Late for work but coffee must come first. Here's a happy accident.

The beans I'm using today have been described as having floral notes, so I guess this was inevitable.

Aka Great Willowherb.

A pretty wetlands plant that makes its home in towns, too.

Used in old medicine as an anti inflammatory and to treat skin problems. As a tisane it's useful for sore throats.

Street in Blackpool. I liked the repetition.

Some harmless whimsy that made me smile.

The kitchen is not the best place for flowers but I can't be doing without them.

Lancashire Day is on 27 November so I'm preparing to celebrate it early.

Orange and yellow canvas.

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I just liked how these looked together.

A Mercedes hearse, looking very tidy. The spotless windows were impressive.

I've organized my own funeral. It will save anyone wondering how I want it done when the time comes. Not being morbid; just practical, and meant kindly.

Walking along the canal yesterday, I noticed an otter here. But I just missed the shot; he dived and swam away. Check the ripples on the far bank.

The water must be reasonably clean and full of fish to sustain an otter.

It's a simple message.

Usnea is a form of lichen that's an indicator of clean air. It has antimicrobial and antifungal properties. I like how it looks.

The trees are full of birds singing their hearts out. Joy.

I was searching for a recipe for caelacanth soup. I had confused the ancient fish for the ugly-looking root vegetable, celeriac; for some reason, I can seldom remember what it's called. In any event, caelacanth is inedible.

Of course, I wandered off the thread while trying to recall what this vegetable is called and I found a whole bunch of pictures on my G drive, labelled 'partially uploaded', whatever that means. It does mean that the file is quite small, so I thought it would be fun to have a play with it, using Nomacs Image Lounge. While Nomacs is an open source viewer, it has some embedded tools for image manipulation.

As you might notice, this is from 2019 - I have always been intrigued by cranes. This is a construction site near Kings Cross Station in London.

Buddleia grows out of the wall.

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.

Lunch at one of Heysham's several charming cafes.

This is Johnny's Sports Bar. It's awesome. Friendly staff and clean everything. This is in the afternoon so not busy at all.

Other than being desperate for a coffee i don't know what brought me inside. But it's reminiscent of bars in NZ and Australia. Kinda familiar territory i guess.

sleepy boy

I am not sure why this design was chosen for a church in Lancashire. Wales would make more sense.

Whatever, it's a handsome beast =]

On an end gable in Morecambe. The bay contains many great shellfish as well as swimmers. Competition from elsewhere has seen almost all of the businesses close during my lifetime.

A more gritty view. I think i prefer it.

The River Lune became a play park for jet skis one Sunday.

If you look carefully on the right is a yellow spec - a kayaker who bravely dealt with the wash from a number of these noisy motorcycles on water.

A simple street shot at the metro waiting for the next train. There were three of us waiting and each one within equal distance. All of use were on our mobile device, except I was using it to observe my surroundings. The shadows behind the lady lined up nicely. Later adding the Lumiforms texture that matched the sync between the the three of us.

Spiced apple cake with caramelized apples on top. Made as a gift to some people who help me. I hope they like it with their morning coffee.

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!

I thought it might be fun to do a bit of bibliomancy using Doctor Johnson's dictionary as a source. Think of it as an alternative to the popular 'Word power' feature in a well-known bi-monthly magazine.

I think this is a word that could do with revival.

"It was a thrilling but dangerous liaison; Hugo came away with the clap" might be an example of afterclap.

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

There's a new mobile Flickr app. Uploading directly from within Snapseed seems no longer possible. The workflow hasn't got easier. Indeed, the whole Flickr app seems to be slower. Adding tags seems to have changed, too. Only single words and no capital letters. What's your experience so far?

Here's one I walk past and seldom notice. The gate is a relatively new innovation, though this one has been there for a while.

'Ginnel' has Scandinavian roots, and remains in common use in northern England.

In the long grass where it likes to be.

The buildings along St Vincent Street are tall and imposing. Some are built from this iconic red sandstone, which is found across the city. The building on the left is the landmark Art Nouveau building, known as the hatrack due to its stacked cupolas.

We adopted 6 month old Dotty in November

Saturday morning. Breakfast. Take some time and have fun. Rock melon that's so ripe and sweet, dusted with a little ground ginger. Mendelssohn's 'Calm seas and a prosperous voyage' playing on the radio.