Mr Blue Skye looking in while Tricksie Treat gets some strokes.

Nov 2, 2026

Another session at our Bridge Club.

A lovely walk in Weardale today with Julie & Trevor, passing this cool tower on a hill.

A gorgeous Charolais cow at West Rainton on a sunny, yet foggy, afternoon today.

My courtyard is filling up with leaves. I’ve already lost the doormat under that lot!

Having a very lazy day, and spent part of it at the old quarry near home, enjoying the autumnal sunshine.

Another one of me at Diggerland. On the JCB today.

Driving the JCB today. Checking the course before letting the visitors on it.

Sitting in the Joyrider police car at Diggerland, waiting for customers to make their way through the park. Despite the awful weather, they still come.

The fog warning system at Souter Lighthouse today.

Standing over the 200ft deep well at the Ryope Engines Museum before Storm Boelo arrived.

Look at that face, saying, can’t we go to bed now?

This is a very popular fish and chip shop in Lanchester. They cook with dripping, the old fashioned way, but my tummy can’t handle that.

Shoes issued to students who didn’t come to school in the correct uniform. Any part of the uniform can be borrowed for the day. The shoes on the left obviously weren’t treated with respect.

A Halloween post box topper. So much work goes into these.

Spotted someone having a lie in this morning. 

Photographing orange peel fungus with Julie’s group in Slaly Forest.

Gorgeous seal on a pillar in Bishop Middleham.

The winter crops are already growing in the fields near home.

A beautifully distressed door on my walk this morning.

Mum was on Watchdog tonight about her terrible phone service. They restored it immediately.

Saw an excellent performance of War of the Worlds in Newcastle tonight.

Passing through Durham again, this time on my way to Bridge class. Taken through my passenger window.

Enjoying being part of a podcast on the poetry of Tony Harrison in Durham.

A leaf strewn path on our very windy walk this morning.

Heavy clouds looming over the road on my way to work, and they brought rain and heavy winds.

This little chap was making his way across a pavement and then onto a road, so I waited for him to slither onto my leaf and took him over to a nice hedge with lots of undergrowth. Cool and damp for him!

A rainbow just down from my house, during the sunshine and rain.

A rainy and chilly day. This was taken through my car window as I waited for roadwork traffic lights to change.

Oct 5, 2026

This was on the notice board at the Bridge lesson. It seems to be a very serious game.

​A cygnet decided a spot of bullying was required as our walking group looked on.

​I missed never seeing a proper greengrocer when I lived in America. This is a lovely one in Stanhope.

​I really like this job I’m covering at the moment. More chocolate brought to my desk, that’s twice in a week!

​Had a lovely meal with Peter tonight yet forgot to take a photo. But this was my pudding when I got home. With a big mug of tea.

​I managed to snatch this quick photo of this sweet little car on my way to work this morning. It made me think of Enid Blyton.

​Tricksie Treat loved her rhubarb yoghurt, but her tongue couldn’t reach the bit on her nose.

​Someone’s feeling happy with life this afternoon!

​My favourite hair clip, it reminds me of the colors and patterns inside a kaleidoscope.

​So many pretty little bridges on our Beamish walk this morning.

​I found this on my desk when I turned up for work this morning. How lovely!

Sep 23, 2026

​I went on a bat walk in Chopwell Woods last night. We saw and heard many bats, but did I manage to get a photo of any? Did I f**k…

​Scanpi and chips for tea, with mushy peas and tartare sauce. Yum!

​I went on a bat walk this evening. Too tired to check if I got any photos, but highly unlikely. We spent some of our time sitting by the river, listening and watching the bats swoop low.

​A member of staff asked me to look after his stuff for a few minutes. His coffee cup made me chuckle. 

​New Ariat boots from America. I’ve been wearing this brand for over 20 years. Shirts, jeans, jacket, they’re fabulous. Thanks Mary Lynn!

​Found this poor chap on the beach today. Been dead a few days, but did the responsible thing, and reported it to the CSIP.

​Hadn’t had these for about 30 years, and they didn’t disappoint. Exactly the same as I remembered. Lush!

​Coming out the other side of a huge cloud of ‘something’ thrown up by a farmer’s tractor in a field alongside this road. I kept windows closed and air flow shut down.

You may resume stroking me immediately.

​A brand new cinema in Bishop Auckland, and a free ticket to The Cycle of Love, thanks to a Facebook advert.