it needs it.

Garnish and Serve.

Fog in the 'Fax.

Daffs on the windowsill

📷 Google Pixel 8 Pro - Telephoto Sensor (50MP) - Throwback June 2025 - Torquay Seafront

on my Discovery apple tree

So let's face the music and dance 😄

I thought these geese were heading off for the winter but it transpires they are arriving to over winter here.

Autumn is the time to sub-divide and put up some of my plants. I'm running out of window space. I think my friend will be welcoming some plants to his flat soon.

I didn't mind not seeing the bears because I saw this much more interesting thing.

Decked out with their new silk ribbons. HTT everyone

📷 Google Pixel 6 Pro - Yellow Dahlia

light splits through the window

on my walk to work

taken with my old Samsung Galaxy S7

Androidphoto: le chiuse di Padova in un mezzogiorno primaverile.

Adding some sugar and an aspirin to the water might keep this one going a few days more.

I just discovered these growing on some waste ground behind my building! I think I shall gather these in the next few days,once they get a bit more sunshine! Can hardly wait =]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabelle_plum

Evidence of a hedge that was laid and then neglected. To watch a skilled hedgelayer at work is a rare joy.

The undulations are a challenge to injured Achilles tendons but the walk is so rewarding.

No crowds, just sunshine filtering through the canopy and birdsong.