S’cuse the lack of blogging these past couple of days but we’ve been getting used to being back in West Yorkshire and re-establishing a routine, only it was one that didn’t permit time for blogging. To be honest, things have been pretty full-on for the both of us after getting back. Dawn’s up to her neck in it with catching up with work, and I’m not far behind. There’s not much time to enjoy being back at home as I’ve a busy schedule to plan for the next couple of weeks (although some things have already had to slip) – and there’s the small matter of hundreds of pictures to edit and a new article for RAIL magazine to write before i set off on my next odyssey.

The picture editing’s almost finished. You can find the most recent rail, travel and social issues pictures on my Zenfolio website by following this link, which will show you which galleries (there’s quite a few) have been updated with new pictures.

Sadly, we seem to have left the summer behind in Dorset. The weather here in West Yorkshire has been bloody awful since we returned. It’s been cold and today we’ve suffered from torrential rain. On the bright side, the wet weather that prevailed whilst we were away means the garden’s looking lovely!

Tomorrow’s going to be another day spent staring at computer screens as I catch up with editing and writing. If all goes well, I’ll try and get out on Friday as temperatures are meant to rise and the sun’s due to pay a visit. However, nowadays, as climate change kicks in, forecasts are less reliable so things could change. We’ll see…

In the meantime, let me leave you with today’s picture, which is from our Dorset delights. Those of an older generation may feel the view’s strangely familiar but is missing something. Add a lad pushing a bike and brass band music and it may come to you…

Yep. This is Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, better known in popular culture as the hill in the 1973 Hovis TV advert.

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