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Gallery: a March selection (2026)

April 3, 2026 / 44 Comments

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb

English weather saying

In England we have this saying about the weather in March and years ago most of us would have recognised it as pretty accurate. But these days the weather is much less predictable it seems. This year March came in like a lamb, turned lion-like, then back to lamb for a short spell before becoming very fiercely lion until the very last day when the lamb reappeared!

We were at home for most of the month apart from a weekend visit to Newcastle where we enjoyed meals out in some favourite restaurants, a walk by the sea in Whitley Bay and Cullercoats, and drinks with friends. The weekend was only marred by defeat to our bitter rivals, Sunderland, in the local derby match.

Life in London

Back at home we had our usual mix of activities. We went to the cinema twice. Firstly we saw a preview of One Last Deal which stars Danny Dyer, who was at the event for a Q&A session after the screening. To my surprise (I’m not really a fan of his) I thought the film was excellent! Our second film this month was Project Hail Mary which I also thoroughly enjoyed. So I can definitely recommend both films.

I spent a lovely day with blogging friend Margaret ( of From Pyrenees to Pennines), walking along the Regents Canal from Camden to Kings Cross and enjoying a leisurely lunch together. I also went on a U3A outing to visit Two Temple Place, commissioned by and built for William Waldorf Astor in the 1890s.

Other U3A activities included our weekly table tennis group, an art history group and another looking at the time of the Romans in Britain. My photography group met in the local church, St Mary’s, where we will be exhibiting in September as part of the Ealing art trail BEAT.

I had lunch out with my old school friends one day and on another Chris and I met my sister and brother-in-law for lunch. And while it may not sound like it, this is what I would consider a fairly quiet month!

Technical notes

This month’s shots were taken either with the phone or my point and shoot Lumix. The latter include those taken in Whitley Bay and on the walk with Margaret in Camden as well as the blossom in Ealing. The remainder are all phone shots. Most have been edited in Photoshop Elements, many also with Nik Color Efex and one with Nik Silver Efex. I also used Topaz AI to sharpen and/or denoise a couple of them

As always, I am linking my selection to Ju-Lyn’s and Brian’s Changing Seasons challenge. And I’m also linking to Natalie’s new Monthly Wrap-up.

Please use the arrows to navigate the slideshow if you want to see all the images. My feature photo is of blossom close to home in Ealing.



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