Phone box with fly posters

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

On rainy days, some people read, others will do a jigsaw, and others will do what they will. Having moped about a bit, I pickled some vegetables from the fridge. At least it was something productive.

After a bright start, the weather begins to roll across Lake Windermere and a light rain comes with it. The Lake District is pretty, but remember that the lakes have to be kept full somehow!

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Spiders are fascinating.

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

Male catkins on an alder, snapped by the river.

The alder likes wet, boggy ground. It fixes nitrogen in the soil. Often described as a pioneer species.

At uni yesterday was a market with a variety of stalls. I realized it's at least 2 years since I had a burger (Burger King; simply dreadful) and the menu here looked attractive.

Having gone for wild boar, I was not disappointed. No need for any sauce or mustard, it was juicy and full of flavor. Being wild game, it was lean and tender. I'm glad I passed on the cheese that was offered.

My dad said this was his favourite meal.

These sausages were stabbed before cooking and didn't bang.

Serving sausages with potatoes was first described in The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse in her book of 1747. It was published the following year in America and Ireland.

Pork sausages

Mashed potatoes

Peas

Onion gravy (with added Sriracha and Dijon mustard)

All done in 30 minutes. Bliss.

seat covering on a Stagecoach bus. Moquette is hard wearing and designed to always look clean as it wears. Clever fabric engineering.

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Green isn't just another colour to me.

one of my brother's cats

In the days before tarmac sealed roads and horses one's footwear became incredibly dirty. A boot scraper was a common sight outside most buildings including homes and shops.

Here the scraper has been imaginative kg incorporated in the hand rail.

Lakeland House is a residential apartment block in Morecambe. Nothing special to look at but I bet they have great views.

walking everywhere takes a little time but one sees things along the way that sometimes takes my breath away

by Sandro Botticelli

around 1490

oil and tempera on panel

Within minutes of the last car leaving the barriers were disassembled and stacked, ready to be transported to the next location.

I was amazed by the well-practiced efficiency of effort. The circus moves on.

Soup tomorrow

What a wonderful way to describe a word: I suppose.

I'll remember this for next time I get a head cold: "I'd love to come to work but I've got the headgargle."

I went mad the other day and bought a drying rack. It makes me feel like an adult.

I love the patina on this old electrical box.

Looks right.

The old arch to the St. Albans cathedral monastery c.1360's

Dinosaur was coined by Lancastrian paleontologist, Richard Owen. Owen was the first superintendent of the Natural History museum when it opened in 1883.

Black Combe is an outlying fell, as described by Wainwright. It's a 600m high weather magnet.

An early art deco building that's now a pub. However. its history is fascinating. A place to buy sheet music and to hear live music, and changing use over time as society changed.

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Heat gently and avoid angry sputtering and burning the coffee.

at the end of the day I hang my jeans from hooks so they can relax after a day of service

this one is for mappa

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with best wishes 👍

Celeriac and black beans, with some capsicums and a 'holy trinity' soffritto. To add a lift, I've added some ground pasilla chillies. It will be cooked under pressure for 15 minutes. The recipe book says to serve with rice. We shall see.

From Arnside Knott you can see the Lakeland Fells and Yorkshire Dales. It's a commanding view.

This glass-filled grating covers somebody's cellar. It keeps the weather and people out, but allows the light to flow in.

The Rights of Light Act 1959 is a legal easement, which gives a property owner the right to enjoy the light passing over someone else's land and through their own 'defined apertures' (windows). The law goes back to the Ancient Lights Law under the rule of William IV, which was superseded by the 1832 Prescription Act.

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.

Unusual velocipede. Often wondered if they are worth the money.

Funny how things bring back memories. While laying a field telephone line once, I had to join another reel. I stupidly stripped the insulation with my teeth, just as someone decided to try and make a call. That certainly made my fillings tingle.

I followed the traces of the sheep to get here. These are Swaledales, a common breed in this area.

Listen here

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Rain through the open window makes my plants happy.