Trains at Lancaster Station headed for London and Glasgow.

📷 Google Pixel 8 Pro - Main Sensor (50MP Mode) - Throwback to August 2024 - Looe Bridge, Cornwall

When I returned to UK I encountered the 'all day breakfast' for the first time.

My friend asked me what I'd have for tea tonight. With bacon and eggs overdue for cooking, there seemed no alternative, so here it is. Breakfast at 8pm.

Shield of Lancaster City Council

When the falls of a pulley system have caused the blocks to be so close together that they can no longer move, they are said to be chock-a-block.

This drink is chocker with fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Apple, lemon juice, ginger root, and water. Blitzed for 25 seconds.

Despite a cold wet start to summer this seems to be enjoying life.

Pillar boxes with GR on the door were made from 1910 to 1936 during the reign of King George V.

Once known as sedum.

a great source of pollen and nectar for pollinators.

Having washed and dried the fruit, slice off the ends so they can stand together in a crowd. It will save time during the rest of the process.

📷 Google Pixel 6 Pro - Late Morning Moon - Telephoto Lens at 20 x Digital Zoom

Asus shoot. Venezia Mestre railway station, sunset.

I love this church. A riot of marble. It played a very important part in the story of the emancipation of Roman Catholics in England after the Roman Catholic Relief Act in 1791. This church was founded by the Jesuits, and they still run it today. It has done many good works for the people of Preston and the local area.

The church was designed by Ignatius Scoles and Samuel Joseph Nicholl in neo-classical style and completed in 1794. It is lined with a light yellow veined marble from Molignes, a golden Sienna marble, and has a skirting of Egyptian Green marble. Immediately behind the altar is a mosaic depicting Pentecost, the central figure being St Peter, which dates from c. 1960.

I'm one of those people who salutes magpies when I see them.

A reasonably expensive bicycle, securely attached with an Abus jointed bike lock to a tubular bike restraint. This morning it stands minus its wheels. A sad reminder to remove all your quick-release fasteners and replace them with something awkward, if you intend to park your bike for more than a few minutes, even in a busy street.

Padova train station, way to Venice. Sunrise.

Looking out to the Forest of Bowland Landscape, across the River Lune. It's green because of all the rain we've had. This area and the 5 acre meadow adjacent are part of a community-driven re-wilding project.

You can see how grudgingly this kerbstone allowed itself to be inscribed.

Elderberries getting ready for harvest.

Coconut milk added and stirred in shortly after. Left to simmer for 10 minutes, then tasted and corrected with more salt and a healthy glug of cider vinegar.

Ready to serve.

Some harmless whimsy that made me smile.

Knautia macedonica, also known as Macedonian Scabious or Red Knight.

Went walk about today and encountered this post-industrial alley. I liked the cobbles especially.

Looking across the Wyre to Fleetwood from Knott End slipway.

No ferry for a couple hours. But when the tide returns, it does so at pace.

The BWProject2019: Odd

I have no idea why I like these things so much. And I wouldn't like it so much if it were re-painted. Here it stands, doing its job quietly; distributing something to somebody, somewhere.

It stands on Church Street, the alignment of the old Roman road.

The soffritto was finished, so chopped (aka 'chapped'!) vegetables added, and covered to sweat for 10 to 15 minutes.

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More androidography nonsense

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If your knife doesn't glide through a tomato it needs sharpening

Blunt knives can skip and that's when accidents in the kitchen often happen.

This was lunch today.

root veg & pearl barley

Among the empty casks outside the Euston Tap was this Bayreuther Bier. I hope it travels well.

This whole row is scheduled for demolition to allow the Eden Project to be built. I'll believe it when I see it.

Meanwhile, Morecambe seems to be tying its future to this development.

Have a zoom around this picture for some interesting details.

The shaka hand gesture started life in Hawaii and means everything from thanks to hang loose. In other words, Aloha 😄

I've often wondered what it means and where it originated. Look it up for yourself and you will feel better, for sure.

The best dark chocolate gelato I've had outside Italy.

At Morecambe. Awesome.

from my back garden

our crazy cat!

Probably the safest place to walk as the bikes seem to ignore it.

There's nothing quite like walking in the pouring rain, comfortably numb from some newly prescribed painkillers, to find this beautiful hydrangea waiting to greet me.