The Tulip Season Is Just A Memory 😢 The tulips are long over now but their beauty is worth one last visit. The garden where these flowers bloomed is now replanted but I hven't been back there yet to see

It's unbelievably hot today. I worked at home this morning but it was more than 28 degrees in the house. So I went to the beach to relax and cool off. It certainly was violet in the beach but when I got

Wall Shadows This was my entry to to the wall shadow contest It was taken at Cliveden House at the weekend. The location that just keeps giving and giving! 😁 I like how you can see the shadow of the gate

Large thistle spotted on the way to pick up my coffee. I worked at home this morning and then went to the beach to cool down a bit. It was lovely they're add the was a breeze coming off the sea. Once I

Large boat Rudder On Thames This photograph was taken for Monochrome Monday - a shot of the rudder of an old boat that seemed to be beached on the river Thames at Chiswick, London. It would be interesting

I wish this picture was where I was today but it isn't. My partner sent it to me. He's away kayaking in Scotland at the moment. Whilst the scenery isn't so pretty here so weather is better. It was 28 degrees

The hollyhocks are beginning to go over now. They are no longer at their best. Tomorrow is forecast to be very hot again so they will probably take a bit then. I made the most of them still looking pretty

Inside Outside Coffee and Cake Whilst visiting Cliveden House in Buckinghamshire this weekend we experienced two very different afternoons weather wise. On Saturday we were forced to take our coffee and

I spent most of this morning resting and I'm still feeling rough and I overdid it the last couple of days. I did go for a bit of a walk when I went to pick up my coffee though but I'm going to be putting

Purple Flower Collection More photographs from our visit to Cliveden House, Buckinghamshire. Today we have the purple flower range. 😁 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Purple Lilac ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Purple Woodland Wild Flower ~ ~ ~

Spent all morning again with the app turned off. Grrrrr. Soooo frustrating. Lucky I spotted it before I went out at lunch time. I walked into town to run some errands and did loads of stuff around the

Moody Skies Over Cliveden House Clouds and blue skies over Cliveden House, Buckinghamshire, that morning made a sharp contrast to previous day's grey. Previously posted on the account @gillianpearce ~

I had a busy day at home today. Probably overdid it add I'm not feeling well. But it seemed like a good opportunity to get stuck into the garage since John had gone away kayaking good a couple of weeks

Commonwealth Games - Athletics This is a shot of an international mid distance race at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland in 2014. We went to 3 events all together and, although the athletics were fun,

Feeling really tough Austin so didn't the day at home for the most part. But I went for s walk along the sea front this afternoon to clear my head a bit. Nice and slow. This morning it was raining which

White Clematis This clematis was just starting to come out when I took this photograph a few weeks ago. I spotted it hanging over a garden wall whilst walking along the Thames Path at Chiswick, London.

Another day where I had problems work the app. It wasn't actually on this morning so no steps at all were recorded. Fortunately I noticed the problem before I went out for my walk. Otherwise I would have

The Perfect Eggs Benedict Recently I returned to Hixon Green to test out their breakfast service as part of my 'Working At' series. The Eggs Bendict were delicious with tasty ham and a very generous helping

Mostly at home today but I took this photograph of these pretty hydrangeas when I was out for my walk. I did think about him by to the beach but I hear a lot to do today so ran out of time. I'm not sure

Buckets and Spades Nothing says English summer like a trip to the beach. And what would a trip to the beach be without a bucket and spade. Shops selling these colourful buckets and spades are as