​I have to be careful parking my car at home as the ‘wild’ area at the back of the houses is blanketed with daffodils and primroses. So pretty!

​Teaching Mr Blue Skye how to take selfies. As you can see, his patience is wearing a little thin.

​A day of heavy winds and rain. Looking out to the garden through a rain-streaked window.

​The sun shining through the hallway annd casting a spectrum on to a photo I took, and had printed on canvas, of a ginkgo tree in Virginia Arboretum.

​A few puffs of cotton wool in the clear blue sky, yet only a couple of hours later, the rain was pouring down again.

​Spider plant in the lounge, which unfortunately, Tricksie Treat likes to chomp on.

​Strange weather on the way home. Heavy skies over a dark sea, hailstones and bright sunshine all created an amazing sky.

​Out for the count.

​A pair of jackdaws silhouetted against the sunset, taken from my office window.

​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. 

​Spending a lazy Sunday afternoon hanging out with the moggies.

​Some of the sea glass I found at Hawthorn Hive today.

​Shot hurriedly through the car windscreen, the view of the sea at Hartlepool, as I drove to work.

​A family heirloom, that I brought over for a dear friend in my container, is finally back in the family’s hands. Mission accomplished!

​Soapsuds at the carwash today with Spencer the Sportage.

Mar 10, 2026

​There’s a lot of solar farms being installed around Teeside. I’m guessing because the fields get flooded so often, thus is a way for farmers to earn some money. The mud is horrendous.

​This topiary is outside the Sedgefield Racecourse. It’s a steeple racehorse and rider, and it’s pretty cool.

​An interesting mural that I passed in Chilton. 

​A unique bar and restaurant on the beach in South Shields. You take a lift down from the carpark at the top of the cliffs. 

​I’m really hoping the farmer is going to continue pruning this hedge, otherwise it’s going to really bother me every time I pass by.

​This chunk-a-lunk is a happy chappy because he’s got a full tummy and the central heating is on.

​Take me home, country roads…my drive home after work.

​Found a lovely reverse painted lamp on Marketplace for a steal. It looks lovely in my lounge.

​A beautiful sunrise on the way to work this morning.

​Watched Epic, an Elvis film by my favourite director, Baz Luhrmann. It was incredible, and will be a DVD purchase when it’s released.