May 23 2026
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Daily Post, Landscape, Transport

West Coast Main Line

Friday 22nd May 2026, 10.45am (day 5,384)

Train from Tebay, 22/5/26

My day was spent driving to Scotland. This took at least an hour longer than it usually does thanks to an excess of traffic around Edinburgh, of which, of course, I was a component part. Being whisked north by train instead does appeal but there are advantages and disadvantages to both modes of transport. (Anyway, the train pictured is travelling south.) As seen from Tebay services on the M6, a frequently-used stopping point on this particular journey — though not for rail passengers.

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May 22 2026
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Daily Post, Transport

It went that-away

Thursday 21st May 2026, 9.15am (day 5,383)

Car removal, 21/5/26

Particularly as I am posting rather late, I guess the owner of the red Range Rover has, by now, worked out what happened to his vehicle. I have no idea as to whether they deserved it or not. But it happened, and was duly documented (one presumes not only by me).

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May 21 2026
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Daily Post, Flora/Fauna

Nibbling on the cobbles

Wednesday 20th May 2026, 5.40pm (day 5,382)

Goose on marina, 20/5/26

I wonder how geese judge the quality of their food. Are some particular types of moss more tasty or succulent than others, for example? Are these particular cobbles, found beside the dry dock in Hebden Bridge, considered a premium dining establishment or more of an emergency back-up, like the take-away kebab at 3am moment?

This is the second Canada goose in a week — but there are a lot of them about. And, to be honest, it was either that or the second heavy black cloud in a week, ’cause there are still a lot of them about too, unfortunately. But it is supposed to be getting more springlike in the next few days.

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May 20 2026
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Daily Post, Flora/Fauna

Crinkly rose

Tuesday 19th May 2026, 6.40pm (day 5,381)

Crinkly rose, 19/5/26

If this is a specific type of rose, I cannot identify it: Clare tried helping out by doing one of those ‘look for images that resemble this’ searches on Google and it just came up with the name of a company, proving how our informational sphere has been colonised (or something). Perhaps future Google image searches will find this picture and call this breed ‘Crinkly’ because that’s what it is. Which is why I took the shot: I like its crinkliness.

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May 19 2026
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Daily Post, Urban scene

Manchester skyline

Monday 18th May 2026, 9.20am (day 5,380)

Manchester skyline, 18/5/26

As seen from the little-used western footbridge at Victoria station. This picture features many of the same buildings as were seen last Monday — but, you know, a little closer up. And a crane. There’s always a crane.

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May 18 2026
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Daily Post, Flora/Fauna

Newt (and sister’s hands)

Sunday 17th May 2026, 2.25pm (day 5,379)

Exactly what species this is, no idea, but this little creature becomes the first specimen of the family Pleurodelinae — the newts — to appear on the blog. Sister Vicki was quite concerned that a heron had been munching on the inhabitants of her garden pond, but this one, at least, is OK so far.

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May 17 2026
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Daily Post, Sport

Leicester City have a huddle

Saturday 16th May 2026, 1.00pm (day 5,378)

Leicester huddle, 16/5/26

Lengthy huddles are a feature of women’s football, in fact it seems they are obligatory for teams at every level. Not that this particular huddle helped Leicester City very much in their match at Everton this afternoon: already bottom of the league and facing a relegation play-off, they lost 1-0. I choose the shot because the palate is pleasing: the pink of their shirts seems matched by the coverings on the seats behind. Everton’s men’s team left the historic Goodison Park at the start of the season for their new stadium on the dockside, and the women now occupy it as ‘the biggest dedicated women’s stadium in the country’, which is nice for them but does mean there was a lot of empty space: a couple of thousand people were in attendance.

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May 16 2026
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Daily Post, Portrait, Stranger

I’m fine

Friday 15th May 2026, 4.30pm (day 5,377)

One of those occasions where it’s a case of — yes, I’ll go with that. There is nothing more to be said.

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May 15 2026
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Daily Post, Flora/Fauna

Goose painting

Thursday 14th May 2026, 9.45am (day 5,376)

Goose and reflection, 14/5/26

To me it looks like the goose is paddling through paint, a Jackson Pollock-style approach to imposing its artistic views on the world, or at least, this part of the Hebden Water, below the line of shops and apartments on Valley Road. Maybe the bird itself could be a bit more prominent — although its not as if Canada geese are bright red, is it — or I might have zoomed in more, but never mind.

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May 14 2026
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Art and architecture, Daily Post

Glad I packed an umbrella

Wednesday 13th May 2026, 4.40pm (day 5,375)

This collage, featuring the Graphene Institute on the left, indicates quite clearly why I and much of the rest of Manchester city centre got very wet about twenty minutes later. But, yes, I had packed an umbrella, fortunately.

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