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Dear friends, You would be forgiven for not recognising today’s image as a shop. It is in fact a former mayor’s residence turned guitar shop. No prizes for guessing who brought this to our attention (thanks Bob!) and caused us…

Dear friends, The picture today is of a walkway into the Waddenzee from one of the islands (Terschelling) north of the Netherlands. The path leads to the monument I posted last week and floods in high tides. In fact it…

Dear friends, Tomorrow is the meteorological start of autumn. We have much to look forward to not least some rain to drench our parched lands! Today’s photo is of a piece of art built into the sea on the south…

Dear friends, After a successful Capel Show, Dik and I are off on a short holiday. Sleep has come easier in the last few days. After the upcoming post-mortem the committee will start planning for the next show and do…

Dear friends, The flowers in the picture today were donated by the flower show to cafe church in the marquee last Sunday. We had a most wonderful service with lots to think about. It was lovely to see so many…

Dear friends, Yesterday evening was a quiet moment before the week leading up to the Capel show. Leaving the Crown after a pleasant couple of hours with friends we saw this beautiful sight. God’s creation is wonderful and we must…

Dear friends, Last month we took our house guests to the Hannah Peschar sculpture garden (see photo). It was the first time we went in the more than 20 years we have lived close by and we have missed out!…

Dear friends, Summer keeps on giving this year but I for one am pleased that temperatures above 30 Celsius are off the cards for now. Many water companies have introduced hosepipe bans due to water levels in reservoirs falling very…

Dear friends, This rather battered purple emperor landed on our picknick table last week. I guess he (or she) would not have lasted very long after I took this picture but it is nice to know that these beauties reside…

Dear friends, I hope you are all well and coping with the weather. At least for now the temperature goes down to levels that make sleeping possible. The image today is a detail of the magnificent copper beech in the…