Picture(s) of the day....

[CitroJim]

Good to see some flowers at this time of the year Steve

[myglaren]

Indeed, would have been good to see them when they were supposed to be flowering though.

[mickthemaverick]

Have a great day everyone!

[CitroJim]

Likewise!

[CitroJim]

Today I visited Radstock, the epicentre of the old Somerset cal mining industry...

There's a few items to mark this heritage in the town..

The miner in the phonebox is a bit spooky when your first see it!

[CitroJim]

The last sunrise of 2024 as seen from the bridge across the River Lovat during my last run of 2024

[MattBLancs]

Up early (ok, not "Jim early" !! ) for an airport run taking my sister and my 18 month old cousin to Manchester.

A nippy -3°C at 05:15, it's now warmed up to...

... -2°C!

Have an icy Lion

[CitroJim]

Up early (ok, not "Jim early" !! )

I was out running at 'Jim early' Matt! Gosh, it was cold. The two thermometers I carry on the ends of my arms made that very clear, even through gloves

No photos as it was dark...

I'm waiting for it to thaw before going out to do some pre-MoT checks on Strawberry...

[MattBLancs]

No photos as ....

... Couldn't feel your fingers!

I'm waiting for it to thaw before going out to do some pre-MoT checks on Strawberry..

Hope all proves up to spec Jim

[mickthemaverick]

A lovely effect of the sun on a winter garden!

Blushing wih pride!

[CitroJim]

No photos as ....

... Couldn't feel your fingers!

I'm waiting for it to thaw before going out to do some pre-MoT checks on Strawberry..

Hope all proves up to spec Jim

No feeling in my fingers at all after 8 miles Matt! It makes simple tasks like unlocking your front door a real challenge!

Strawberry looks all fine and good and an MoT is booked for her next Wednesday... More in my blog later

A lovely effect of the sun on a winter garden!

That's a great picture Mick

[bobins]

Today I have mostly been cutting up trees

Sawdust in the immediate foreground is from the first Ash tree already processed, the second one is midway through clearing. After that I had a Willow to deal with. Kept me warm today

Ash trees. One down, one to go. - own work

[CitroJim]

Kept me warm today

Will the remains of those trees continue to do so? I see a good amount of winter fuel for a nice wood-burner there

[bobins]

Too much of a PITA to extract the timber from there I'm afraid, and we're not short of logs for firewood so they can stay in the hedgerow and my back can stay working as a result

[CitroJim]

I went for a long run with a good friend (also called Jim) this morning in the bright sunshine of a gorgeous crisp winter morning around an area of Milton Keynes I'm not too familiar with.

It's a newer part of the City tight up against the M1 between Junctions 13 and 14. To shield the residential areas from the motorway a massive embankment has been built. It's around 20 feet high and over three miles in length. It's been landscaped and has a tarmac path running along the entire top of it from end to end... It's been made into a thing of beauty

Those motorway signs are absolutely enormous when you get up close to them!