A slushy kind of winter day, but not too cold, just right for exploring nature’s beauty. 
Lake views, Bufflehead ducks, fresh air, and our first snowman of the season!! #WinterBeauty #WeekendWanders #Outdoors #LoveNature #Snowman

Parin viikon päästä aarrejahtiin. #xpdeus #weekendwanders

These are the moments that reset everything. ☀️ #BlueSkies #SeasideSerenity #WeekendWanders #Sunday #sundayvibes

Happy #weekend! 💚 We loved these gorgeous shots from Kerry Mawdsley on her first visit to Cotter Force 💦 Out in the #YorkshireDales this weekend? Tag your pics with #LoveTheDales and we may share them 🙌 📍 Cotter Force 👉 yorkshiredales.org.uk/places… #GetOutside #WeekendWanders

Sundays Still Feel Special – Retiring in Japan 🇯🇵 Yesterday felt like a vacation day at home. 🏡 The rain came down softly all day, and we went out just twice—once for a bit of shopping, and once to visit our favorite #AntiqueStore: a #Showa-era apartment building lovingly renovated with warm #Meiji-era touches. It’s exactly the kind of #JapanStyle Yumiko and I quietly appreciate. The rest of the day passed indoors, listening to the rain, letting things slow down. After months of #Moving, #Renovation, and settling in, it was a welcome pause. Today has a different rhythm. We’ll head downtown to the big #FleaMarket, where our favorite vendors gather with antiques and oddities. 🎎 A little more movement, a little more energy—but still simple, still light. Though we’re no longer on a Monday-to-Friday schedule, we both find that Sundays still feel special. ☀️ There’s something grounding about sharing a day of rest with the wider community—a kind of quiet that comes not from being still, but from being part of something familiar. #RetiringInJapan 🇯🇵 #ShizuokaLife #WeekendWanders #JapanAntiquing #FleaMarketJapan #SoftypapaStyle #LylesBrother✨ #RainyDayJapan #IntentionalLiving #QuietRhythms #EverydayJapan #SlowLivingJapan

So many #tinymomentsofjoy🫶in being outside, the wonder of nature in Spring, & a beautiful, inspiring empowerment blessing day at KMC Edinburgh🙏My mum loved all seasons, especially the new life of Spring & flowers awakening in her garden🌸#Weekendwonder #Weekendwanders✨🦚🩵

Spotted just north of Nantwich before the heavens opened ☔️ #weekendwanders #shroppie

🌸😎 #flowersofinstagram #weekendwanders #natureisbeautiful #flowers #wheretheskymeetstheland instagr.am/p/CdQCBljNrKa/

Pretty weekend walks with doggo. #healthandwellbeing #stirling #weekendwanders

Some places leave you speechless. This was one of them. @ArchesNPS #weekendwanders #Utah

What weekends are for. #weekendwanders #peakdistrict

Magical morning! #weekendwanders #peakdistrict

Morning on the ridge 🐾 #weekendwanders #peakdistrict

A grey start to a beautiful day ☁️ #peakdistrict #weekendwanders

15 miles on the clock today walking from Newcastle to South Shields. Blistering sunshine all the way until the Mouth of the Tyne and the fog was unreal. #RiverTyne #TyneTrail #weekendwanders #Newcastle #SouthShields

A few from yesterday’s walk along the River Tyne Trail. A stretch 13.5 miles long steeped in local industrial history. Well worth a mooch - started at Prudhoe Station ending at Quayside Newcastle. #weekendwanders #RiverTyne #Northeast

For those that might be interested, today we took the Three Lochs Way from Loch Long to Loch Lomond. Both beautiful spots, and can 100% recommend the sausage bap from the village shop in Tarbet 👌🏻#weekendwanders #AlwayLoveASailor

It’s amazing when you can still find new pockets of wonder after all this time. Little St Mary’s Church tucked away behind Pembroke College, a garden of tranquility (far from the madding Cambridge crowds) #weekendwanders #aplacetobreath

A moment of blue sky in between the hailstorms today 🌦 #peakdistrict #weekendwanders

Elevenses done good and proper 👌 #hotchocoforthewin #peakdistrict #weekendwanders