The Blog is off for a short break to Derbyshire, courtesy of Virgin and Huttonian will be immured in an old stately home which is a hi-tech free zone. No chance of getting on line for a couple of days and probably too remote for a mobile signal. Bloggees will only have a short respite and will be rewarded with images of the local scene on our return.
In the meanwhile in contrast to the dreary Daffodil I am delighted to feature its much nicer cousin, the Narcissus which flourishes whilst the Daff molders.

Not quite in the same charm league is the latest shot of a full frontal of the Hutton Hall. It is now lockable with all the doors and windows in place. An exception is a little round aperture in the apex of the roof. In Norn Iron this would be for a Masonic symbol in an Orange Lodge. Here it is apparently to be a fancy window giving the hall an air of je ne sais quoi and making it look less like an agricultural structure-or indeed an ambulance station as some one has rather unkindly suggested.

Someone has asked if we have a pear tree for our partridges. Indeed we have, two actually. Here is one photographed at 10pm with the moon directly above. Try taking a shot like that in Lunnon town-light pollution makes it difficult enough to see the street lights never mind the sky. Reason #563 for living in the Borders.  ¶ 6:38 PM