It's winter in Melb so here's a rose to look at.

More than anything else, Lancaster Castle has been a prison, until 2011. Now it's a visitor attraction, with a Crown Court attached.

April lockdown

In a mad world, who knows what the new day will bring?

On the morning after turning back the clocks for winter. A gloomy, grizzly day outside. An extra hour in bed to read and drink more tea. Bliss.

Morecambe Bay looking towards Black Combe

The finished product, served with some lettuce, capsicum and preserved tomato.

My mother always insisted on some kind of vegetables with everything, and it's become a habit. Looks pretty, too, I think =]

I wonder if anyone still looks forward to the rattle of the letterbox cover as the postman brings a letter from a distant loved-one.

I still write letters by hand and I love it when a letter is waiting for me on my return home.

This is a brass Victorian letter plate made by Archibald Kenrick & Sons at West Bromwich. They have been in business since 1791, and are still making fine door furniture today.

Preston bus station at rush hour.

Victorian terraced houses in Glasgow. Many have been converted into serviced offices.

📷 Pixel 6 Pro - Throwback October 2022 - Haytor Rocks

Kept me busy for an hour or so.

Any resemblance to flic.kr/p/2qVRXeY is purely accidental ;]

Near Weir Wood Reservoir

I love this building that I sometimes walk past. it's still empty, which is a pity. it would make a great open workshop for budding artisans.

The long exposure hints at the constant traffic.

The wind had brought down these fruits. some were ripe enough to be gathered.

So much to do today. I've put this on to cook for 6 hours on low.

Then thought about what to do next. The list is overwhelming.

Still flowering. It must enjoy the chill in this room.

At least, I think it is.

It looks thicker than what you might get at a restaurant but this is how I prefer it. It's a meal in itself.

Beetroots

Carrots

Onion

Garlic

Celery

Beef stock

Salt and pepper

serve with yoghurt or sour cream and fresh dill. And bread, of course.

After dinner we had some of this Czech liqueur. Some say it tastes of cinnamon or ginger. I got strong notes of clove. With a secret recipe that's based on more than 20 herbs and spices, I think 'clove' was a safe bet.

A local tagger strikes again.

📷 Google Pixel 4xl - Telephoto Lens - Throwback August 2021 - Loch Lomond, Scotland

It took some savage cropping to get this how I wanted. Dalton Square has a number of these ornate and rather lovely lanterns.

Lit by electricity now.

📷 Google Pixel 6 Pro - Yellow Lilly