​Walking around Jesmond Dene, Newcastle, we saw a huge tree covered with pairs of shoes. Apparently, an ‘art installation’ by students.

​A summer haze over the River Derwent at The Land of Oak and Iron.

​Golden daffodils at the feet of slumbering trees, not yet woken by the harbingers of Spring.

​A beautiful spring afternoon sky on my way home from work today.

​Gravestones used as a wall at Trimdon village church.

​My walking shoes, dried after a good soaking on the beach on Saturday, have a huge crust of salt on them. This will be hard work to remove.

​Kielbasa is not an easy find here, compared to the U.S., but I was directed to a Polish shop near work, and now have some Polish treats for the week.