Today is World Mental Health Day.

If you can, get outside and take in your surroundings. Breathe. Be grateful. Help someone. Learn or at least notice something new. Smile like a Buddha.

Be kind.

Shame, really.

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My friend Veronica suggested a crop for my previous picture, so here it is. In my Instagram days, square was the only format I ever used, and have since got out of the habit.

These cherry trees are about 100 years old, and full of character. This view lasts only a few days each year, and brightens my day when I see it.

Anyone can create a comment directly on my pictures, and I hope you will feel free to do so.

Old sign seen in London. I liked Meggezones but i think they have been discontinued.

People take a break in the sunshine at the base of the Victoria Memorial

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day out with the family

Surplus to requirements.

Finally at the top of Hoad Hill. The John Barrow Memorial is a close replica of the Eddystone Lighthouse, for which I have a great love,(family connexion).

In summer months, weekends, you can go inside and ascend the spiral stairs. Of course, today it's Thursday. A lucky break!

Which is exactly what I'm going to do now. Sweet dreams, everyone.

Yesterday was tough and having become irritated for the first time in several years I came and sat in this garden for a while.

Holding on to anger is like holding a hot coal in your hand.

Buddha

124 St Vincent Street is one of many grand buildings in Glasgow that have been restored and refurbished, providing commercial premises in the thriving business district.

A street in Weymouth, one summer. Sunny and colorful. Weymouth is steeped in history. The history of the town stretches back to the 12th century and includes roles in the spread of the Black Death, the settlement of the Americas and the development of Georgian architecture. It was a major departure point for the Normandy Landings during World War II.

In the summer of 1348, a ship arrived at the busy port of Weymouth. The crew was unaware that along with their goods the ship was carrying a deadly cargo: the Black Death. Within a few days, hundreds of men, women and children would be infected. Within a few months, around one-third of the population of England would be dead.

What a jolly history this seaside town has!

Buddleia grows out of the wall.

At the ops shop it appears someone was changing the colors of their kitchen

They darken a little more each day.

aka Pyracantha - the blackbirds and the like will love these. Full of vitamins, apparently.

Some of the suits of armor in the collection at Kelvingrove. These are from Germany and Italy.

You might call them mugs, but here they are beakers. Well, they were till mass communication arrived. Some people still call them a beaker and I shall encourage it.

When i cook it's like we're together again.

Apple, blackberry, lemon, sultana, cinnamon, Demerara sugar, finish with apricot jam glaze.

1958 edition. Found today. Written when she was 18. First read when i was 15. Looking forward to re-reading. Will i laugh or cry?

Getting itself ready for 'the Visit' is this lovely Jerusalem sage.

I might have a few leaves for salad when they've gone!

This is a double-dirty chai latte that my friend made for me today. It's his signature drink, and truly wondrous.

A fish stall at the amazing Tooting Market.

Mr Monty Moomoo to give him his full name

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One of the ladybirds overwintering with me chooses a CD to hear.

A building in front of Euston Station has been reused as a pub. The places listed on the fridge are served by the trains leaving this station.

Beautiful Sunrise Morning In The UK Shot On Pixel 6 Pro (Telephoto Lens)