This is good cause! Gordon Adams is 90 years old and has been ringing church bells for over 80 years, 65 of these at St Marys Church, Haverhill, Suffolk. He is walking to raise £5,000 for the bells there. See more here justgiving.com/crowdfunding/g…

The church on the horizon is what's left of Wiggenhall St Peter

By the way, people who are interested in the west Norfolk "rescue house" I've been going on about recently might like to know that there's an account for it on Instagram — @white_hall_norfolk

Beauty in the mundane. A brace of rare butterfly hinges York Adventurers hall, York. 🦋Fluttering unnoticed in time but holding the past in place.

Tea time! I bought these cups, saucers and slop bowl for £20 at a local jumble sale. They're unmarked, crudely made, rather stained and extremely scruffy. I absolutely love them — what tales of whispered confidences, minor sadnesses and social triumphs they could probably tell!

Good afternoon from my little hens Brownie and Beauty, making the most of the autumn sunshine

This is one of the best views in our village: out over the salt marsh, looking off across the sea towards Denmark, from just in front of what used to be the precinct walls of the old Carmelite priory.

Green leaves on the beech tree, still, but at the same time, very autumnal light

I'm sorry, little Bridget, but with hindsight the salmon was probably the better bet

If you enjoyed the feature about Pink-footed Geese in Sunday Breakfast on Radio 3 earlier, treat yourself to this beautiful book. A man obsessed with geese and just a gorgeous portrait of the north Norfolk coast by Nick Acheson Nick Acheson

Perfect Sunday morning reading. Like its predecessor, Ronald Hutton’s new Cromwell book is a masterpiece of evocative writing, often surprising insights, trenchant opinions and a magnificently encyclopaedic grasp of the sources.

The rain doesn't help, but Burslem is a sad place. It's the oldest of Stoke-on-Trent's six towns, but while Hanley, the city's centre, has the air of a moderately prosperous market town, Burslem feels at a tipping edge. I've rarely come across such a concentration of splendid

Yes, Bridget, there's a Bridget in this book but no, Bridget, unfortunately she wasn't a little cat

This is my hometown, Jelenia Góra, like I’ve never seen it before. A total heartbreak.