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52 Weeks (2026) Week 10 Out and about locally and at Howick Gardens this week. There’s been a very welcome brightening of the weather as we finally head into spring.

52 Weeks (2026) Week 10

Country Joe & The Fish - Toppermost Country Joe & The Fish emerged in 1965 from two groups that Joe had formed: The Berkeley String Quartet and the Instant Action Jug Band. The back story is fascinating, Joe being one of the very few mu...

The Country Joe & The Fish Toppermost- RIP Joe and thank you for your utterly unique, mind blowing music ... www.toppermost.co.uk/country-joe-...

LP and CD copy of After The Rain, Strange Seeds by The Leaf Library

LP and CD copy of After The Rain, Strange Seeds by The Leaf Library

LP copy on yellow vinyl of After The Rain, Strange Seeds by The Leaf Library

CD copy of After The Rain, Strange Seeds by The Leaf Library

“If this had been released in the 90s it would have been MASSIVE”

Peter, Reading

Pre-order now (Bandcamp Friday, isn’t it), out 20/03 on @fikarecordings.com

fikarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/after-...

Mixed by John McEntire, cover by the wonderful @zebko.bsky.social

Just rain in our bit of Northumberland, again!

A colour photograph of a weathered wooden post with a metal disc marked Public Footpath and a yellow arrow pointing to 2 o’clock.

“It’s this way”
#FootpathFriday #Northumberland #Photography

Tales of the Suburbs by John Grindrod review – an entertaining alternative history of queer Britain From London’s commuter belt to the country village gay club, these portraits of LGBTQ+ life are filled with humour, compassion and observational flair

Tales of the Suburbs is Book of the Day in the Guardian! ‘This fantastically entertaining alternative history of queer life in Britain’ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

As Phil says it was all about the Cream connection

52 Weeks (2026) Week 9 The last week of meteorological winter and some brightening of the weather. Midweek trip over to the Lincolnshire coast and some lovely late afternoon light along the promenade. And back home…

52 Weeks (2026) Week 9

Super Furry Animals - The Man Don't Give a Fuck (Live Video from Hammersmith Apollo) YouTube video by SFAVEVO

Dafydd Ieuan. Born OTD in 1969, Bangor, Wales
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5N6...

#SilentSunday #Spring #Snowdrops

Teenage Fanclub - Toppermost The Songs From Northern Britain period could be seen as the high point in their career - a top twenty single, a well-regarded album - but it was only because the world had turned towards Teenage Fancl...

The Teenage Fanclub Toppermost from @durutti74.bsky.social and @riverboatcapt.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/teenage-fanc...

The Leaf Library The Leaf Library “Catch Up, Isobel” After The Rain, Strange Seeds (03-20-2026) Regret over never fully understanding someone’s inner thoughts and emotions.  The song is about a relationship st…

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I bought the Safe as Milk release back then. It still sounds great after a bit of a clean.

That’s just the upbeat one to prep you for Young Mungo 😀

Ooh I used to love an Aligote when I went to Burgundy every year for hols back in the 80’s. That and a St Veran or Mâcon-Prissé 😀

52 weeks (2026) Week 8 Another week, another load of rain. However there were some bright breaks in the weather during the week. Won’t be long now before my lovely bare winter trees get their first growth. Our first visit of the year to Alnwick Garden. Obviously not much to see on the flower front, but always interesting photos to be found.

52 weeks (2026) Week 8

A black and white landscape featuring a road bordered by trees and hedges, leading towards open fields under a cloudy sky.

#SilentSunday #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Photography #Northumberland

Imágenes

Finally some jazz and the new Melissa Adams album “Filin” on Blue Note
youtu.be/rRpRKor09LE...

Romantic Visions of Scotland | The Just Joans | Fika Recordings 11 track album

The Just Joans “Romantic Visions of Scotland” Worth it for “Here come the rugby boys” alone.
fikarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/romant...

Hedera | Hedera 11 track album

Hedera "Hedera" Described as a "Chamber folk project" violins, a harp a clarinet and much more.
hederafolk.bandcamp.com/album/hedera

DISCOMBOBULATED | Hen Ogledd 8 track album

A few new music recommendations for Sunday.
First up Hen Ogledd and "Discombobulated"
A bit hard to describe really but 3 of the group live in Newcastle/Northumberland the other member is Welsh so a no brainer for me. 😀
henogledd.bandcamp.com/album/discom...

I can remember this being advertised at the time in my local town Cwmbran

Where’s it say that Ian? I gave it a go in beta but their pricing was a little rich for me.

A black and white image of a tree-lined footpath, with an archway formed by bare branches overhead.

First visit this year to Alnwick Garden.
#FootpathFriday #Northumberland #Photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography

Yes, there only seems to be two categories that include photos of actual gardens. The rest are so wide that you just get your usual landscape shots. So many photos where technical prowess completely swamp any soul.

I’ve just had a look and share your thoughts. Plus a lot of orange saturated photos yet again <sigh>

52 weeks (2026) – Week 7 Another - mostly - rainy week, though the sun did eventually appear late in the week. Howick Hall reopens and the snowdrops appear Finally the sun appeared after weeks of rain Howick Hall and snowdrops one more time this time on a rare sunny day.

52 weeks (2026) - Week 7

Heartswood, Hertfordshire.
#wood #photography #blackandwhitephotography #nature #bluesky #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin

A metal gate stands at the end of a muddy track, surrounded by sparse grass and low vegetation. In the background, bare trees line the horizon under a cloudy sky with streaks of blue. A puddle of water reflects the sky.

#SilentSunday #Northumberland