tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70462862381105953182024-03-19T08:46:58.290+00:00Where Five Valleys MeetRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger1054125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-71776397199064025512024-02-09T14:56:00.000+00:002024-02-09T14:56:44.509+00:00Pondering.........<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v5Z952sGZ48jfmWkQRw-t8_P2FFY__afUj6jnjMMzNAJ8hnt33wQLnPzG_mWHPi7nyEA2Fm15Y1APNNNu54EZK9obTGsoyLaedKid_2kuttMI_0Cj_CzMcR49aBC6flmrCVG5ziXKwaoKckMDlBwzAi62CNj9KRfcZqXRoopK4FlHIWNlMUzuWQfbZ4/s800/one%20garden.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v5Z952sGZ48jfmWkQRw-t8_P2FFY__afUj6jnjMMzNAJ8hnt33wQLnPzG_mWHPi7nyEA2Fm15Y1APNNNu54EZK9obTGsoyLaedKid_2kuttMI_0Cj_CzMcR49aBC6flmrCVG5ziXKwaoKckMDlBwzAi62CNj9KRfcZqXRoopK4FlHIWNlMUzuWQfbZ4/s16000/one%20garden.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">...........why gardens are flowering earlier this year! Rain and strong winds have featured in parts of the country, but reasonable temperatures have persisted throughout much of this winter season to date. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoz2Tf88uDEWaVPnVHIVURceYTS9xuZX6NSMUUpt2y6PMz8VJrXqIWwphp4w39zPfRMERmdh_b8Y7wHrFcfriqsPg4hc30rhWtf63sjv8b1Lg35TSUxrTaxGUPKKB8Bd_fp2hAvbBTS7SoQTh6ZO5XTsDVE6zbZkDEUgNB957HX3tvPzIS48bDpVUo0o/s800/large%20tree.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoz2Tf88uDEWaVPnVHIVURceYTS9xuZX6NSMUUpt2y6PMz8VJrXqIWwphp4w39zPfRMERmdh_b8Y7wHrFcfriqsPg4hc30rhWtf63sjv8b1Lg35TSUxrTaxGUPKKB8Bd_fp2hAvbBTS7SoQTh6ZO5XTsDVE6zbZkDEUgNB957HX3tvPzIS48bDpVUo0o/s16000/large%20tree.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Photo from earlier this week, by now this gigantic tree will be surrounded by a carpet of purple.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNGIDziDQVwivE-qaCh8U2OVbz76yPTfyjh2berqgIYC6MzfbBK1yjkAtvJn4rWUa0s3_K_3tdWySQnIn-8lcvNWopnCWdrIxA93eX55IbaO6f_CxjoEibQvBZ0EUp2cVU229nZYleJR5xVXDYEnuzmYISlOPtLlx_5kmMuKlpZZ3f-G4gGXd9mLFGTw/s749/Tewkesbury%20Abbey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNGIDziDQVwivE-qaCh8U2OVbz76yPTfyjh2berqgIYC6MzfbBK1yjkAtvJn4rWUa0s3_K_3tdWySQnIn-8lcvNWopnCWdrIxA93eX55IbaO6f_CxjoEibQvBZ0EUp2cVU229nZYleJR5xVXDYEnuzmYISlOPtLlx_5kmMuKlpZZ3f-G4gGXd9mLFGTw/s16000/Tewkesbury%20Abbey.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was a pleasant day so we packed a lunch and headed off to view the touring Gaia installation currently being held in Tewkesbury Abbey, a glorious 900 year old building founded by the Normans. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVR5u8rhB_gcakyel7naPBg2HHmDaC5CCmaoIABzCdhuftD2l68Eibpiy5akLsuiFcFpWu_tcV8HXkOEottqFuYINy1bWWvX66f-aDv4rk9JAkkzFLNs2Gtqris3u1tYcfF-aWqDst3lEgjsJlWfIr7guLNXKKQ4D-xaUFdvnGZnkairEOMtxHkRaQC-M/s800/Gaia%20one.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVR5u8rhB_gcakyel7naPBg2HHmDaC5CCmaoIABzCdhuftD2l68Eibpiy5akLsuiFcFpWu_tcV8HXkOEottqFuYINy1bWWvX66f-aDv4rk9JAkkzFLNs2Gtqris3u1tYcfF-aWqDst3lEgjsJlWfIr7guLNXKKQ4D-xaUFdvnGZnkairEOMtxHkRaQC-M/s16000/Gaia%20one.jpg" /></a></div></span></span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><div style="color: #999999; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In Greek mythology Gaia is the personification of the Earth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1caaGvdkdY_pqi2rj3AsxfMcPBSCkpvQmporwHKAtFvQ3y239GXSq9bNsRahnQ425YU1utqZgYFB7MntDtkXghiLCWwXXyb2HifDoTBJz1QevSoD_33DWWhIiWeiwFZZyEzqlymr_FWIcaIQiMj9PCKIY8s9JonWSas6Js8QBvAiz-eLvsP17uDD9t8/s800/no2%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1caaGvdkdY_pqi2rj3AsxfMcPBSCkpvQmporwHKAtFvQ3y239GXSq9bNsRahnQ425YU1utqZgYFB7MntDtkXghiLCWwXXyb2HifDoTBJz1QevSoD_33DWWhIiWeiwFZZyEzqlymr_FWIcaIQiMj9PCKIY8s9JonWSas6Js8QBvAiz-eLvsP17uDD9t8/s16000/no2%20(1).jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;">The artwork on the sphere was created by Luke Jerram using the Visible Earth series from NASA in 1972. We are all aware that the earth is known as the Blue Planet, but as the sphere slowly turns it is astonishing to see how overwhelmingly large the seas and oceans are compared to the landmass. Clearly, it is imperative that urgent action on climate change must happen to prevent further melting of the ice caps and glaciers and the rise in sea level.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAvA2GQqr-IkaY30_K2ituUisRR8W7KmFbjexMLhYQnwDSviP94HusWhCxiRrvySRXFqJFmuLpIW6mbJJzyyOoyh9_mYGv29g4u1JAMod6R51jBC94ihWxaKSExaCnv6b0e9lcva_M5ZQGLYWhjsdssp_ZukDlxXIAclBl9Cj5ixu3O3gVNGSKIOSyns/s800/no3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAvA2GQqr-IkaY30_K2ituUisRR8W7KmFbjexMLhYQnwDSviP94HusWhCxiRrvySRXFqJFmuLpIW6mbJJzyyOoyh9_mYGv29g4u1JAMod6R51jBC94ihWxaKSExaCnv6b0e9lcva_M5ZQGLYWhjsdssp_ZukDlxXIAclBl9Cj5ixu3O3gVNGSKIOSyns/s16000/no3.jpg" /></a></div></span></div></div></span>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-74338961001965092942024-01-23T09:57:00.002+00:002024-01-23T10:01:27.497+00:00Celebrating Winters Little Marvels.......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter"; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">.........Snowdrops <i>Galanthus</i> usually have the stage to themselves,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjZHY40Tzn_wtSZTTsrE2K1yW5WBo9FXHJuJMXsBls8azG4T2mdBtMtZ7DMbV4RCjAD34v0SF8sTTLL6jUjtotuHGtrpYAld3quEdz_uG8VPWGwFkluJ2vSA-LCHaD8gJtievl7-UsSCCJSWn84I-59Gjiz39hkyZpj0biqVyRLpfvm8x1N-Jx5pDt0M/s800/snowdrops.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjZHY40Tzn_wtSZTTsrE2K1yW5WBo9FXHJuJMXsBls8azG4T2mdBtMtZ7DMbV4RCjAD34v0SF8sTTLL6jUjtotuHGtrpYAld3quEdz_uG8VPWGwFkluJ2vSA-LCHaD8gJtievl7-UsSCCJSWn84I-59Gjiz39hkyZpj0biqVyRLpfvm8x1N-Jx5pDt0M/s16000/snowdrops.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">but this year they are sharing a platform with other Spring plants who are also well through the ground.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtyWtGTCoT8fK6mR9MygPCSHXQJxxlAHeLILqoFt7TzuANr5eLAgdANcqOnjP3VbUtKaVFp77axYr-vqGq7XX336MN3a1tikdFoKTZGyxsQNxGQCau6ycBvhF5Potj4EeJX1dClaKPMn0lHgVqri_FXDMtHBCrcQeFYrKer__Ws1Kuz7pq2k85gv04GA/s800/final%20(2).png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtyWtGTCoT8fK6mR9MygPCSHXQJxxlAHeLILqoFt7TzuANr5eLAgdANcqOnjP3VbUtKaVFp77axYr-vqGq7XX336MN3a1tikdFoKTZGyxsQNxGQCau6ycBvhF5Potj4EeJX1dClaKPMn0lHgVqri_FXDMtHBCrcQeFYrKer__Ws1Kuz7pq2k85gv04GA/s16000/final%20(2).png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter"; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Snowdrops bravely face whatever weather is thrown at them, be it cold winds, rain, frost or being completely covered in snow. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPU0_Ppy9n9uzzzv6l98-g_zEggnHEQqxygtIJwwa7cVT_y2XxXuhTCw7wYa0W01dqSIvYIS9MkjXyQie2mPRu1arADFXCsjbBQBhVqjYpe2oCxMY3exYHUWxLgJY1J8eypKuxtKu-r0b6gkBuc4vJ2f39IYC41K75_Z_uYG6xozpHlYNzHfr6sxsfO80/s800/purity.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPU0_Ppy9n9uzzzv6l98-g_zEggnHEQqxygtIJwwa7cVT_y2XxXuhTCw7wYa0W01dqSIvYIS9MkjXyQie2mPRu1arADFXCsjbBQBhVqjYpe2oCxMY3exYHUWxLgJY1J8eypKuxtKu-r0b6gkBuc4vJ2f39IYC41K75_Z_uYG6xozpHlYNzHfr6sxsfO80/w640-h640/purity.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;">The striking whiteness of their flowers together with the finely etched vivid green markings are delightful features found on most of the 19 species of snowdrops. I think that I can safely say that those of</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"> us who live in this northern hemisphere eagerly look forward to the Snowdrops arrival, particular now, when the celestial sphere is near its lowest point for us.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqX9l6_su9UOFKmGJ6QbsgXXbuu5lDfkNzz2IhTOszYE0Pn8yyV_Vp7uN1EbwbAeEZV2TIjfyALltnDBrbVg3pTEO77ysROiWQDZ-_3Htu-uM4qnvTHYcY7v4kDvnyydWzmxg0M16A2hpNN3mB8SBuQLMWpyqelJMj83f1RCeF2FKBVLwhfGs2j-fYlk/s800/Screenshot%202024-01-21%20at%2016.05.12%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqX9l6_su9UOFKmGJ6QbsgXXbuu5lDfkNzz2IhTOszYE0Pn8yyV_Vp7uN1EbwbAeEZV2TIjfyALltnDBrbVg3pTEO77ysROiWQDZ-_3Htu-uM4qnvTHYcY7v4kDvnyydWzmxg0M16A2hpNN3mB8SBuQLMWpyqelJMj83f1RCeF2FKBVLwhfGs2j-fYlk/s16000/Screenshot%202024-01-21%20at%2016.05.12%20(1).png" /></a></span></div><span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="background-color: #fcfcf7;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Deep sleeps the Winter,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cold, Wet, and grey;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Surely all the world is dead;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Spring is far away.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Wait! the world shall waken;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">it is not dead, for lo,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Fair maids of February</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Stand in the snow! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Cicely Mary Barker</i></p></span></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZh4m94aLYZOlVJP0wur8gHBP20-BJsHBkGXvSRWDbnFk-zOUUJoUTdFd93_NdEjOwpIQTEpvPccPbQVA4x8vM37tz-rOTMT-Ya8kp4plX6Zizk__YB_Wh7dj7XPSpNemy5p6RKv83hjnapjGi77FIJ8v0LCJS56dnLblyHnVrUOsWDsB-nVIFPfq8NVE/s800/final.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="800" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZh4m94aLYZOlVJP0wur8gHBP20-BJsHBkGXvSRWDbnFk-zOUUJoUTdFd93_NdEjOwpIQTEpvPccPbQVA4x8vM37tz-rOTMT-Ya8kp4plX6Zizk__YB_Wh7dj7XPSpNemy5p6RKv83hjnapjGi77FIJ8v0LCJS56dnLblyHnVrUOsWDsB-nVIFPfq8NVE/w640-h134/final.png" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtroMpD-38EKQhbzdiOYw_SAEVzzzrcimrAAk0f5UGWD0rJyyasbIAyJUyZf3ixU_8XffK9u9VrK4dVZsPI07SpFZNw9gDPKi0AuLjRJbeIez969oMVYvuJy6q6qmAjI4jFHFytuS8TUFulHQ4gMPqRY4jSCWy16kgUYgLfrR8eEdrX59alpFkMtMGS30/s800/snowdrop%20wood.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtroMpD-38EKQhbzdiOYw_SAEVzzzrcimrAAk0f5UGWD0rJyyasbIAyJUyZf3ixU_8XffK9u9VrK4dVZsPI07SpFZNw9gDPKi0AuLjRJbeIez969oMVYvuJy6q6qmAjI4jFHFytuS8TUFulHQ4gMPqRY4jSCWy16kgUYgLfrR8eEdrX59alpFkMtMGS30/s16000/snowdrop%20wood.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_tz1r5R62M1ibv4CgjVQ3p3YIJrrRDQeHQnesNkywiR2woHw-wrQqgXprLPVt2J-EyxqxSlwbz-6aLfdih2Q_C5xjH5OkV3EldsuGahIwSWMlq2CfqMW-4cV7NO7zSgLdV0VCqHDxCTuuyM81izPRHXiRDTSO9VUqkaksxrFDNMOi0beY2ySDq0Mk9c/s800/final.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="800" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_tz1r5R62M1ibv4CgjVQ3p3YIJrrRDQeHQnesNkywiR2woHw-wrQqgXprLPVt2J-EyxqxSlwbz-6aLfdih2Q_C5xjH5OkV3EldsuGahIwSWMlq2CfqMW-4cV7NO7zSgLdV0VCqHDxCTuuyM81izPRHXiRDTSO9VUqkaksxrFDNMOi0beY2ySDq0Mk9c/w640-h134/final.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_WpPOWSNXlYY57zDs7Med7_0RWRVkydHQFIfo8e17iXlY3A3-UITM8TlZxYcweph49IcRm1oALcJ-ZWUk8XPbFqhYugE1n64hzEnruzxS6de8lv6cGmO-E39_SxRpcAIgXgYOxj1NLPoHnJ3rHxsSkkx80eJaITaQVBzocJnZ4tPZf9znvqrTNq8UlU/s800/Bohemian%20Waxwing.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="631" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_WpPOWSNXlYY57zDs7Med7_0RWRVkydHQFIfo8e17iXlY3A3-UITM8TlZxYcweph49IcRm1oALcJ-ZWUk8XPbFqhYugE1n64hzEnruzxS6de8lv6cGmO-E39_SxRpcAIgXgYOxj1NLPoHnJ3rHxsSkkx80eJaITaQVBzocJnZ4tPZf9znvqrTNq8UlU/w504-h640/Bohemian%20Waxwing.png" width="504" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;">These attractive Bohemian Waxwings - <i>Bombycilla garrulus</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"> have been delighting us for the past few days. A very large flock of them have been feasting on the glut of hawthorn berries found on the land surrounding our home. Word of these lovely birds arrival appeared to travel quickly and an influx of "twitchers" turned up armed with long lenses. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5X_A1HanXB9kfhzyh_SQTPnsz5TtsqoPfZo4BmK4L4mKOGCM_QOSZik5v6Z-MAtwn7bQri3FY5yXmcXruidxWfWpelQRR-Vl2WTVif9KMRWUHKMHeOgH6mZb1wC8OGmuBfnREyuLCzKo5v5T8JItXBR1Wu7ZWvYpM3U1K0ctiPcu-C7Zs3p64qm0-qM/s1080/Screenshot%202024-01-21%20at%2016.43.31%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1015" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5X_A1HanXB9kfhzyh_SQTPnsz5TtsqoPfZo4BmK4L4mKOGCM_QOSZik5v6Z-MAtwn7bQri3FY5yXmcXruidxWfWpelQRR-Vl2WTVif9KMRWUHKMHeOgH6mZb1wC8OGmuBfnREyuLCzKo5v5T8JItXBR1Wu7ZWvYpM3U1K0ctiPcu-C7Zs3p64qm0-qM/w602-h640/Screenshot%202024-01-21%20at%2016.43.31%20(1).png" width="602" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Rather like the Short-eared Owls that recently arrived here in large numbers from Scandinavia, more Waxwings than usual have also travelled here seeking food. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju28mvBQ5EVoPzhJEDoT7nVVJE_5gNiVS9RsNLnMeLbqVv6H15Y36C1L81M_ECcV5vKimz9e7POyHqgstaxcwnjba2nxRcgCAnsQFBwNKa7rqFRV9QSVIPNnIMgJXGOymSBirVqUO2doYAjOn5AHSDrar4-2bnoWxMQAdpxbCcWSLtcU_58CwvDufUvpo/s1080/Screenshot%202024-01-21%20at%2016.43.12%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju28mvBQ5EVoPzhJEDoT7nVVJE_5gNiVS9RsNLnMeLbqVv6H15Y36C1L81M_ECcV5vKimz9e7POyHqgstaxcwnjba2nxRcgCAnsQFBwNKa7rqFRV9QSVIPNnIMgJXGOymSBirVqUO2doYAjOn5AHSDrar4-2bnoWxMQAdpxbCcWSLtcU_58CwvDufUvpo/w640-h640/Screenshot%202024-01-21%20at%2016.43.12%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRO_JO_kP-SFHde4sE9LqEDw-Gs4dGa1LT_At2Il9UUvF4Oe5Tbsdppn6FDmNZsw0iGsIzM9m-rtCNBZvTg7NysBCBCcBOXrkX6zusLSIfrGM1djX531z4iFVCEBo5fYGUFpnBQIZw8eEsAd22kTRjc-MOXobFXWasrfeVpOgCExD6jVn96QWD87560g/s1083/Screenshot%202024-01-21%20at%2016.43.47%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRO_JO_kP-SFHde4sE9LqEDw-Gs4dGa1LT_At2Il9UUvF4Oe5Tbsdppn6FDmNZsw0iGsIzM9m-rtCNBZvTg7NysBCBCcBOXrkX6zusLSIfrGM1djX531z4iFVCEBo5fYGUFpnBQIZw8eEsAd22kTRjc-MOXobFXWasrfeVpOgCExD6jVn96QWD87560g/w638-h640/Screenshot%202024-01-21%20at%2016.43.47%20(1).png" width="638" /></a></div></div><p></p><p></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-23313292959088876662024-01-17T10:21:00.003+00:002024-01-17T11:02:11.287+00:00Chestnut Soup<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdcFYhcLNb-Lnc_JT022Q5k1pGYCUou5gss7TJC7xZpjbDLxw3mWvQc39AV2unfI51jiMzbtSBkGmNyvTtJCT7l7HS-kRDvyYmzBSXoSJ6FfuIgdogoOfiJasdQGSy_YXNdC6brx25u6z0LtBawl0DxcHM3cBsYeB3Rq4589rbKh7bKEJTjzEJi80Cl8/s800/Wild%20Food.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="585" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdcFYhcLNb-Lnc_JT022Q5k1pGYCUou5gss7TJC7xZpjbDLxw3mWvQc39AV2unfI51jiMzbtSBkGmNyvTtJCT7l7HS-kRDvyYmzBSXoSJ6FfuIgdogoOfiJasdQGSy_YXNdC6brx25u6z0LtBawl0DxcHM3cBsYeB3Rq4589rbKh7bKEJTjzEJi80Cl8/w469-h640/Wild%20Food.png" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter"; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sometimes luck favours you - that's exactly how I felt when I spotted a pile of sweet roasted chestnuts left over from Christmas. Foil packed with a best before date of 2025, and ready to go. We love chestnut soup, but roasting the nuts and peeling them is a very time consuming messy job. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00Zq0YkoMIrbMxjH8YzSWssaDBT2MiJjbODLcYrsJ6KJ4-OEJZ4P_1t9T5_cciuai7eLhyphenhyphenErQp_TPf-qhExNjrSkVBwU0qQhpjvi4BfHL20IH1vIz42rQrOL8FvnDowQHMEhyphenhyphenzG7nTurV2w93XirmPYT-komv3YmwF-csZFBgWJJ6rgcz73TR4gwU88U/s800/Sweet%20Chestnuts.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00Zq0YkoMIrbMxjH8YzSWssaDBT2MiJjbODLcYrsJ6KJ4-OEJZ4P_1t9T5_cciuai7eLhyphenhyphenErQp_TPf-qhExNjrSkVBwU0qQhpjvi4BfHL20IH1vIz42rQrOL8FvnDowQHMEhyphenhyphenzG7nTurV2w93XirmPYT-komv3YmwF-csZFBgWJJ6rgcz73TR4gwU88U/w400-h400/Sweet%20Chestnuts.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">I know that I have shown this recipe from my book "Wild Food" by Roger Phillips before. However, several of you mentioned that you had never eaten sweet chestnuts, so I am encouraging you to give the soup a try. I have looked carefully at the small print on the back of one of my packets, and amazingly they were packed in China! However, they are excellent. Apparently Chinese chestnuts - Castanea mollissima</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: x-large;"> are slightly different from the European ones, they are smaller and sweeter. China send their exports around the world, so these must be available to you too.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Chestnut Soup - serves 4</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">450g chestnuts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">500ml milk</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">250ml veg stock</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">freshly ground black pepper & teaspoon of nutmeg</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">pinch of sea salt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">2 large onions finely chopped & a clove of garlic cooked in olive or rapeseed oil</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">toasted pine nuts & parsley to serve</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Roast the chestnuts if not using the ready prepared ones. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cook onions and garlic in oil until soft, add the milk, stock, and spices, then gently heat them all up. Before boiling point turn the heat right down and let them infuse. Add the chestnuts and cook them all gently, but don't boil. When the chestnuts are soft purée the mixture with a stick blender. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is a very tasty, nourishing, elegant soup with a velvety texture. Serve topped with toasted pine nuts, parsley, and some good crusty bread. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUYTcjDcmv6PNPm55YDieP0QVh3l5FeRq7rrSfpipZ8fam9cb9qbtt7N7MpOz3TFMmFVV5xcMEaeTIh4DebCUHkha5IKOfr2NRZCsVMVwoJ72PJgQwbb1MG4L6CMO7mb1IGLy1VxAGV13NYqJn-nUAzvVdcTdh9pnAnsy8lQbq1nMsZ14eseYhq2_YU8/s800/chestnut%20soup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUYTcjDcmv6PNPm55YDieP0QVh3l5FeRq7rrSfpipZ8fam9cb9qbtt7N7MpOz3TFMmFVV5xcMEaeTIh4DebCUHkha5IKOfr2NRZCsVMVwoJ72PJgQwbb1MG4L6CMO7mb1IGLy1VxAGV13NYqJn-nUAzvVdcTdh9pnAnsy8lQbq1nMsZ14eseYhq2_YU8/w640-h640/chestnut%20soup.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Another "nutty" recipe coming soon. </span></p></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-14928148520066411142023-12-31T15:39:00.008+00:002023-12-31T19:39:52.817+00:00Let there be light in 2024........<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: white;"><b>.....and banish the darkness of 2023.</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: white;"><b>"Darkness cannot drive out darkness" </b></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqV4glaDNXjkUYniH5cTTFRMHqkK_fZL1xrDFmBquIzWpAZnbZiwJl6lOPv9C1Tl1n8fGB8I98H50Pxuh3SBhlfTGExyvHB1p2FtPwGKV5cV3w_LaKD2Hk0zuCNHYIHxYNAnnLzI9kWTURcy5frxBEeub15dHTsunMOUZ-AZvD4EBijQ1QzXZitoGeSno/s775/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2016.12.53%20(3).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="775" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqV4glaDNXjkUYniH5cTTFRMHqkK_fZL1xrDFmBquIzWpAZnbZiwJl6lOPv9C1Tl1n8fGB8I98H50Pxuh3SBhlfTGExyvHB1p2FtPwGKV5cV3w_LaKD2Hk0zuCNHYIHxYNAnnLzI9kWTURcy5frxBEeub15dHTsunMOUZ-AZvD4EBijQ1QzXZitoGeSno/s16000/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2016.12.53%20(3).png" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: white; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: white; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: medium;"><b>Martin Luther King jnr.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: white;"><span><b><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Realising that this post is rather negative I have decided that my new year's resolution is to be more positive. It may not always feel like things are getting better but there are plenty of good happenings that have made our</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"> world a far better place during</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"> 2023.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">1. A baby beaver was spotted in London for the first time in 400 years during summer 2023, just 18 months after an initiative began to reintroduce them to the capital.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">2. The demilitarised zone between North and South Korea has emerged as an unlikely wildlife sanctuary. It is now home to 6,2</span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">00 species, including 38% of the endangered birds and animals on the Korean peninsula, such as golden eagles, musk deer, and mountain goats.</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">3. A 20 year project in Uganda has now resulted in their mountain gorilla population being brought back from the brink of extinction.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">4. Deforestation across the 9 Amazonian countries is down 55.8% on the same period a year ago - a turn around in a region we call "the lungs of the Earth".</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">5. There have been huge breakthroughs in treating cancer, and two new drugs developed in 2023 have been shown to slow down</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"> the pace of Alzheimer's.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">6. The hole in the ozone layer is on track to be healed over by 2040, according to a UN-backed assessment. The hole was discovered in 1985, but since then countries have phased o</span><span style="color: white; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">ut 99% of ozone depleting chemicals under </span><span style="color: white; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">the Montreal Protocol.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">This is just a handful of the many positive events and happenings that have taken place during 2023</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Wishing you all a very Happy New Year</span></b></div><p></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-2273899182006385402023-12-20T16:22:00.008+00:002023-12-24T11:58:20.885+00:00Peace & Goodwill<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: white;">Seasonal greetings to all</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54RCHKg6hAqLFzaPNmRlPn0zHxWNtbSFLYBBYQu-eWzhmjOCKKp01OT-o9H26Kw6e9zcTcRvT982u4i0rN0k_c5hCt4ZwLDQyXDhDgh0OMMTxWDXhyN2XEEOq8cPxRsrRVGo7ZDVoDe3A_dfUl-UOra0Mdc5ZoR_f0qm3oHL_DO-_7gQ5KE5xZzWKF-M/s800/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(10).png" style="clear: left; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54RCHKg6hAqLFzaPNmRlPn0zHxWNtbSFLYBBYQu-eWzhmjOCKKp01OT-o9H26Kw6e9zcTcRvT982u4i0rN0k_c5hCt4ZwLDQyXDhDgh0OMMTxWDXhyN2XEEOq8cPxRsrRVGo7ZDVoDe3A_dfUl-UOra0Mdc5ZoR_f0qm3oHL_DO-_7gQ5KE5xZzWKF-M/s16000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(10).png" /></a></div></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">"Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist without democracy, democracy cannot exist without respect for the identity and worth of cultures and peoples."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-small;"><i>Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate</i></span></div><p></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-24520447565694253012023-12-02T17:24:00.003+00:002023-12-02T17:24:51.785+00:00The Short-eared Owl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5htdWSW8Ihx0Tfx8VxeukwG1RIyyNASyalD28Yg900fM8tKjcQDnJ7q2pPJBfzZAZghfTELQ-shkZXLqDRI9dnV4k9WawOddElq74mT6pm2XFdjNAOmzYKUFpNmab4kZZosTV8L-jLVUE4ycIazf0qIG1SloP9psWjp1xl_BxvGVE-8O9EYoxKJ8e6s/s800/Short-eared%20owl.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5htdWSW8Ihx0Tfx8VxeukwG1RIyyNASyalD28Yg900fM8tKjcQDnJ7q2pPJBfzZAZghfTELQ-shkZXLqDRI9dnV4k9WawOddElq74mT6pm2XFdjNAOmzYKUFpNmab4kZZosTV8L-jLVUE4ycIazf0qIG1SloP9psWjp1xl_BxvGVE-8O9EYoxKJ8e6s/s16000/Short-eared%20owl.png" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;">An influx of Short-eared owls - <i>Asio flammeus </i>along the eastern coastline of Britain has sparked huge interest amongst bird-watchers across the UK eager to see these special visitors. In recent weeks a large number of these owls have been increasingly spotted from as far north as Aberdeen down to Northumberland, along the banks of the Humber estuary, and further south into Norfolk. It is quite normal for several to arrive here every Autumn but not in such large numbers. It is thought that a shortage of food in several regions of Scandinavia, Russia, and Iceland</span><span style="color: #999999;"> is responsible for the owls travelling further afield, and British voles appear to be on their menu. Apparently there are plenty of voles around this year. </span></span><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZq-Yq4ah85BrJguyuztoNrYD8GcQhaH8XgDrbZ1nZzCmV_0_yNLXjt5WEsvps8vq7M3AqXV0SbjE-c9tK5m2J9-A794PV3HU75S3M5Aru-KAOsTv8o_XLNOuI6WA-6w3LiLeGkg5hkzTWCHk5xidfM0DT5PnNDIfU22nHiHHNZfoqhtNvEb6P0KvKnvU/s964/short-eared%20owl%20in%20flight.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="964" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZq-Yq4ah85BrJguyuztoNrYD8GcQhaH8XgDrbZ1nZzCmV_0_yNLXjt5WEsvps8vq7M3AqXV0SbjE-c9tK5m2J9-A794PV3HU75S3M5Aru-KAOsTv8o_XLNOuI6WA-6w3LiLeGkg5hkzTWCHk5xidfM0DT5PnNDIfU22nHiHHNZfoqhtNvEb6P0KvKnvU/w640-h640/short-eared%20owl%20in%20flight.png" width="640" /></a></div>The Short-eared Owl is unusual as it prefers to be out and about in the daytime. It is easily spotted during the winter months when the birds are joined by other migrants over moorlands and salt mashes. Short-eared Owls rarely display their "ear" tufts, unlike the Long-eared Owls. Their eye colour is a piercing yellow and framed by sooty dark feathers. They have a pale trailing edge to their wing, visible in flight, and a distinct contrast between their dark head and pale belly. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;">Also unlike other owls Short-ears</span><span style="color: #999999;"> nest on the ground in scrapped-out hollows which they line with dried grasses and downy feathers. </span><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Should you spot them - lucky you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">images courtesy RSPB</span></div></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-33880936499211985662023-11-24T12:15:00.003+00:002023-11-25T09:53:56.172+00:00A Break in the Forest of Dean.... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">....to enjoy Autumn's colours.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm95nFFW5U1k90_VyUZv22PrjyI2SuvPu-GpcxrAEYBCs3gZG7KphXNUvaTMqfexkx9IURJZJfBi5GrWAGFyVtnq4DmkofrxN2WljK0h7vRMjlN9OTCwiHdVhK7DLRZzbAiLTlu0PgjQJAqYqlrNXOo4XufJxEomjfjLe02GK64YMAHTdaP4iUHqDX_hA/s794/DSC03570%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="665" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm95nFFW5U1k90_VyUZv22PrjyI2SuvPu-GpcxrAEYBCs3gZG7KphXNUvaTMqfexkx9IURJZJfBi5GrWAGFyVtnq4DmkofrxN2WljK0h7vRMjlN9OTCwiHdVhK7DLRZzbAiLTlu0PgjQJAqYqlrNXOo4XufJxEomjfjLe02GK64YMAHTdaP4iUHqDX_hA/s16000/DSC03570%20(3).jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The Forest of Dean is an ancient landscape once used by the late Anglo Saxon kings, and after 1066, by the Normans, as their personal hunting ground.</span></div></span></span></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__fCLwwmNiV1yoycnEvxGpAOPGkMMqjzdnjvVRNvywtbUAxFuxmbMCgC2GAWuiW5sPFlA3R3JUVriYKReMhWeYV5yabahU0fMRaF4khmzPt-tTXQioxcBt4Uld8vpGvpv6JrvZzD1rWofpnEAOjnBCuW2_k1oD8wVUGe7v0OB5KF3RLg2x5KXknV0EUU/s800/DSC03568%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__fCLwwmNiV1yoycnEvxGpAOPGkMMqjzdnjvVRNvywtbUAxFuxmbMCgC2GAWuiW5sPFlA3R3JUVriYKReMhWeYV5yabahU0fMRaF4khmzPt-tTXQioxcBt4Uld8vpGvpv6JrvZzD1rWofpnEAOjnBCuW2_k1oD8wVUGe7v0OB5KF3RLg2x5KXknV0EUU/s16000/DSC03568%20(1).jpg" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;">The River Wye meanders through this beautiful landscape on its long journey from the mountains tops of Wales to its final destination in the Atlantic ocean. There are castles and abbeys to explore, and a huge variety of pathways for walkers - through the forest, besides the river, or high up on the hilltops.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUp2ti1Gnwjs3z_7HwVdMt3f5ZQRtyJ0yV_Jg3eeCCt_H2-JTYFGCg3P8OXWzVG9I5o_Lehy6G4OW1rtUGxJ7KzQ640FAcvStgo04pH1rZ7i4Gi5P_AsCwTWGtrq5a1T1dZoeYfkHMLjHHN-7E6A0OBuw_-2KVxuwFMzTZq-y4s4ogPody6ejN0F8eKU/s800/DSC06508.jpg" style="clear: left; font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUp2ti1Gnwjs3z_7HwVdMt3f5ZQRtyJ0yV_Jg3eeCCt_H2-JTYFGCg3P8OXWzVG9I5o_Lehy6G4OW1rtUGxJ7KzQ640FAcvStgo04pH1rZ7i4Gi5P_AsCwTWGtrq5a1T1dZoeYfkHMLjHHN-7E6A0OBuw_-2KVxuwFMzTZq-y4s4ogPody6ejN0F8eKU/s16000/DSC06508.jpg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;">View across the Forest of Dean to the Malvern Hills, and the Brecon Beacons.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOavElPrTCgcnRoYkJgKZB8g2kNCfaGHxqoGxMslOylqnJjfAGZnX7ZVlKPW53-1YViUoIz_QYMfN1sakWobmqkcMqKqo4Kpxswgd2F6reZdaCy8rSo3WDSCEe7d_Zbr5v0nqngVUlpvZJ1y6V3N7RsuE1s8efnE_DSg8QRaEXq6WaRS2lwQY0vRQib9A/s800/DSC06511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="641" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOavElPrTCgcnRoYkJgKZB8g2kNCfaGHxqoGxMslOylqnJjfAGZnX7ZVlKPW53-1YViUoIz_QYMfN1sakWobmqkcMqKqo4Kpxswgd2F6reZdaCy8rSo3WDSCEe7d_Zbr5v0nqngVUlpvZJ1y6V3N7RsuE1s8efnE_DSg8QRaEXq6WaRS2lwQY0vRQib9A/s16000/DSC06511.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;">Our journey there took us passed the Dutch Water Garden laid out in 1696 - 1705. T</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">he entrance gates have pineapple finials which in architectural terms have been a symbol of hospitality and welcome for centuries. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nhCrj9ZrcfbsPNtCrylCCwG_1jeRXsrpxgyfDBY1DWVyV5mBcsJA31ghDv92lFMW2xhDf79AFnQeUszP7w7HZon2GkBn-zSbQvbmg_5tOmonkS24SdVwckHGabzKs-QD-pbphxH7Gva_PDhKllE5WtXRD_q0vYMCfNTm658dsCtK93N8bOb7PN8EDNs/s800/DSC06509.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nhCrj9ZrcfbsPNtCrylCCwG_1jeRXsrpxgyfDBY1DWVyV5mBcsJA31ghDv92lFMW2xhDf79AFnQeUszP7w7HZon2GkBn-zSbQvbmg_5tOmonkS24SdVwckHGabzKs-QD-pbphxH7Gva_PDhKllE5WtXRD_q0vYMCfNTm658dsCtK93N8bOb7PN8EDNs/s16000/DSC06509.png" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Although closed until next Spring it is possible to still view part of the garden through the ornamental railings - all was looking peaceful, and serene. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvAnJ4lpqDon1Rb7jwQhcRD_01bmMyv0MWpSjGw54E1tdck_wSLzcRZHcp1hci277Gj9jY-1a7tZPlCvrRoI7dWBhhyphenhyphen6DxFJ0ZGlf2jIVw2OETw_ZQpc4YTlvLr8cUyIozhGGH2dc82188dwk9duMmkm6bmS0a0Pq1m1IgCsPW-CVIg9j3LLUTqSCGOg/s800/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(1).png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvAnJ4lpqDon1Rb7jwQhcRD_01bmMyv0MWpSjGw54E1tdck_wSLzcRZHcp1hci277Gj9jY-1a7tZPlCvrRoI7dWBhhyphenhyphen6DxFJ0ZGlf2jIVw2OETw_ZQpc4YTlvLr8cUyIozhGGH2dc82188dwk9duMmkm6bmS0a0Pq1m1IgCsPW-CVIg9j3LLUTqSCGOg/s16000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(1).png" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm-xc3ouhcUIBNRwS1SOJvnzSTNTVefrpbspiqfYFkOy00Ull4KwhVitqIXHsmZGwjbrFIDtVyLZ6dOlWw9Bd3G9McC18hSXCdmMVIYpokeCEUgkU5AiAV__byB8ewZ2nO2p-ojmIf6KsQV2w1Cr3vh9tdThy4YSN3TP6wgijWh96T7QtCmtTwg4PMkA/s800/DSC06517.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm-xc3ouhcUIBNRwS1SOJvnzSTNTVefrpbspiqfYFkOy00Ull4KwhVitqIXHsmZGwjbrFIDtVyLZ6dOlWw9Bd3G9McC18hSXCdmMVIYpokeCEUgkU5AiAV__byB8ewZ2nO2p-ojmIf6KsQV2w1Cr3vh9tdThy4YSN3TP6wgijWh96T7QtCmtTwg4PMkA/s16000/DSC06517.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">All of the berries this year are very prolific but I have never witnessed such large clusters of holly berries before. Old wives tales say that we are in for a hard winter. However, there is no clear logic to that story - it is the Spring weather that determines whether there are sufficient insects around for the flowers to be pollinated, plus sun and warmth in early autumn to help the berries ripen. </span></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-44373549688108697332023-11-10T10:22:00.007+00:002023-11-17T10:48:11.985+00:00The Quantock Hills........<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ4zBNTpl8yWs7Z3bODl4PiR29fTOxwRdNtsAYluDDC7KDDbD3NKAsqxpBWeFljWbbzzcLTXURMB8Fqsj6qxEDPMaLiXO-6RPDxJoJVD8qkXuPmUfCqklGmn_ngJ3xPvwX5Ai0pvd9aDbkXrhPriujWMqEG1nAxPogtCs2-gJoy474oB9SryyRdhJiXg/s1080/DSC06483.jpg" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ4zBNTpl8yWs7Z3bODl4PiR29fTOxwRdNtsAYluDDC7KDDbD3NKAsqxpBWeFljWbbzzcLTXURMB8Fqsj6qxEDPMaLiXO-6RPDxJoJVD8qkXuPmUfCqklGmn_ngJ3xPvwX5Ai0pvd9aDbkXrhPriujWMqEG1nAxPogtCs2-gJoy474oB9SryyRdhJiXg/w640-h640/DSC06483.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter"; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">......... nestle between the Somerset Levels and the Bristol Channel offering walkers and nature lovers a dramatic landscape of deeply wooded combes (valleys) and open heathland. The area is bounded by a coastline whose rocks reveal the geological story of the environmental changes that have taken place; from a desert-like environment 23o million years ago, to warm, tropical seas 200 million years ago, to near Ice Age glacial conditions roughly 10,000 years ago. For hundreds of years this stretch of coast has relinquished a large variety of spectacular fossils which continue to be found today.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWE3SbGnrOyPPKqSXpda0pkBp3Y_56J90CZRRrTF2nw8yH-E6p2DJGGas7zhvooWmS171BWrMSGEpR1xkWhrvMuGqd_CWT1zFiY4Zblkgk71YMZdJMtfLUKWj6tTuMJyaCBklBJMSgrXuaLmuwC8DPd89OQOYLx_4CIhLGldgHnOpPjL8iYio4Ls-hFs8/s800/DSC06469%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWE3SbGnrOyPPKqSXpda0pkBp3Y_56J90CZRRrTF2nw8yH-E6p2DJGGas7zhvooWmS171BWrMSGEpR1xkWhrvMuGqd_CWT1zFiY4Zblkgk71YMZdJMtfLUKWj6tTuMJyaCBklBJMSgrXuaLmuwC8DPd89OQOYLx_4CIhLGldgHnOpPjL8iYio4Ls-hFs8/w640-h640/DSC06469%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div>Limestone ridges form terraces on the beach which alternate between limestone and shale, the latter being responsible for yielding the fossils.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQkfKX4ed6QZwefFcXHKn29pJ_nU_YQ3JUIGQchOsrs8iE4SchEzZqytBqmGf_Q6IUOdbiz-AEWlwACHNU0Lx8fby56U7gWqEOYm54YgaIx9yrwwAUT3xJk7q4jOuVu7SLH8ggYn7CsutDNqlLMiNmnZMT6H9p4Csbuwb2NIn1ui6jvUXX4E2HVBbtHk/s800/DSC06491.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQkfKX4ed6QZwefFcXHKn29pJ_nU_YQ3JUIGQchOsrs8iE4SchEzZqytBqmGf_Q6IUOdbiz-AEWlwACHNU0Lx8fby56U7gWqEOYm54YgaIx9yrwwAUT3xJk7q4jOuVu7SLH8ggYn7CsutDNqlLMiNmnZMT6H9p4Csbuwb2NIn1ui6jvUXX4E2HVBbtHk/w640-h640/DSC06491.png" width="640" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pfWgVEnUKg_-foop8UMUIX0H2X4p6Y9tWw-QUSRootBnEAA8Q6UuPqebss6yGpYCjGXOD_cb8tZqOnQj1r71ZkDmNfoFGOd4SYq4jeS7hDHyzjGmv1EMVvc4N41BtMaroPi5_U0d9wT5Og5VoAAXS2ubqer_0QLN_D3xnSaOC3IL63xZC8np9Wa-dMg/s800/DSC06464.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pfWgVEnUKg_-foop8UMUIX0H2X4p6Y9tWw-QUSRootBnEAA8Q6UuPqebss6yGpYCjGXOD_cb8tZqOnQj1r71ZkDmNfoFGOd4SYq4jeS7hDHyzjGmv1EMVvc4N41BtMaroPi5_U0d9wT5Og5VoAAXS2ubqer_0QLN_D3xnSaOC3IL63xZC8np9Wa-dMg/w400-h400/DSC06464.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Between 1797 and 1800 the Quantocks were home to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, one of the founders of the Romantic Movement. His friend William Wordsworth along with William's sister Dorothy also moved into the area to benefit from Coleridge's company. </span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGd4OX03DzgnNBly67uqy21Xc_hEsZmUOiU8z6B23XCsq31T4T3Ad-wqbjCARmj6_qRp4mMRdM0hvfEsnrHhXVAgHqUMkZXLMk1jMjxcz3F7r8QIalqdUvsP3kIucRhAi08_zJtu6vxmznZLuRlwizsW1OImMcO0ZO6bdblAKQOrQbZBYNvo1nHq78MA/s800/Screenshot%202023-11-05%20at%2015.14.53%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="660" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGd4OX03DzgnNBly67uqy21Xc_hEsZmUOiU8z6B23XCsq31T4T3Ad-wqbjCARmj6_qRp4mMRdM0hvfEsnrHhXVAgHqUMkZXLMk1jMjxcz3F7r8QIalqdUvsP3kIucRhAi08_zJtu6vxmznZLuRlwizsW1OImMcO0ZO6bdblAKQOrQbZBYNvo1nHq78MA/w528-h640/Screenshot%202023-11-05%20at%2015.14.53%20(1).png" width="528" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"My walks were almost daily on the top of Quantock, and among its sloping combes. With my pencil and memorandum-book in my hand, I was....moulding my thoughts into verse, with the objects and imagery immediately before my senses." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Biographia Literaria, 1817 </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Coleridge and Wordsworth were out walking down from the Quantocks to the small coastal harbour town of Watchet. As they walked Wordsworth discussed a book that he had been reading concerning Captain Snelvocke's dramatic sea exploits 70 years previously. In it he describes an account of his second captain shooting an albatross whilst they attempted to round Cape Horn in severe storms. The captain had taken the giant sea bird as a bad omen, and hoped that by killing it he might bring about a break in the weather. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">By the time the pair arrived in Watchet, Coleridge was already well on the way to composing thoughts for his most haunting and famous poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Commemorative statue at Watchet.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsCGIQ1i7Af5eh3wzs0-CM1_rAK-OYp2R3j8fWkHQGdsWxgXEgbjsLzAD74EUGXEvOmOLiDlUeMCnW3UUGnaw7MjiUq4jH218OgYmmLwXyh7tKuH3xtt7EYqCloOsGCu-yPqua1k9kd1AVGofWG6YEeN99aJvZK9zhZpGt1iBZyWfK76Aq3f_KEgL1mw/s800/DSC06477.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsCGIQ1i7Af5eh3wzs0-CM1_rAK-OYp2R3j8fWkHQGdsWxgXEgbjsLzAD74EUGXEvOmOLiDlUeMCnW3UUGnaw7MjiUq4jH218OgYmmLwXyh7tKuH3xtt7EYqCloOsGCu-yPqua1k9kd1AVGofWG6YEeN99aJvZK9zhZpGt1iBZyWfK76Aq3f_KEgL1mw/s16000/DSC06477.png" /></a></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ah! well a-day! what evil looks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Had I from old and young!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Instead of the cross, the albatross</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">About my neck was hung. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇❇</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Many once believed that albatrosses embodied the souls of lost sailors possessing magical qualities that could be harnessed to aid healing. To kill an albatross was a harbinger of the sea's wrath. The mariner's fellow sailors force him to wear the remains of the bird around his neck as a form of penance.</span></i></div></span></div></div></span>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-73038371155780167822023-11-03T11:22:00.003+00:002023-11-09T07:44:30.347+00:00Fickle Weather<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Earlier this week we walked around the harbour walls at Watchet in Somerset, and I took the photo below of the lighthouse. We both felt fortunate to be out walking in such an interesting area on a glorious Autumn day. <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFf1nNZDa5_EnaXzsphB8koTI5a_j5Iu4i-zDPgFn6DazwzfUIsVRqL2Fe_pGiAdamjmv-9SkHiUhOPGVzAnBPwkYWuhtfTlqAa-412JoYz28qDx8OGRcPDN1Kjg6kox1w-wGTwjvvV3wrdly2tPSQSjf0KR9b74TLQ6S7FuvER9y8n1uu6j5aI0b1C8/s800/Watchet%20lighthouse.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFf1nNZDa5_EnaXzsphB8koTI5a_j5Iu4i-zDPgFn6DazwzfUIsVRqL2Fe_pGiAdamjmv-9SkHiUhOPGVzAnBPwkYWuhtfTlqAa-412JoYz28qDx8OGRcPDN1Kjg6kox1w-wGTwjvvV3wrdly2tPSQSjf0KR9b74TLQ6S7FuvER9y8n1uu6j5aI0b1C8/s16000/Watchet%20lighthouse.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><span><span>Back home again, and we have just seen the same lighthouse on the TV news. It showed fearsome waves breaking all around and even over it with a thunderous sky above as it confronted Storm Ciarán. Although the storm swirled around many parts of Britain, and we live less than 70miles from Somerset, Storm </span></span>Ciarán completely passed us by. <span> </span><span> </span>With these huge changes in weather patterns around the world, we have decided that in this country, it is far better to make your home well away from costal and riverside locations, glorious as it might be to have them on your doorstep.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuhoP_lGixGpvd2Y_zOgT1hiFhFKlIUz2hgbr0CI7iZiXzr5FAsnS5_Ikc9JvRqVkXXk_ETBM8Wz13INATon-lumGkicWO5fEv1VXQsJ2wUYgFwPCCXSrNsO5o4vbKEDyi8fXeWXfGKLHuI6GV62cYmrK8BIsVUG1bmgPOLdE1-P4jT30iacgj4PXXAc/s800/W%20Lighthouse.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuhoP_lGixGpvd2Y_zOgT1hiFhFKlIUz2hgbr0CI7iZiXzr5FAsnS5_Ikc9JvRqVkXXk_ETBM8Wz13INATon-lumGkicWO5fEv1VXQsJ2wUYgFwPCCXSrNsO5o4vbKEDyi8fXeWXfGKLHuI6GV62cYmrK8BIsVUG1bmgPOLdE1-P4jT30iacgj4PXXAc/s16000/W%20Lighthouse.png" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">The port at Watchet is subject to a very large tidal range courtesy the Bristol Channel so the harbour has double entry high substantial walls. </span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tyMlQ8qW0XN265x-y0J1aqtwQpscL4PyGC3tbTmRATMbK_kVyMIcp-kjeV2cHxPSN3kq2Mb6KUq-6FXYchM4spaa7Sfkx0uaxkCYaphluy_V41NFPthJ1q7eaerwSPmklrq0dIfZ_ny359KMorfcTp7GVeRn6rsibX61TRTftAvpjE5OJR12tSCxumU/s800/DSC06467%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tyMlQ8qW0XN265x-y0J1aqtwQpscL4PyGC3tbTmRATMbK_kVyMIcp-kjeV2cHxPSN3kq2Mb6KUq-6FXYchM4spaa7Sfkx0uaxkCYaphluy_V41NFPthJ1q7eaerwSPmklrq0dIfZ_ny359KMorfcTp7GVeRn6rsibX61TRTftAvpjE5OJR12tSCxumU/s16000/DSC06467%20(1).jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">This the inner harbour, and below is the outer harbour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1EScgiFphPuP1iG5lO3qIT7NZIcNB_pG2ep3exGe1V6LbZNOGshT_jD2yjsiHxlBW0ppHRPVPM3Lo_94AT1G3gATVGm0Ehjf8dZl-23c-ProL5-ioMqkxYY-0bIDUyXIyTmDenVwutLtBcQpC3hdsy349kiYuZYwo4nRRm3pRsoyobZ1qBykScQ2M40/s800/DSC06472.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1EScgiFphPuP1iG5lO3qIT7NZIcNB_pG2ep3exGe1V6LbZNOGshT_jD2yjsiHxlBW0ppHRPVPM3Lo_94AT1G3gATVGm0Ehjf8dZl-23c-ProL5-ioMqkxYY-0bIDUyXIyTmDenVwutLtBcQpC3hdsy349kiYuZYwo4nRRm3pRsoyobZ1qBykScQ2M40/s16000/DSC06472.jpg" /></a></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXueLqMHycC1VXj3fnyTycVLXYXWomS1FeqxjjDVotnATY8fF7zOpfmbg6FJyji7lNCiZbbLr0AnHPj6aWybxq7MoayIJY1o4wJUe5G0kL9IYgNPjrZCDcLHZT5Ow3F4zOfI2GDM8_PoZcWqTjEzj3Wh2tpsdlZwSjA_ctYCHh7vQWWqhjbKSPkjTFAk/s800/DSC06476.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXueLqMHycC1VXj3fnyTycVLXYXWomS1FeqxjjDVotnATY8fF7zOpfmbg6FJyji7lNCiZbbLr0AnHPj6aWybxq7MoayIJY1o4wJUe5G0kL9IYgNPjrZCDcLHZT5Ow3F4zOfI2GDM8_PoZcWqTjEzj3Wh2tpsdlZwSjA_ctYCHh7vQWWqhjbKSPkjTFAk/s16000/DSC06476.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">The red arrows point to a couple that we spoke to before they walked back to their yacht. They told us that they spend the winter in Watchet harbour and travel the high seas during the summer. The wooden walkways rise to the top of the mooring poles as the tide comes in. We are now left wondering what has happened to their beautiful boat and whether or not it managed to weather the storm intact.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOOAmTuwHLORR17frNs5D53PBJ2I1lhyzZzBKAb-V0WCGIsG-RVJJ_upVvCcsOeTtYNiwAR8YO5r55CFD2EZK5AZAS6c6KOTElBil0LG2JSkXIJ49cJkNnzSBkwnWUhHRSRsdk9KbkFbOH4QmU8Z2X5NbHejKanCHG3O2y809MAd0l6g9Alk-EnrDgZg/s800/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="800" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOOAmTuwHLORR17frNs5D53PBJ2I1lhyzZzBKAb-V0WCGIsG-RVJJ_upVvCcsOeTtYNiwAR8YO5r55CFD2EZK5AZAS6c6KOTElBil0LG2JSkXIJ49cJkNnzSBkwnWUhHRSRsdk9KbkFbOH4QmU8Z2X5NbHejKanCHG3O2y809MAd0l6g9Alk-EnrDgZg/w400-h120/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(1).png" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Principally we came to Watchet to walk in the footsteps of two of our most distinguished poets. A sculpture by the harbour wall is a reminder of their association with the town. The visit gave rise to a poem by one of the poets that is now celebrated throughout the world. But more of that next time.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCo0-EmCvoBKabBlGN2EXQQkrGhrmqrSVXzERq9_F8PB7mDSDkM8GvF1AoisnEvbRUGy8tKmuz8bGxAiMk8td-qD-lZmbstUhMSRUByfe28Fjux3daQb-lmSqfJQbTsp2DZe6FD3hmrJLXvGsI-aC8B5pC6I63Zp7bfF8fqto2uKRSViJO6PCzFVS-1Y/s800/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="800" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCo0-EmCvoBKabBlGN2EXQQkrGhrmqrSVXzERq9_F8PB7mDSDkM8GvF1AoisnEvbRUGy8tKmuz8bGxAiMk8td-qD-lZmbstUhMSRUByfe28Fjux3daQb-lmSqfJQbTsp2DZe6FD3hmrJLXvGsI-aC8B5pC6I63Zp7bfF8fqto2uKRSViJO6PCzFVS-1Y/w400-h120/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">There are several interesting little boutique shops in Watchet so we treated ourselves to a small white china pumpkin in celebration of Halloween. It was carefully wrapped in tissue paper and popped into a small white carrier paper bag. Before leaving we enjoyed a flask of coffee on a seat overlooking the harbour, but immediately were totally surrounded by Herring Gulls looking for food. But having already eaten a full English breakfast at our hotel, food was the last thing on our mind. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSEIDHPZQlvmI-kr8Sx-gTl1__ba-cEdZ1ZKm7IegzPRBIAuyYmJe3M0s4EubshTEzL6GE_2nP6G4ocrqq2Nfh_EafRiP3xGWOWXRMIASngoNhZg2Pyy96cwX0xZ9_-yDtww6RWdzKK08GrJJpb_XADkQVLn4RXrCUQIYrdFgfocCA2jL-9oSTg7S2WM/s800/DSC06480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="679" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSEIDHPZQlvmI-kr8Sx-gTl1__ba-cEdZ1ZKm7IegzPRBIAuyYmJe3M0s4EubshTEzL6GE_2nP6G4ocrqq2Nfh_EafRiP3xGWOWXRMIASngoNhZg2Pyy96cwX0xZ9_-yDtww6RWdzKK08GrJJpb_XADkQVLn4RXrCUQIYrdFgfocCA2jL-9oSTg7S2WM/s16000/DSC06480.jpg" /></a></div>However, this cheeky young juvenile Herring Gull would not leave us alone, he talked to us, and moved his head from side to side - seemingly he was convinced that our pumpkin bag held something good to eat.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivpZkW4azlrTgxcVuIVYO2K7ADwR_3eWejKg9JWO5AQ3qpImKgb7g3FRqH-f5AvX5CD7CeeIjX5CAElBiVGfOj_K1C5iBidN_sMZSoymhdoC81AGzydVJotImvSmfxrxwPXrOPgxF_Q_5NMzqdo3rywBeMJoCQhrqWka2ambFhcimGSl4NtgLNrs9f7o/s800/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="800" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivpZkW4azlrTgxcVuIVYO2K7ADwR_3eWejKg9JWO5AQ3qpImKgb7g3FRqH-f5AvX5CD7CeeIjX5CAElBiVGfOj_K1C5iBidN_sMZSoymhdoC81AGzydVJotImvSmfxrxwPXrOPgxF_Q_5NMzqdo3rywBeMJoCQhrqWka2ambFhcimGSl4NtgLNrs9f7o/w400-h120/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(2).png" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><div><p></p></div></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-51203803358073228172023-10-21T12:17:00.003+01:002023-10-22T08:49:28.223+01:00Belton House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WfHtzbNRc36J94l7AOZ4zLUwBSqL6NeVpNmAGdVPuBbIwbGyoO2mPyPduksK6lcKcV7bxJL8nG5mFc79r7e2J9Oz8MHp7MnZzz2UrJtOO5hjlSKJjJ9KfNaQuEe5uCVxfhmKtvKO6y3rH5JFm5VLB0a-xdk2MUfFjHIwybFRa9Z4D87_C18jVOd5LXw/s800/Belton_House_South_Elevation%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WfHtzbNRc36J94l7AOZ4zLUwBSqL6NeVpNmAGdVPuBbIwbGyoO2mPyPduksK6lcKcV7bxJL8nG5mFc79r7e2J9Oz8MHp7MnZzz2UrJtOO5hjlSKJjJ9KfNaQuEe5uCVxfhmKtvKO6y3rH5JFm5VLB0a-xdk2MUfFjHIwybFRa9Z4D87_C18jVOd5LXw/s16000/Belton_House_South_Elevation%20(2).jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;">Built between 1685 and 1687 by Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet, </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Belton House in Lincolnshire is one of the finest examples of Carolean (Restoration) architecture.</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Architects Daughter";"> Carolean being considered the only truly vernacular style of architecture that England has produced since the Tudor period. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNd6LikQrNwMTwfhXU3svPwD9cgm-PB2IoJi67wY_RVmMzXaV1_Pw6s53uNcwYwuh6nR6t7LHwV_MA5kz1dGbzExz5_kO6ZPznVmhFLZfKGHo5rV3E1x1mKXWZGW65COC2AgdTH2FJ8scxkiUSDstMiwhxYFWn8nu8TL9FdtsJRJ4V1OO36t6pevXplTU/s800/DSC06450%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNd6LikQrNwMTwfhXU3svPwD9cgm-PB2IoJi67wY_RVmMzXaV1_Pw6s53uNcwYwuh6nR6t7LHwV_MA5kz1dGbzExz5_kO6ZPznVmhFLZfKGHo5rV3E1x1mKXWZGW65COC2AgdTH2FJ8scxkiUSDstMiwhxYFWn8nu8TL9FdtsJRJ4V1OO36t6pevXplTU/s16000/DSC06450%20(2).jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">The house was fitted with the most upto date innovations, such as sash windows for the principal rooms, and the layout followed the latest thinking on house planning. Successive generations have altered the interior of the house reflecting their changing social position and tastes, yet the fabric and design of the house have changed little. </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">I no longer take interior shots of houses visited, but the following two items in particular caught my eye in Belton House. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8I0zhJwHICsXbjE9aJPTm-i_r7OmnykrAMZflgf_yIjjEjorLrQidK5C8Ci1gzUW_nCjZgtWo0imDvz4CCxXmo6mC7jkGc7z5fL71juS_5B2Fg7_eM9EURIUaK_5QUoN9pYJjwfU3V0AP3Ps7Z4Y-AYkB339dDscA9yr1hgFYRdAyxrJgdRJ3nhdf7M/s800/Leighton_Brownlow%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8I0zhJwHICsXbjE9aJPTm-i_r7OmnykrAMZflgf_yIjjEjorLrQidK5C8Ci1gzUW_nCjZgtWo0imDvz4CCxXmo6mC7jkGc7z5fL71juS_5B2Fg7_eM9EURIUaK_5QUoN9pYJjwfU3V0AP3Ps7Z4Y-AYkB339dDscA9yr1hgFYRdAyxrJgdRJ3nhdf7M/s16000/Leighton_Brownlow%20(1).jpg" /></a></div>This lovely painting of Adelaide, wife of the 3rd Earl Brownlow, which was painted by Frederick Lord Leighton, and below a delightful </span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">enamel on metal plaque showing Nina Cust by Alex Fisher.</span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4p-wQtoLJQz5cWiQTTqGsyuhCJDmSdf1zZilJLfAF0-ZoBjwrEa99JQfCJaODMmV44d14RrK1aeMgU8Qcsu4EjnBrwoTmDrPuzaoz5jMEKZCE4Eicux0C2iuxo9RtSPAuCY53lOeBL6RDfUDXnE4NUB0W1FQlYGoMx6UcfUphLwd-095pjqHgGvpF28/s800/Nina%20Cust.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4p-wQtoLJQz5cWiQTTqGsyuhCJDmSdf1zZilJLfAF0-ZoBjwrEa99JQfCJaODMmV44d14RrK1aeMgU8Qcsu4EjnBrwoTmDrPuzaoz5jMEKZCE4Eicux0C2iuxo9RtSPAuCY53lOeBL6RDfUDXnE4NUB0W1FQlYGoMx6UcfUphLwd-095pjqHgGvpF28/s16000/Nina%20Cust.jpg" /></a></div>Emmeline "Nina</span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">"</span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> Cust<b> was herself an artist, and a very skilled Sculptor. She was married to Henry John Cockayne-Cust whom she adored and loved dearly, but her enduring love and the early demise of her philandering husband wove emotional sadness throughout her married life. </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></span><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCefroDp0oRRjh7o-hjFcrTOr96YK8JaQ2AwVRQgrme0fNL5lbbwilcEA_UjOIeGRXO3A5JG6VnbJ1TTvtv_u0B_SDEdYaBJLOmq9s9BBNqmJMDYYM3mKQJnV34ZXKsOcvEeCGBfXbe-TZHjgGaevW5KQG8akn41O4MUw3MzV90eFJkzbTjAkNGL2LnE/s800/cust%20tomb.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCefroDp0oRRjh7o-hjFcrTOr96YK8JaQ2AwVRQgrme0fNL5lbbwilcEA_UjOIeGRXO3A5JG6VnbJ1TTvtv_u0B_SDEdYaBJLOmq9s9BBNqmJMDYYM3mKQJnV34ZXKsOcvEeCGBfXbe-TZHjgGaevW5KQG8akn41O4MUw3MzV90eFJkzbTjAkNGL2LnE/s16000/cust%20tomb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This exquisitely carved tomb was sculptured by Nina for her husband when he died in 1917. It resides in the church of St. Peter & St. Paul which overlooks the gardens at Belton House. He had been the heir apparent to the barony of Brownlow, the Cust baronetcy and to the extensive Cust estates centred on Belton House. However, having predeceased the 3rd Earl by three years, the inheritance fell to his surviving younger brother. Nina too was finally laid to rest besides her husband when she died 38 years later in 1955 at the age of 88 years.</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1kXBSyQrmktbKuZ9bDG3zYtxbCdzFJ6sZahWFA1MKzKdfh0v7YUCyDHbt2r7Urgyd8HLoTVIEeWeoP5O_yHk8axeFCeLG1xesNxKDZ3YuNz3K9HUWNsnz6zai26zL_HNF8I5-kYR43xGpQG2_5AdGrjS0Hx4yElJsWuTi3IoJtdSP5sd0uLa6IG82Pc/s800/DSC06444.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1kXBSyQrmktbKuZ9bDG3zYtxbCdzFJ6sZahWFA1MKzKdfh0v7YUCyDHbt2r7Urgyd8HLoTVIEeWeoP5O_yHk8axeFCeLG1xesNxKDZ3YuNz3K9HUWNsnz6zai26zL_HNF8I5-kYR43xGpQG2_5AdGrjS0Hx4yElJsWuTi3IoJtdSP5sd0uLa6IG82Pc/s16000/DSC06444.jpg" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7yczppaaCe6k4nq5H9MEhymAGPuyzBbZqnztpi_WamPfquINOv_K0fSaIkQ1LzJ16VjC1IRb2tG8xuX6VeGIlepO4UaI6WC0vJfCLN7V2NsA9tAOrimwMDYu_adf2jbwUVAjIClE6VgKHUL5D_0Iy8YlOBlEJh1hgV5bNWObDjyv6T-oOpEhTokza1s/s800/DSC06453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="705" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7yczppaaCe6k4nq5H9MEhymAGPuyzBbZqnztpi_WamPfquINOv_K0fSaIkQ1LzJ16VjC1IRb2tG8xuX6VeGIlepO4UaI6WC0vJfCLN7V2NsA9tAOrimwMDYu_adf2jbwUVAjIClE6VgKHUL5D_0Iy8YlOBlEJh1hgV5bNWObDjyv6T-oOpEhTokza1s/s16000/DSC06453.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HzhAvEMu2GoNP_-TQPqYrCaIKlCAoeoarQqpq85YQCn981SHEQRQ1NW3r4RQ03T9RjgypZuXQCKUkq9GGcPwNJq_CItTXLdYXaEucbOidOUkl8VwvJSDTxUxAuvBeyuTunjGL0qs42Y0gzZ3MTEdUk-po93kLI_G0KEs9_cb1x_RUSCu1r72alBq-Xo/s800/DSC06457.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HzhAvEMu2GoNP_-TQPqYrCaIKlCAoeoarQqpq85YQCn981SHEQRQ1NW3r4RQ03T9RjgypZuXQCKUkq9GGcPwNJq_CItTXLdYXaEucbOidOUkl8VwvJSDTxUxAuvBeyuTunjGL0qs42Y0gzZ3MTEdUk-po93kLI_G0KEs9_cb1x_RUSCu1r72alBq-Xo/w640-h640/DSC06457.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Belton's Conservatory was crafted around a cast-iron sub-frame, making it the first garden building of its type in England. <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQipC2Hb5Km4I8EYDqfdfwMzLURdf3yLvYEytT5U-nPqns74uZ8IIOm0uWRH8jnvOaQWesw4E3Nk7DlxjJRnTfbmL1Y2H0XtmZDiubNorCmPWBzSAlhgVdmO5CrXFiqaZUJ4BKIbGh5NCu2BkagGQSSgn4yUCwGzdH3a1ZMHewGY0fE0RSGvEoQLo-gM/s800/DSC06451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQipC2Hb5Km4I8EYDqfdfwMzLURdf3yLvYEytT5U-nPqns74uZ8IIOm0uWRH8jnvOaQWesw4E3Nk7DlxjJRnTfbmL1Y2H0XtmZDiubNorCmPWBzSAlhgVdmO5CrXFiqaZUJ4BKIbGh5NCu2BkagGQSSgn4yUCwGzdH3a1ZMHewGY0fE0RSGvEoQLo-gM/s16000/DSC06451.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CdoEw7eWtNUbcQMCEq9RgyS5WtI2eI9PbsSGbbHmwikkotnJI8-984xPNGC82wd7ODLH7klQkSKNR6th0q17iKYdc0AJfmIDIwkFQBVrREUMzpvRCQ2BctHP5eLB7whvi-CzNdodmzSQaPPUfyAIXOF6Su0R59ktahPV4P_FhyphenhyphenZPQfTJ_7XQ8w-Mkfg/w640-h640/DSC06372.jpg" width="640" /></a></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">In a quiet Lincolnshire hamlet on Christmas Day 1642 </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Sir Isaac Newton was born.</span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEuPdWstp47-Iyg2R4GoG5dN5AlrLRP02Icbf2AJb8LNF7Y8q_WGAvA8l8YL4awqW4lLDJa5Mgx35OpGMPcHyeJz8-hH-XcHMtSSnK_fUzXF6t9uXBjCXOFdJMiWNs5z0nNT53swaefu9EcOZa_Ky8kgyEpHSsjDvvZuhUvy0AYA13GzTxuLnPZrhjpM/s800/DSC06367%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="792" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEuPdWstp47-Iyg2R4GoG5dN5AlrLRP02Icbf2AJb8LNF7Y8q_WGAvA8l8YL4awqW4lLDJa5Mgx35OpGMPcHyeJz8-hH-XcHMtSSnK_fUzXF6t9uXBjCXOFdJMiWNs5z0nNT53swaefu9EcOZa_Ky8kgyEpHSsjDvvZuhUvy0AYA13GzTxuLnPZrhjpM/w396-h400/DSC06367%20(1).png" width="396" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Born sickly and
premature, two servant women were hastened from the household to collect urgently needed items for the new child, but they sat down on a
stile and said there was no need to hurry for they were sure the boy would have died before their return. But baby Isaac beat the
odds and lived on for 84 more years.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUokTX7pQS_BiXeqghPhDdDrT-ktjWy_w_EB3y_gFKsRbrpoCtCxiMwugMMUUqQWbk-1WNCvt-STcMbKYwKNvecJs6sJpA4PmjMQpDRcN8AlLE4eVnifVyFIwpnHefvIHv4-WQiV8svlZ3xU_mOrHZ7JWRG26wQ6JtoeTqQc4Qz_sc1HntUSzqcq1-6Q/s530/Portrait_of_Sir_Isaac_Newton,_1689_(brightened).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUokTX7pQS_BiXeqghPhDdDrT-ktjWy_w_EB3y_gFKsRbrpoCtCxiMwugMMUUqQWbk-1WNCvt-STcMbKYwKNvecJs6sJpA4PmjMQpDRcN8AlLE4eVnifVyFIwpnHefvIHv4-WQiV8svlZ3xU_mOrHZ7JWRG26wQ6JtoeTqQc4Qz_sc1HntUSzqcq1-6Q/s16000/Portrait_of_Sir_Isaac_Newton,_1689_(brightened).jpg" /></a></div>An English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment that followed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">His mother described him as different from other boys saying "he could not bring himself to concentrate on the rural affairs of the farm - set to watch the cattle, he would curl up under a tree with a book."<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">"I know not what I appear to the world, but to myself</span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"> </span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">I </span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">seem</span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"> to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me".</span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXlswc-1Z1sSQfs87f38XlSMzX2zFr32z1pwp2938hoPDxFtXOVY51YmBMu3Wy0pER2qA85nmHUBlETO7nEub1eaCyWdaniIDyPeAFsphCAhkSAKY-JgpASJnGbYGtdrUMs2EHJu_FLqTpyj4HUQHSfmDpkjR5ga-I0IVj5ENiUQKumetVKQp0GCYcTo/s800/DSC06376.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXlswc-1Z1sSQfs87f38XlSMzX2zFr32z1pwp2938hoPDxFtXOVY51YmBMu3Wy0pER2qA85nmHUBlETO7nEub1eaCyWdaniIDyPeAFsphCAhkSAKY-JgpASJnGbYGtdrUMs2EHJu_FLqTpyj4HUQHSfmDpkjR5ga-I0IVj5ENiUQKumetVKQp0GCYcTo/w640-h640/DSC06376.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">At the age of 12 he attended The King's School in Grantham, where he was taught Latin, Ancient Greek, and mathematics. He was </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;">unmoved by literature and poetry but loved inventing, and made an elaborate system of sundials which was accurate to the minute. His mother had hoped he would run the family farm, but his uncle and his headmaster realised that he was destined for an intellectual life. Newton was admitted to Trinity College at the University of Cambridge in 1661. Soon after he obtained his BA degree at Cambridge in August 1665 the university had to close temporarily as a precaution against the spreading outbreak of the Great Plague. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hyphenhyphennG0z1xt7utWQNP7_SZkv1-CXMMnvDoFWLxoNZW5Ss69exV12GhiPJBTORxWouuhBWupL167bCrNEDga7HkTyShfYEbpfdE5uk7dGrXBKHGSSxd-KVxF9FD8ZbtUqfe7wqC9Yaw2ID5CbIhbXoA24hKOWIfqhRKeo8DbJ4PZFEQP_QvGEBahXZ25BY/s800/DSC06390.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hyphenhyphennG0z1xt7utWQNP7_SZkv1-CXMMnvDoFWLxoNZW5Ss69exV12GhiPJBTORxWouuhBWupL167bCrNEDga7HkTyShfYEbpfdE5uk7dGrXBKHGSSxd-KVxF9FD8ZbtUqfe7wqC9Yaw2ID5CbIhbXoA24hKOWIfqhRKeo8DbJ4PZFEQP_QvGEBahXZ25BY/s16000/DSC06390.jpg" /></a></div>Newton returned home to Woolsthorpe Manor to escape the plague, and whilst there he wrote "I was in the prime of my age for invention." </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">He tried to solve the system of the universe whilst musing in the orchard about the power of gravity causing an apple to fall down from a tree to the ground. This could not be limited to a certain distance from the earth, but he reasoned that the same power must extend far further than was commonly thought. Why not as high as the moon? This led him to consider what influenced the moon's motion. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG7jsGb54TYeAXc-gDvJlDwSIkbtvuVBtu3_LAgbIAOZRF724XAxfouuZP33JXinbjoF5ogLMWPDVIpXhleRgPC4Wz6U6KkJXbvAS6XK-lSNUVgZ-TPBDO_7vtJPI8u2ivCJORBLWpaNEhXF2fssDx04GPuqUpPvLwXB2eUCcZ7gzilac-vLBSfR4u_s/s800/DSC06386.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG7jsGb54TYeAXc-gDvJlDwSIkbtvuVBtu3_LAgbIAOZRF724XAxfouuZP33JXinbjoF5ogLMWPDVIpXhleRgPC4Wz6U6KkJXbvAS6XK-lSNUVgZ-TPBDO_7vtJPI8u2ivCJORBLWpaNEhXF2fssDx04GPuqUpPvLwXB2eUCcZ7gzilac-vLBSfR4u_s/s16000/DSC06386.png" /></a></div>This is the Flower of Kent apple tree behind the inspiration for Newton's theory of gravity. Dendrochronology done by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art at the University of Oxford, confirms this tree to be over 400 years old, having regrown from roots surviving from a tree which was blown over by a storm in 1816.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGZAE5DUff87EVzmGsGE9DriEEskRGurCnpYaqkMAD8QSpPdUiS3qQLLVBPNP3F235qolYpwNf3hh7GUvkIWNbXE5rJb9aQ5HEKEQmxqssSltWhYsDkOAX-r1GpHPYWDXo_BZvPOcvm6jQoq21AW9AVs86aQb2Lwij6r1Ni19ycWCFzgUVK1pAgjyLoA/s800/DSC06380.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="800" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGZAE5DUff87EVzmGsGE9DriEEskRGurCnpYaqkMAD8QSpPdUiS3qQLLVBPNP3F235qolYpwNf3hh7GUvkIWNbXE5rJb9aQ5HEKEQmxqssSltWhYsDkOAX-r1GpHPYWDXo_BZvPOcvm6jQoq21AW9AVs86aQb2Lwij6r1Ni19ycWCFzgUVK1pAgjyLoA/w640-h530/DSC06380.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Paper was expensive, but as the walls of the manor would have been lime washed regularly, using his bedroom walls as a sketchpad as he explored the world around him made sense. <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">The coloured lights from a prism on his bedroom wall has been achieved using Newton's very own original prism. It was recently discovered in a box at Trinity College, Cambridge and given to Woolsthorpe Manor. There is a YouTube explanation showing Newton's prism experiment </span><a href="https://www.cabinet.ox.ac.uk/newtons-prism-experiment-0" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">here.</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIMF5wjq2BnN_b6G0p8A_apTcET0JebqLkKD3SF29W_ej5YIUpAE9HsIdjmn4mvLnjFqNq47dRVV069zF_msojhc2o8ktsKIaov5Dep6JiNzVRVZWntPRdf1zQZE0VanqPclmI_Etgl6H6yxh-Bw-bmjP1H8u0uAbzy1zsVkG_546xcJZcBBaOxViWIs/s800/planets.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="111" data-original-width="800" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIMF5wjq2BnN_b6G0p8A_apTcET0JebqLkKD3SF29W_ej5YIUpAE9HsIdjmn4mvLnjFqNq47dRVV069zF_msojhc2o8ktsKIaov5Dep6JiNzVRVZWntPRdf1zQZE0VanqPclmI_Etgl6H6yxh-Bw-bmjP1H8u0uAbzy1zsVkG_546xcJZcBBaOxViWIs/w640-h88/planets.png" width="640" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Newton became Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, an MP, Master of the Mint, and President of the Royal Society. He was the author of Principia, one of the most important books in the history of science, was fascinated by calculus, the planets and the 'laws of motion', and, in keeping with his age, blurred the borders between natural philosophy and speculation: he was as passionate about astrology as astronomy and dabbled in alchemy, while his religious faith was never undermined by his scientific reasoning. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIMF5wjq2BnN_b6G0p8A_apTcET0JebqLkKD3SF29W_ej5YIUpAE9HsIdjmn4mvLnjFqNq47dRVV069zF_msojhc2o8ktsKIaov5Dep6JiNzVRVZWntPRdf1zQZE0VanqPclmI_Etgl6H6yxh-Bw-bmjP1H8u0uAbzy1zsVkG_546xcJZcBBaOxViWIs/s800/planets.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="111" data-original-width="800" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIMF5wjq2BnN_b6G0p8A_apTcET0JebqLkKD3SF29W_ej5YIUpAE9HsIdjmn4mvLnjFqNq47dRVV069zF_msojhc2o8ktsKIaov5Dep6JiNzVRVZWntPRdf1zQZE0VanqPclmI_Etgl6H6yxh-Bw-bmjP1H8u0uAbzy1zsVkG_546xcJZcBBaOxViWIs/w640-h88/planets.png" width="640" /></a><br /></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><p></p></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-21212880956799530932023-10-06T20:26:00.010+01:002023-10-07T09:58:25.949+01:00Norman Treasurers<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">A fine Norman gateway leads to an architectural gem. </span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNebIUX3WjY612SMdJ6YcwgoXcGiBR4R9uENqX16n2_G2VIgCyIIbg_SUVkfxdy6xNy-pxJgH0-HTyibue7EydLCpSIe_FaVsutHoiF8yIJgfT4FIgkDQJktqcKUG1dLmZdS5XwaqEYDgnwuqGySr8OLDXA9BtFfmTpdcRS-0Dwz9QEZwYRSPf3scMSN0/s800/DSC06333.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="645" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNebIUX3WjY612SMdJ6YcwgoXcGiBR4R9uENqX16n2_G2VIgCyIIbg_SUVkfxdy6xNy-pxJgH0-HTyibue7EydLCpSIe_FaVsutHoiF8yIJgfT4FIgkDQJktqcKUG1dLmZdS5XwaqEYDgnwuqGySr8OLDXA9BtFfmTpdcRS-0Dwz9QEZwYRSPf3scMSN0/w323-h400/DSC06333.png" width="323" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3Y-uHef7SyxVI15LPHmjg-gtyMsfqK4wLJglHp9mJ8BqZL_RVZv1AMsd2C11w-tPvaPLb0TnMAaO1BEKrJiJNZ7LkmZMfYkkN-y-Jjw1HdL9u12QjlLxTuKQMu6wqt-eVSIR8gYcslnCy5lu5u1bNd7JZ-TIDkdGu-KVFwbosSbn_0PqGiIr9s8-Yek/s800/one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="745" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3Y-uHef7SyxVI15LPHmjg-gtyMsfqK4wLJglHp9mJ8BqZL_RVZv1AMsd2C11w-tPvaPLb0TnMAaO1BEKrJiJNZ7LkmZMfYkkN-y-Jjw1HdL9u12QjlLxTuKQMu6wqt-eVSIR8gYcslnCy5lu5u1bNd7JZ-TIDkdGu-KVFwbosSbn_0PqGiIr9s8-Yek/w596-h640/one.jpg" width="596" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Peterborough
Cathedral is one of the finest Norman cathedrals in England. Founded as
a monastic community in 654 AD, it was to become one of the most significant
medieval abbeys in the country, the burial place of two queens and the
scene of Civil War upheavals. The catheral has a really dramatic West Front exterior, an extraordinary creation of medieval architecture. It would be easy for the interior to be an anticlimax, but it is not.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm8b18znhzZwiET40UTdx9dHdfYZWC7BrhZjK6aRsF-UUM-DhQWOSQXWrbuRTj9eim3-rOFYXFim3LxGYczVQUhIUA5h6ZnZsbwbBBm0z6nj1_iyeY4E_axlApuXfque1S5P6pORJx51GJCfP5EDjvT1-qN14gaVygMQz0D-0bdmfFGTGXwjBuv8xkt8/s800/DSC06358%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm8b18znhzZwiET40UTdx9dHdfYZWC7BrhZjK6aRsF-UUM-DhQWOSQXWrbuRTj9eim3-rOFYXFim3LxGYczVQUhIUA5h6ZnZsbwbBBm0z6nj1_iyeY4E_axlApuXfque1S5P6pORJx51GJCfP5EDjvT1-qN14gaVygMQz0D-0bdmfFGTGXwjBuv8xkt8/s16000/DSC06358%20(1).jpg" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The dramatic Romanesque interior is little altered since its completion, but arguably the painted wooden nave ceiling is the jewel in the crown being the only one of its type surviving in Britain. It is the largest of only four wooden ceilings still in existence </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">from the same period in the whole of Europe. It is known from dendrochronology that the construction of the ceiling took place in the late 1230s and 1240s. <br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAKkuqnzs0NObHe02zB1g76Vf_EZvMuFLQDFkJrWcIIOuJim_bWCJQcLozyJV2QP_jQEacKSMm-D9XjP3sffkUZtWKzzZmT3Nj7bgIHhGAAaxenwaNqp68fVxi-yRc3lgZaPQn5CmN_3_FkD5-5gJ07abpIIGP65snCq59cZOLN80bDfZIg515TRCXdQ/s800/nave%20ceiling.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="800" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAKkuqnzs0NObHe02zB1g76Vf_EZvMuFLQDFkJrWcIIOuJim_bWCJQcLozyJV2QP_jQEacKSMm-D9XjP3sffkUZtWKzzZmT3Nj7bgIHhGAAaxenwaNqp68fVxi-yRc3lgZaPQn5CmN_3_FkD5-5gJ07abpIIGP65snCq59cZOLN80bDfZIg515TRCXdQ/w640-h554/nave%20ceiling.png" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_kRMyzXo0inAmpMmLYz3QZOtIhbQk6iXAJCiuOFcaHBgISn1MExtnVeeBmrSFjm07qq2Z_-AgpSJ8kItBrRVTNf5UvaTgqznWDJrN5ARe7dU0xN2HuQlvGkrTKMXl9r_ilruhFXNBtF3n9ku6UMhZVJ63G2YFtPnhSaZJ3-yol3y6uARj9bLfaMEeJM/s800/DSC06353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="647" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_kRMyzXo0inAmpMmLYz3QZOtIhbQk6iXAJCiuOFcaHBgISn1MExtnVeeBmrSFjm07qq2Z_-AgpSJ8kItBrRVTNf5UvaTgqznWDJrN5ARe7dU0xN2HuQlvGkrTKMXl9r_ilruhFXNBtF3n9ku6UMhZVJ63G2YFtPnhSaZJ3-yol3y6uARj9bLfaMEeJM/w518-h640/DSC06353.jpg" width="518" /></a></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;">The clock without a face</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;">The monks of Peterborough Abbey had to keep track of time in order to observe the eight daily services set by the Rule of St Benedict. For centuries they did this with the help of sundials and by ringing bells. Timekeeping was helped with this early clock. It has no face, but strikes every half hour so that the monks knew when to pray.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;">The wooden frame and earliest parts of the mechanism date from 1450 and are painted black. In 1687 local clockmaker John Watts added a more accurate pendulum and other parts (painted green). In 1836 a new mechanism (painted blue) was installed on top of the frame with a three-meter pendulum. This clock was in use in the bell tower until 1950 when it was replaced by an electronic device. It was restored and relocated within the cathedral in 1984, but it still works. </span></span></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0wzReBBGx9TzX4-NY_UZn7AeBEMUe2F-q_pyXwCCkhtv4kAwZovwjebe6Nd3rzX9Y6RyfUk3qt3l7WJHW5HMdY-mHgTASbekdcNM2u6HGx53k_7mrU8ZyXsv6zKWFJJ-aXngG6H19Nnb7yUCuWJkzXr3-oKQizB9Dav8H-dPKf_-KvgAegnHEfmnei8/s800/DSC06347.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0wzReBBGx9TzX4-NY_UZn7AeBEMUe2F-q_pyXwCCkhtv4kAwZovwjebe6Nd3rzX9Y6RyfUk3qt3l7WJHW5HMdY-mHgTASbekdcNM2u6HGx53k_7mrU8ZyXsv6zKWFJJ-aXngG6H19Nnb7yUCuWJkzXr3-oKQizB9Dav8H-dPKf_-KvgAegnHEfmnei8/s16000/DSC06347.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Katharine of Aragon's tomb <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The pomegranates are left by well wishes sometimes tied up with scarlet and gold ribbon, colours which represent the Spainish flag. Ever since her early childhood, Katherine wore a pomegranate brooch, and as Queen she had a pomegranate emblazoned on her shield.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A_g0ZhRF6qAFze4TVKXzGZV98vhrvrYncyxiZGcToFBirxNQrE5wbM558DCk8R86R7fdi6FD9ot2kQ5fxZgXe5IoKDpC7cE8v7X8djD_sr4NKlLqaZUFqjVhXsGv3V3ndqsgpThTs2yxW_J1YeIwQHx5V4aGmvXNvCN6QvWcqCRI7sawUXGrL91NOwM/s769/old%20scarlet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A_g0ZhRF6qAFze4TVKXzGZV98vhrvrYncyxiZGcToFBirxNQrE5wbM558DCk8R86R7fdi6FD9ot2kQ5fxZgXe5IoKDpC7cE8v7X8djD_sr4NKlLqaZUFqjVhXsGv3V3ndqsgpThTs2yxW_J1YeIwQHx5V4aGmvXNvCN6QvWcqCRI7sawUXGrL91NOwM/s16000/old%20scarlet.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Robert Scarlett, known locally as 'Old Scarlett" was born in 1496 and died on the 2nd July 1594 at the remarkable age of 98. His life spanned the reigns of Henry V11, Henry V111, Edward V1, Mary 1 and Elizabeth 1. His longevity is thought to be due to his physical fitness as, even into his eighties, he was still digging graves in Peterborough. He has the distinction of having interred two queens in the Peterborough Cathedral - Katherine of Aragon and Mary Queen of Scots, and after he buried his first wife Margaret he claimed he had buried three queens! Scarlett then went on to marry his second wife, Maud, by this time well into his eighties. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">These are just a few of the treasures that took my interest.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">လလလလလလလလလလလလလလ</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Since I have been away, I have been unable to comment on any blogs or reply to comments on my own blog. I have tried everything I can to rectify the situation but all to no avail. If anyone is able to help I would really appreciate it.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">* I have just discovered that if I use a different browser I am able to comment* </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-6075545303670921092023-09-18T10:01:00.011+01:002023-09-23T16:55:09.868+01:00A Hidden Gem <p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Our small town museum is housed in a 17th century Grade 11 listed Cotswold stone mansion house once the home of a local wealthy wool merchant. The museum houses a great variety of interesting artifacts. They reveal a rich, and diverse history about the people who have lived and worked in the surrounding valleys from the earliest settlers through to the present day. With over 4,000 objects on display there is something of interest for every age. There are locally found dinosaur and mamoth bones, Roman remains, the world's first lawnmower, invented locally, historical paintings and importantly the story of wool that brought great wealth to the area courtesy the backs of the "lion" Cotswold sheep. According to a 12th Century saying, "in Europe the best wool is English and in England the best wool is Cotswold". The Golden Fleece' obtained from the long-haired Cotswold Lion breed, thought to have be introduced by the Romans during their invasion, was widely renowned for its heavy wool clip.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EyDzBOFdNDvPVeGIiFvAWahD0bIq_vqv04PZP8-vq2u5YH-xo6jfScuE9RJUj9qKQ7AENZqFWYrNOWfGyOEpbB1i5sNVpC5ebLmUnq4uIImwRGZttRenPFDDj2yu4cK6eJnUfepi4TU0sibXV4aHfjmeRroSCj-hXKhXmmd8qV9llbWSjb0Py5Eg5zw/s710/lion%20sheep.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="710" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EyDzBOFdNDvPVeGIiFvAWahD0bIq_vqv04PZP8-vq2u5YH-xo6jfScuE9RJUj9qKQ7AENZqFWYrNOWfGyOEpbB1i5sNVpC5ebLmUnq4uIImwRGZttRenPFDDj2yu4cK6eJnUfepi4TU0sibXV4aHfjmeRroSCj-hXKhXmmd8qV9llbWSjb0Py5Eg5zw/w400-h329/lion%20sheep.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The market towns in the Cotswolds would have been bustling with wealthy wool-merchants from rich cloth-making towns abroad who flocked to these hills to buy the wool. The enormous wealth engendered courtesy wool was responsible for the large number of fine "wool" churches, grand mansions, and civic buildings.</span></span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The museum is set in a charming wooded parkland filled with a huge variety of specimen trees. However, hidden away behind the mansion is a delightful walled garden which is free for all, as is the museum. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TjdLRhxCw0J3TgrAEPDh4y2_-zECf4sbac-_g4QxDjHbwzBp8-EkBkwc6sCdsEPxiyG6YJR7Vb6Kw1ZrtUfoRCsZVF2HibZBoJOz804wpMhQAXsbRdS4JImrObE2Inkzp_51OjrpigX1d5uxk5WFXKW3hk2HzMk55UUM8N76CgNplQYsZ_08Ml-BZJk/s800/DSC06313.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TjdLRhxCw0J3TgrAEPDh4y2_-zECf4sbac-_g4QxDjHbwzBp8-EkBkwc6sCdsEPxiyG6YJR7Vb6Kw1ZrtUfoRCsZVF2HibZBoJOz804wpMhQAXsbRdS4JImrObE2Inkzp_51OjrpigX1d5uxk5WFXKW3hk2HzMk55UUM8N76CgNplQYsZ_08Ml-BZJk/s16000/DSC06313.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">It was a beautiful balmy September day, the recent humidity having departed, so we decided to visit the garden, buy ourselves an ice cream in the Museum shop, and take a wander through the garden.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZL4KcczJC8uczfOm9iTuj07p7yBR2P982ifA1_eL4G-rbbwHL34EieYa8mXlICNtQSJHSLU_Et2Q5uyX_KPIa6zlM8zLx4gX-Xasp9m9YvZikgw3SeQwXRvLcX8xpE91BVuEDByGq6GTtQIGqvwMc5VI4TU2bfKaPrp5AbrPpOEc2qpoLuOSQhOELDs/s800/DSC06316.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZL4KcczJC8uczfOm9iTuj07p7yBR2P982ifA1_eL4G-rbbwHL34EieYa8mXlICNtQSJHSLU_Et2Q5uyX_KPIa6zlM8zLx4gX-Xasp9m9YvZikgw3SeQwXRvLcX8xpE91BVuEDByGq6GTtQIGqvwMc5VI4TU2bfKaPrp5AbrPpOEc2qpoLuOSQhOELDs/s16000/DSC06316.jpg" /></a></div>The garden was restored a few years ago, and is now solely maintained by several local volunteers, who do a great job.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3uDDn5F0gvNj9nKf7xPDtTrFr9Q_4N-3HNy30B8oMPr-vCldgjSEb1tgQvc_Fo_i2DNEiF8dTEyiH7sq-g1CHHcCJfnIRkRQH5fsx3NAmBW-SPphxvqo-AiHGv_uifEYe2DWfeXUoEtD-ju8lSYcORqEgLpBr2_XTbvMyQQKk1GI-X_Upw-dg_GzPJw/s800/DSC06314%20copy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3uDDn5F0gvNj9nKf7xPDtTrFr9Q_4N-3HNy30B8oMPr-vCldgjSEb1tgQvc_Fo_i2DNEiF8dTEyiH7sq-g1CHHcCJfnIRkRQH5fsx3NAmBW-SPphxvqo-AiHGv_uifEYe2DWfeXUoEtD-ju8lSYcORqEgLpBr2_XTbvMyQQKk1GI-X_Upw-dg_GzPJw/s16000/DSC06314%20copy.jpg" /></a></div>A patchwork of Michaelmas Daisies - <i>Symphyotrichum </i>yield a colourful display. Usually associated with cottage gardens, they also work well in contemporary settings too. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOQk52IlJEi8FKWlr0jPnlzsPiHf_PtmIR-vMiV1l0vQQ8kb1frc7SWfewi6f5-7AT4syh-kNXf-hFGhxAMO0GOEb-lIrKhRQyzUrvqNdW7RgsLxnXil3aqZZEAxBedC0tLnKfnRRoPVEIcO1hiZyDpOp4IqeFyxxhBpjfSPbw-mycz8OO35J0Vy9F5k/s800/DSC06329.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOQk52IlJEi8FKWlr0jPnlzsPiHf_PtmIR-vMiV1l0vQQ8kb1frc7SWfewi6f5-7AT4syh-kNXf-hFGhxAMO0GOEb-lIrKhRQyzUrvqNdW7RgsLxnXil3aqZZEAxBedC0tLnKfnRRoPVEIcO1hiZyDpOp4IqeFyxxhBpjfSPbw-mycz8OO35J0Vy9F5k/s16000/DSC06329.png" /></a></div></span></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">"A final hurrah" from a Sunflower for this summer. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But there was no autumn in the air today; the sun was still August, albeit calendar August was just a memory."</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrS-db71tU5-N16obBHvYSJJOeVtfrnDqytQm44seak1FufvXIEYjCoOW1gyMX1qwKY1vG-_O64ylbZXFzY3CYGfDCYNw7kvwNzGD86WY089c3ekDr54L0RPl24TE4IWVs2mihs2dqyIQXKCIqqix_dTM1fxcRYrIMgGB7A9C53HLPsH2jZ0Wlob6yUs/s800/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="800" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrS-db71tU5-N16obBHvYSJJOeVtfrnDqytQm44seak1FufvXIEYjCoOW1gyMX1qwKY1vG-_O64ylbZXFzY3CYGfDCYNw7kvwNzGD86WY089c3ekDr54L0RPl24TE4IWVs2mihs2dqyIQXKCIqqix_dTM1fxcRYrIMgGB7A9C53HLPsH2jZ0Wlob6yUs/w400-h100/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" width="400" /></a></div></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;"></span></i></span><p></p></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-51248411482556288542023-09-12T12:29:00.009+01:002023-09-13T08:08:59.513+01:00Seeking Shadows<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7k7HAsZ_jPwTLOlBseNorzC9d94Oaxds64kJkkzV-UcbutcZ8MowpctpeW2znUmHxtL6lgQF9VoEPd3HUl6HHXQ6Lwl8XyyMotWdvQAm_2zktz-Hi0IYvtk2K2cNsklSwuoB9sD5MxsUB03ibqyjgFuNV9K81skT_9t98MY5Wi5E0GcuiPdSa6knPoU/s800/hot%20weather.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7k7HAsZ_jPwTLOlBseNorzC9d94Oaxds64kJkkzV-UcbutcZ8MowpctpeW2znUmHxtL6lgQF9VoEPd3HUl6HHXQ6Lwl8XyyMotWdvQAm_2zktz-Hi0IYvtk2K2cNsklSwuoB9sD5MxsUB03ibqyjgFuNV9K81skT_9t98MY5Wi5E0GcuiPdSa6knPoU/w640-h640/hot%20weather.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOWCv186Dn_Pb9_UaWJ3iCC92HiWkEYstRdqztfuMVwaX7Y0wf-lCCZXAgw0jsVJxq0gmUTT6RCbavOV07Eix-EgqYURq0ei5PF9bRq-Ff8R-cw7a8YZCFdXYggPu-ad9xR5M8Q7sgQ3gIrazYzj2dybKxv8YpS-peY312oiz0KIzv6dhPIJ0YkAA0z8/s800/DSC06290.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOWCv186Dn_Pb9_UaWJ3iCC92HiWkEYstRdqztfuMVwaX7Y0wf-lCCZXAgw0jsVJxq0gmUTT6RCbavOV07Eix-EgqYURq0ei5PF9bRq-Ff8R-cw7a8YZCFdXYggPu-ad9xR5M8Q7sgQ3gIrazYzj2dybKxv8YpS-peY312oiz0KIzv6dhPIJ0YkAA0z8/w640-h640/DSC06290.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">The country is currently sitting beneath a heat dome, loosely defined as an area of high pressure sitting over the same area for days, or even weeks. Hot air is trapped rather like a lid on a saucepan, pushing temperatures above what is normal for the time of the year. These current high temperatures</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"> are not to our liking; we prefer more temperate climes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">We packed a picnic and </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">set off with hopes of finding some shade and cooler air in a local Cotswold garden. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Buscot Park <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSv6yzXqE1jQjsM3NCXAONm3Okz2ZGCwJmnApZ61RGbYfeKRhYiaY0ih7v4-A3f2QLX14C1MUUYmCc8EHgu1EwP9o_DzhA7YI6gpIIdXwhSLq5nHzhvkxkVrGXl-2JBrjs0viqjCYDaOGdb5gNeSjT1Dv3ooKTamY3Wqi2pP8RgTy0PuL3pwK9RotQUM/s800/DSC06278%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSv6yzXqE1jQjsM3NCXAONm3Okz2ZGCwJmnApZ61RGbYfeKRhYiaY0ih7v4-A3f2QLX14C1MUUYmCc8EHgu1EwP9o_DzhA7YI6gpIIdXwhSLq5nHzhvkxkVrGXl-2JBrjs0viqjCYDaOGdb5gNeSjT1Dv3ooKTamY3Wqi2pP8RgTy0PuL3pwK9RotQUM/s16000/DSC06278%20(1).jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">In 1956 this estate was bequeathed to the NT by the 2nd Lord Faringdon, and the contents of the house were subsequently transferred to the Trustees of the Faringdon Collection. Lord Faringdon, a batchelor, was considered a controversial character at the time, being a politically, provocative, leftwing pacifist. He was the friend of artists, poets and painters, and gave shelter to Basque and Spanish exiles at the start of the Spanish Civil War. I like the sound of him. The current Lord Faringdon, his nephew, inherited the Buscot estate from his uncle and now administers the house and grounds on behalf of the NT. </span><br /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdnak1auMO1MoYMAY1qIIqpqs5Vt950UJ6c58g5Jc6QttBULWttP80cbnXt4-iqFpyQ2bd9eNU_5Mnwkl2L63moWBwscBO0rMrU_HGlXRsZrnfySH7F-rpEqsIIM1wq0CGnxhtp1Lr6RwYqtRzqpchRSCGgG7D3Eiy1bSZY4Iz6uOR0rDwqbSYDFdRvk/s800/DSC06279.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdnak1auMO1MoYMAY1qIIqpqs5Vt950UJ6c58g5Jc6QttBULWttP80cbnXt4-iqFpyQ2bd9eNU_5Mnwkl2L63moWBwscBO0rMrU_HGlXRsZrnfySH7F-rpEqsIIM1wq0CGnxhtp1Lr6RwYqtRzqpchRSCGgG7D3Eiy1bSZY4Iz6uOR0rDwqbSYDFdRvk/s16000/DSC06279.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0dAIVFHUw2NCrxz2Kc2VSvNGPQRcVRRMp8ozplfT0f2hs6-U0nzzAqMg2IiBYBveBAn9P0NscwAmMK1FR3uBsNTXINAih2MdTi9le9G9zHmg2KpGt0GVeRXEQJfjLTMrOaE9ZgFznjqKACxq86jcbHaqYFj35GAYsrrGp5SSHHmsrdSv1-OGq3nZfC4/s16000/DSC06285.jpg" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;">Originally this first area of the garden was a kitchen garden but the current Lord Faringdon has changed it into a pleasure garden criss crossed by pathways, trees, walls, and interesting statuary. </span></span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZyYR4e2PXEZtwOHwmtYtGz75TnXXQdVVgKfReHEMFAK6_VQBdtQyepDgXqPVGXxNznstEPibLVZL7gu0Y7C_dMSmyTc_eXG6pHutvfqzhX8UJT2AhxuT6Fx04_EBQocoxjPqDj2Cp12pnikE4PV-IdOOhaQkLFb2YDsVrcn5zC3NKJrMHGHriZtkzPc/s800/DSC06286.jpg" style="clear: left; 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font-size: x-large;">Love this pathway lined with Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' trees - </span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;"><i>Indian Bean Trees - </i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">we have one in our garden too. Now having seen these I think we missed a trick, we should have planted more too.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfoiFsTAsTUcirLiFB_5q-5TN-9l00BghC2-L_wIkq0J-JlY-_2lDru8WhRvZocNk8zOwquoYSyB7GMBOBJRiFSK3OFOcePZehHDbBjOksfS192O_m9lHgndN0k7yFyNME1GGJ-maBRULYxSEy58GCP_1U_XIj_B5zyJVsd-4QulGvqfoN5MvdUscBJA/s800/DSC06282.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfoiFsTAsTUcirLiFB_5q-5TN-9l00BghC2-L_wIkq0J-JlY-_2lDru8WhRvZocNk8zOwquoYSyB7GMBOBJRiFSK3OFOcePZehHDbBjOksfS192O_m9lHgndN0k7yFyNME1GGJ-maBRULYxSEy58GCP_1U_XIj_B5zyJVsd-4QulGvqfoN5MvdUscBJA/s16000/DSC06282.jpg" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_r3JYwyxJkxalt80BQ73w1eF0SiudbXnaDmiaw-B-2p_t7YoPVUU1kWIHYCNFmRDzn63t5Zpy8oTq_wB9MqR0dGzwHtypXN_H7TiBMbCzuQc5lPbBHcMIzII84yD_DibWC7c8Vpdm2yncrUWq4o26jFgGgHZi1v3JG2MNFZFw4RjNnBwuvEXafUljPsg/s800/DSC06287%20copy.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_r3JYwyxJkxalt80BQ73w1eF0SiudbXnaDmiaw-B-2p_t7YoPVUU1kWIHYCNFmRDzn63t5Zpy8oTq_wB9MqR0dGzwHtypXN_H7TiBMbCzuQc5lPbBHcMIzII84yD_DibWC7c8Vpdm2yncrUWq4o26jFgGgHZi1v3JG2MNFZFw4RjNnBwuvEXafUljPsg/s16000/DSC06287%20copy.png" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXU81ZPsV4S5AJ7Hk-pabOSkxoEohoShkDwROe3BFJNYpCgul4sJF_S2d5K7eRnKJUQhrZiwi4CCQY-FvNzkBqROcF2ebH99QsrhmlMAlrs_NjopCQDdFDjGTJT7J3vWIXGap_Cn1ciPsczjbJNswyH34r0fr5gk5kLQgSbejMIrn-Y7tjFEG2qKuzrqI/s800/DSC06288.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="800" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXU81ZPsV4S5AJ7Hk-pabOSkxoEohoShkDwROe3BFJNYpCgul4sJF_S2d5K7eRnKJUQhrZiwi4CCQY-FvNzkBqROcF2ebH99QsrhmlMAlrs_NjopCQDdFDjGTJT7J3vWIXGap_Cn1ciPsczjbJNswyH34r0fr5gk5kLQgSbejMIrn-Y7tjFEG2qKuzrqI/w640-h594/DSC06288.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">A steep pathway leads up from what was the old kitchen garden to a hilltop, upon which the 18thc house is built. It's position affords it wonderful uninterrupted views over the Oxfordshire countryside.</span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3rDAhS7Pp2GZ39fJVNwLAHYkJmmCieVkPHncVnp4_2XHjkJtZroKDY0isEOIQJz78uq2AkadZjv5W0RCWZEeuJAvpBOMjMfafbjw383OpsQLyUtqWULlnHB1X07odtYiMbyMi7wQFt6XbAHDsOCbd2ClLF0c9SVdf6d-0VUA37yDrSPhucZ63VA9Y_A/s800/DSC06289.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3rDAhS7Pp2GZ39fJVNwLAHYkJmmCieVkPHncVnp4_2XHjkJtZroKDY0isEOIQJz78uq2AkadZjv5W0RCWZEeuJAvpBOMjMfafbjw383OpsQLyUtqWULlnHB1X07odtYiMbyMi7wQFt6XbAHDsOCbd2ClLF0c9SVdf6d-0VUA37yDrSPhucZ63VA9Y_A/s16000/DSC06289.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">But we gave the house a miss and continued on our way. However, should you ever visit Buscot then the house is a must. It is filled with wonderful treasurers all set in a homely, and very tasteful setting. Many of the paintings are of world reknown, having been mainly collected by the 2nd Lord Faringdon "friend of artists". There is a wonderful series of paintings by the eminent Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones called The Legend of Briar Rose, which you can view <a href="https://www.christies.com/features/Edward-Burne-Jones-Briars-Wood-11732-3.aspx">here</a> should you wish. <br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1HKKvjJmGMoHBkKwv33lL_C1rjutdm8yhcXAr45izWb3I9cChTzBuR9MBSuIGOuZcrXSmOryEHrF3ebP58YnU7tykGpSIn6tanAFUoaSs-fLj3aZ1HZDnU-d8ai6_v454FT1oQjOE7-h6_oxSrWEgUkwdfvpUXZnLqVIT8H_OBQHiApRgUqGa-8ApkE/s800/DSC06310.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1HKKvjJmGMoHBkKwv33lL_C1rjutdm8yhcXAr45izWb3I9cChTzBuR9MBSuIGOuZcrXSmOryEHrF3ebP58YnU7tykGpSIn6tanAFUoaSs-fLj3aZ1HZDnU-d8ai6_v454FT1oQjOE7-h6_oxSrWEgUkwdfvpUXZnLqVIT8H_OBQHiApRgUqGa-8ApkE/s16000/DSC06310.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The current Lord Faringdon continues in his uncle's footsteps commissioning and collecting works by contemporary artists and sculptores. It is obvious from the garden and the interior of the property that both he and his wife have a very good eye.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi977mXnX2X-VhXq_hkWNPhTEF-_Avd_X1IVPSD-a0IsadXLdMcVSMe7EydbH6asNKzVa1j1JGuPBPCKI9UtzgCFNqJRvm8uFqcOunP6rDWKD5PKTDr_FsNShIa7SEk-BDYX3pDpqgae3ZdLXfrpsUkjJrgPunLcAUaTCFbBoj3rYu2bEHwjHpbungMUW8/s800/DSC06308.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi977mXnX2X-VhXq_hkWNPhTEF-_Avd_X1IVPSD-a0IsadXLdMcVSMe7EydbH6asNKzVa1j1JGuPBPCKI9UtzgCFNqJRvm8uFqcOunP6rDWKD5PKTDr_FsNShIa7SEk-BDYX3pDpqgae3ZdLXfrpsUkjJrgPunLcAUaTCFbBoj3rYu2bEHwjHpbungMUW8/s16000/DSC06308.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">This sycamore seed kinetic wind sculpture in the white garden is a fairly recent addition. It happily twirls around, as sycamore seeds do, to the slightest movement of the air. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQ4y_N_MTS_6rwkadhEyehTJlPnV5zPnR67s1avHS8SP1bJ5DP1BzB0O52ieg-kYmoMacTWljQhEPRjLxcw-OUCZHrdTS-kmHj5kC93UepDgOf6efQ3w3n2TPDbMH3Ir-0vAdTIKU6YWtjtCHB31cDbeZYWh0Sf_buvxfpO0367pmDvx0e_joFhh79Lw/s800/final.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQ4y_N_MTS_6rwkadhEyehTJlPnV5zPnR67s1avHS8SP1bJ5DP1BzB0O52ieg-kYmoMacTWljQhEPRjLxcw-OUCZHrdTS-kmHj5kC93UepDgOf6efQ3w3n2TPDbMH3Ir-0vAdTIKU6YWtjtCHB31cDbeZYWh0Sf_buvxfpO0367pmDvx0e_joFhh79Lw/s16000/final.png" /></a></div>Having wandered through maybe half of the garden we cannot leave without taking the beautiful walk leading down to the lake.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqGgqFY5vUov4UfoS7lZGXBLomH8tBYs2Gyt5Y9wjanweHnBxdBy-dlXeH-MZWRrsV5t2S97Wl9FKwkc3EVq8JmbQfU6fEBGrTJSlilNEh-IP7FxPkIDfBY5e9sv1TGDg5IYAjmmsYfM1wf6pZACHRARRE4exbBKriOezf7UO10xX4HdIwUJDLEajlvI/s16000/DSC06300.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">You need more energy than we had in order to walk the rest of the garden - we still have a long trek back to find our car. We spent a soothing half hour watching the waterbirds; the herons flitting around the trees on the opposite side of the lake, and soaring kite and buzzard overhead.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcj0ApAmzo8U8LxZC9nwQf5N5bylkrmNzZQvXfRWcXbcdT93nmjIBF_n3lshso_N4bFUpg2vIgvyXbVjVJGFbH2TWkfsoaPzjv5Q2rrGRkCYNiY4lfWmWpxbvnCRxKNrjW77YFElCsrhCW0gCSP5OmHYuqWhnVSjk_iLD2tT43luTH707m2d2DjADB7Q/s800/final.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcj0ApAmzo8U8LxZC9nwQf5N5bylkrmNzZQvXfRWcXbcdT93nmjIBF_n3lshso_N4bFUpg2vIgvyXbVjVJGFbH2TWkfsoaPzjv5Q2rrGRkCYNiY4lfWmWpxbvnCRxKNrjW77YFElCsrhCW0gCSP5OmHYuqWhnVSjk_iLD2tT43luTH707m2d2DjADB7Q/s16000/final.png" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">As I post this, I am happy to say that today the humid air has passed, and we have even enjoyed a splash of rain, so no need to water our garden.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-92056055416881587962023-08-29T10:06:00.008+01:002023-08-29T11:40:58.476+01:00Eusebio Sempere (1923-1985).......<p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">.......was a Spanish painter and sculptor whose work made him the most representative artist of the Kinetic art movement in Spain. His use of repetition of line and mastery of colour to manipulate the way light plays on the surface gives a three dimensional depth to his pictorial compositions. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkr7hs_V90k8vt0v4Gl3NYYT7lFWvBMUvf5lCgzIn_u7TlS38WDNDSYxZQbC7e-LlnszINUKnclO3vD3hpaZlJo5cqaMV1sKgt2Y88s4fI5tliXJ3bf0b9_xWdVipAR5NQ3cxdCeWgYuiYVAH6_Er3Ehotxtlv8YyG99mSK5LWWMwkdcZcDqRqR7ltHXo/s800/Cuenca%20La%20Mancha.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkr7hs_V90k8vt0v4Gl3NYYT7lFWvBMUvf5lCgzIn_u7TlS38WDNDSYxZQbC7e-LlnszINUKnclO3vD3hpaZlJo5cqaMV1sKgt2Y88s4fI5tliXJ3bf0b9_xWdVipAR5NQ3cxdCeWgYuiYVAH6_Er3Ehotxtlv8YyG99mSK5LWWMwkdcZcDqRqR7ltHXo/w640-h640/Cuenca%20La%20Mancha.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">A
few years ago we travelled across the Spanish plains of La Mancha, the landscape of fame in the tales of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. We were journeying to the ancient city of Cuenca known for it's hanging houses. </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One of the many things we did on arrival was to visit the Spanish Museum of Abstract Art, housed in the wooden hanging property seen to the left of the photo. Eusebio Sempere was one of the important artists represented in their collection, and it is where I was first introduced to his work. I particularly admired one of his paintings and was delighted to discover a good replica of it in their gallery shop. It was carried home carefully, and now sits on one of our walls.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgLjfuMDzytkhal8DTAnm1FShGTYu8l2ebS2kvgI0DWs3xod5jNXpfhh4zVEjz8UPIicZ-bbJYeEMOzVyQIR7HZta1o2Q6xxb0Ny135HSnkOvVdN7SCsK-qXFzd6YEhvptKydJTeZgFBviDlau1JoI1dHJsqpxmAL3nlh1t0hXQuPOhMgKcD9fWXIJEk/s792/the%20wicker%20fields%20of%20Cuenca.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgLjfuMDzytkhal8DTAnm1FShGTYu8l2ebS2kvgI0DWs3xod5jNXpfhh4zVEjz8UPIicZ-bbJYeEMOzVyQIR7HZta1o2Q6xxb0Ny135HSnkOvVdN7SCsK-qXFzd6YEhvptKydJTeZgFBviDlau1JoI1dHJsqpxmAL3nlh1t0hXQuPOhMgKcD9fWXIJEk/s16000/the%20wicker%20fields%20of%20Cuenca.png" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When I view it I am confused as to how he was able to create this effect using only paint. Although difficult to show here, the painting appears to have been achieved using hundreds of individual strands of cotton thread, but each strand has a variety of colours running along it - the painting totally deceives the eye. I really wanted to know what the image represented, I could see that it was a landscape. However, I have recently discovered the answer, thanks to Google, which makes it even more compelling for me to appreciate the fine details in his work. Eusebio calls it "campo de mimbre" - Wicker Fields, but this description was still not obvious to me until I came across the following photos revealing the wicker fields of La Mancha near Cuenca. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLE3zfNdTK93h29cjNEcVZ2PV3QUY5CbzdoVZFdEKPmG2v5tVN30jtuP5rRX0McqGOO6sje4Bf3tt4QShWgdOG4nMOfuTjBl9eEkW79jfii8UyokfgE9mIfqffnxwxTPgqovrJ8gPTWdR5wp_lmcCxxY7cDX9ATbTKEIjRfHT2O3ZH2HkhKV7uhcQyCo/s800/cuenca%20wicker%20fields.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLE3zfNdTK93h29cjNEcVZ2PV3QUY5CbzdoVZFdEKPmG2v5tVN30jtuP5rRX0McqGOO6sje4Bf3tt4QShWgdOG4nMOfuTjBl9eEkW79jfii8UyokfgE9mIfqffnxwxTPgqovrJ8gPTWdR5wp_lmcCxxY7cDX9ATbTKEIjRfHT2O3ZH2HkhKV7uhcQyCo/w400-h266/cuenca%20wicker%20fields.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc48Wr4-sMP4DqSfh2bRmL-SNZAaXK8hbW5RkL_6iDmfeXS6ybpsi1xqE9HM36GKa3tTQufdJa0HCK8bh3z89zGVbXlOVrf1USOX21S5RoUZUBLvtsyTQF3EkYnhyCcIASjrzriEydq_G8gPuUYaUvEc247JONenFJPy3mrdrjP3oGpwhySnJizColYe8/s800/wicker%20fields.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc48Wr4-sMP4DqSfh2bRmL-SNZAaXK8hbW5RkL_6iDmfeXS6ybpsi1xqE9HM36GKa3tTQufdJa0HCK8bh3z89zGVbXlOVrf1USOX21S5RoUZUBLvtsyTQF3EkYnhyCcIASjrzriEydq_G8gPuUYaUvEc247JONenFJPy3mrdrjP3oGpwhySnJizColYe8/w400-h267/wicker%20fields.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikszA6nZ3ogfMp4FQyxxB0zoQJw1w37r7DzhDZ-K5x0qQ3gdZCGKVl-KTzbGga2ywLfH8CEBHXzagZVzmecq7iuoOpLGLHZcnYi76HLirdwRj0wuLzCtocpClXIHaf4DSmfcafWc2wlCo5zzeI9l36tUyY_TAHQfBKmQLhC70YIZb2KLs93MCqoX4mP_M/s800/wicker%20fields%20of%20Cuenca%20La%20Mancha.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikszA6nZ3ogfMp4FQyxxB0zoQJw1w37r7DzhDZ-K5x0qQ3gdZCGKVl-KTzbGga2ywLfH8CEBHXzagZVzmecq7iuoOpLGLHZcnYi76HLirdwRj0wuLzCtocpClXIHaf4DSmfcafWc2wlCo5zzeI9l36tUyY_TAHQfBKmQLhC70YIZb2KLs93MCqoX4mP_M/w400-h266/wicker%20fields%20of%20Cuenca%20La%20Mancha.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It is now clear that Eusebio has used the amazing colours seen in the wicker fields for his painting, which are apparently a tourist attraction during the Autumn months. In the painting it is now easy to spot the sky above the Plains of La </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Mancha</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">, then the wicker fields, and finally the foothills of Cuenca in the foreground.</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-31207249863152125372023-08-18T11:53:00.007+01:002023-08-19T15:53:49.319+01:00A Day of Delights<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ottIdYGg-_U0WKc7-Zz01J0-pdHuFxqrrjs3DjYoaFqZcQdgxZKyEoMSMzjiOhqgOy9-aN6c8Xx2mAOT6RvmQAWNxtv2QdtM8pZ35HKAfCwBp22Mz0ziE_jCURTWYYk3bLUOm_2vbzKVtgQ9cYQVEkj8QvkE9_-p1RqBPRV9vweFdXO35XXUES2eN0A/s800/inn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ottIdYGg-_U0WKc7-Zz01J0-pdHuFxqrrjs3DjYoaFqZcQdgxZKyEoMSMzjiOhqgOy9-aN6c8Xx2mAOT6RvmQAWNxtv2QdtM8pZ35HKAfCwBp22Mz0ziE_jCURTWYYk3bLUOm_2vbzKVtgQ9cYQVEkj8QvkE9_-p1RqBPRV9vweFdXO35XXUES2eN0A/w640-h640/inn.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">What a wet day! However, luckily for us we were comfortably ensconced inside a cosy Oxfordshire countryside Inn being treated to a delicious lunch, courtesy eldest son and family.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOdiRpUkGMqMcORb6zhNByCMLRXfnghtgQGlYE2eIV85v04QTxW1bEpJkulKJJa1rd7m23XZpELVzTldXiOMxdfA3r5_J0XIXP5m89oSsXfWnjZpUH_Z6eMfk8i_mbDv9l1RUgquOTJ1nM4S529lpUnqaUZERn9CIuQeoVF3EXHb-PtYADQvZ5KZTTBE/s800/The%20Mole%20Inn.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOdiRpUkGMqMcORb6zhNByCMLRXfnghtgQGlYE2eIV85v04QTxW1bEpJkulKJJa1rd7m23XZpELVzTldXiOMxdfA3r5_J0XIXP5m89oSsXfWnjZpUH_Z6eMfk8i_mbDv9l1RUgquOTJ1nM4S529lpUnqaUZERn9CIuQeoVF3EXHb-PtYADQvZ5KZTTBE/w400-h400/The%20Mole%20Inn.png" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">By the time that we departed and went our separate ways the day slowly began to brightened. Arriving home I wandered around the garden and was delighted to spot a lovely patch of blue and white Borage plants flowering. Having been given a box of mixed wildflower seeds courtesy our local Wildlife Trust I had scattered them in the garden at the end of April. Now, to our delight, we have a lovely Borage patch flourishing.<br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #999999;"><span></span></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #999999;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJ6UXpAiO-J1DV01L3mnPqfvjZfqjVlxiOcyO0DRLOUarhZGt2nQd7GJ-8dRIw_zPPIzUTig5qXPIx2__rWdev1MHgl_KlmmhL4pWkn_6w8SMccwIolZK4oCvKQXdgFipVoXTfOAZgSZBw9MPtieJBfGvl4b0x5dHgY_srdHJEytHXAKMMQRrdHsmonU/s800/final.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJ6UXpAiO-J1DV01L3mnPqfvjZfqjVlxiOcyO0DRLOUarhZGt2nQd7GJ-8dRIw_zPPIzUTig5qXPIx2__rWdev1MHgl_KlmmhL4pWkn_6w8SMccwIolZK4oCvKQXdgFipVoXTfOAZgSZBw9MPtieJBfGvl4b0x5dHgY_srdHJEytHXAKMMQRrdHsmonU/w400-h400/final.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><i><a href="https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/57301/i-borago-officinalis-i/details" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Borago officinali</span></span></a><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">s<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XZPqc_-DF7Qsz8wSw3Ysds6yxcLiakq6hABfm5eVeASMAQ9yT86tbHKzKScp6sgzY0YB4emtNRmodty63sbftXiqhBxEo1gD412OrBSQjFoHrNDjCPojAlcOQRY97BgMDIxGxVEbLCOvJhmshj2ZuqdWzp5fGdKoURgAtZ0rhOVYlY2yUc8TcQGVhRE/s800/white%20borage.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XZPqc_-DF7Qsz8wSw3Ysds6yxcLiakq6hABfm5eVeASMAQ9yT86tbHKzKScp6sgzY0YB4emtNRmodty63sbftXiqhBxEo1gD412OrBSQjFoHrNDjCPojAlcOQRY97BgMDIxGxVEbLCOvJhmshj2ZuqdWzp5fGdKoURgAtZ0rhOVYlY2yUc8TcQGVhRE/w400-h400/white%20borage.png" width="400" /></a></div>Borago officinalis var. "Alba</span></span></i></span></i></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>Borage is a lovely plant to grow in the garden, an added bonus being that it is a great magnet to both bees and butterflies.</span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55Z1WKE_9rWoAW7h4ssC_oeHLvYPRbhCfQsX0mEoytQKq6Iue3NLpLhgFhyDhAdU381mN2bJXb2raEk3kfo8PvuKYretOuF6nnCMzLZZKGQCSC_LLveJCXR4dS13Qes2enUSH1EIqjaSHqMexaGGXfaM6iBBBjjbKgWGXKvXYaCwmsB0-HpYbcAJ1B-c/s800/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55Z1WKE_9rWoAW7h4ssC_oeHLvYPRbhCfQsX0mEoytQKq6Iue3NLpLhgFhyDhAdU381mN2bJXb2raEk3kfo8PvuKYretOuF6nnCMzLZZKGQCSC_LLveJCXR4dS13Qes2enUSH1EIqjaSHqMexaGGXfaM6iBBBjjbKgWGXKvXYaCwmsB0-HpYbcAJ1B-c/w640-h320/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>Although native to the Mediterranean </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>region it grows well in most parts of northern Europe, and in fact worldwide . It is one of the many plants that arrived in Britain courtesy the Romans. It's common names are starflower, bee bush, bee bread, and is non-invasive. It is a medicinal herb with edible leaves, flowers, and stems which taste similar to cucumber. The young leaves can be mixed with other salad leaves and the edible flowers look very attractive when scattered across the top of a salad when entertaining. Popping some borage flowers into your ice cube tray will give your cooling summer drinks an added appeal. </span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzDmZcebarJ1oo-QN_9m5lz9Ev8gNFoQaonC0dIWFi7dpajg9wQ2_OfkGIZUB51m7gvuanwGd48letuZdQcYKCXUBK6p8QHntxbBr0kPe0nH4ubMPI4kjGDcPNxHTtXLAKlbiijcTs-TOll0TBL9gSpdxfCLLWhgV2keiiYDP8kRKmm3a0k_N2AWUuME/s800/Borage%20No8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzDmZcebarJ1oo-QN_9m5lz9Ev8gNFoQaonC0dIWFi7dpajg9wQ2_OfkGIZUB51m7gvuanwGd48letuZdQcYKCXUBK6p8QHntxbBr0kPe0nH4ubMPI4kjGDcPNxHTtXLAKlbiijcTs-TOll0TBL9gSpdxfCLLWhgV2keiiYDP8kRKmm3a0k_N2AWUuME/w320-h400/Borage%20No8.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>Borage has been used for centuries due to its curative properties. The Romans appreciated the plant for its ability to enhance courage and endurance. During the middle ages European herbalists used borage to treat a wide array of ailments, including fevers, respiratory issues, and digestive disorders. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>In recent years, borage has experienced a revival of interest, as researches delve into its potential health advantages. Studies have started to uncover the numerous ways that it can support wellness and alleviate various health conditions. </span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSllVfefzoot4-WYmnTs3B4xwcepKPsoWIThoo4JsjUR1FGSr8kiUIZjBYJQiKhhnD9kPjseluMpeKi1jDim-eAk3ulD4aAfa6l5DIMm--lz4peLW12TpjG0L_tURQNC6Brnf7gUH0dwsBykhvOaGtw_YDxeereM5k2Xo2pUzvWnBo3SpFprFDiG6gfg/s800/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSllVfefzoot4-WYmnTs3B4xwcepKPsoWIThoo4JsjUR1FGSr8kiUIZjBYJQiKhhnD9kPjseluMpeKi1jDim-eAk3ulD4aAfa6l5DIMm--lz4peLW12TpjG0L_tURQNC6Brnf7gUH0dwsBykhvOaGtw_YDxeereM5k2Xo2pUzvWnBo3SpFprFDiG6gfg/w200-h100/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" width="200" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-24147732282476882702023-08-05T07:58:00.007+01:002023-08-17T19:15:05.628+01:00EARTH<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgKAZPt4jzKpGWZm1BPwZS3GaAOL1RCqb0YgLw-RS7Z9l9oMpj6oP2iBj2uHcXOXYJf_68w3hmhrD8RJHpaAin07lC9YUGNsGq_HgYiJ9PBJ2YQF2fFjWIAXxq_Lzbugx5dWtY4VU6NcvoDrtxeRYCwcN8Miq5ehQrZTClIsrm3ulFWSE1CwOMva27i4/s800/earth.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgKAZPt4jzKpGWZm1BPwZS3GaAOL1RCqb0YgLw-RS7Z9l9oMpj6oP2iBj2uHcXOXYJf_68w3hmhrD8RJHpaAin07lC9YUGNsGq_HgYiJ9PBJ2YQF2fFjWIAXxq_Lzbugx5dWtY4VU6NcvoDrtxeRYCwcN8Miq5ehQrZTClIsrm3ulFWSE1CwOMva27i4/w640-h640/earth.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The BBC have produced a ground breaking series telling the </span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;"><i>four and a half billion year</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">
story of the beautiful planet that we call home. The 5, one hour long
episodes use the latest scientific evidence to take the viewer on a
journey through some of the earth's most epic moments. It takes the first four hours of the series to reveal more than </span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;"><i>4 billion years</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> of momentous Earth events. It isn't until the last episode that Dinosaurs finally appear on Earth which they then inhabited for between </span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;"><i>165 and 177 million years,</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> until their demise. Their demise began </span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;"><i>66 million years</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> ago<br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVKswndYTYmXWF0iDJd9o_q84ji-r5vh8m9QV7xL32HDdKxoSROeEEUTR_UgRiORVYKguqhpi_LPyc44ezLI81OozuDMQac6SzKEA639kwQhMHUM0G2U-BZaN9FU9IO05npLPaQxxdmN37f5G8V0J3wVW3cw52IxwEPXatbAt-ycdvkks2WN6JJrHQ4s/s800/dinosaurs.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVKswndYTYmXWF0iDJd9o_q84ji-r5vh8m9QV7xL32HDdKxoSROeEEUTR_UgRiORVYKguqhpi_LPyc44ezLI81OozuDMQac6SzKEA639kwQhMHUM0G2U-BZaN9FU9IO05npLPaQxxdmN37f5G8V0J3wVW3cw52IxwEPXatbAt-ycdvkks2WN6JJrHQ4s/s16000/dinosaurs.png" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Scientists have worked out that an asteroid the size of Mount Everest hit the surface of the Earth with so much force that it left a crater 90 miles wide, which resulted in 300 billion tons of sulphur being blasted into the atmosphere. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHGOAWu1ZuiF6SftciT8gB-P82bkKMJqfOkAyO8mSujVbtVEIrslObhwcuPtFipUWjx9OmqMbSk39EPmd13AUnLwQQeApvI4yPf2HfqvP-5YB_LSXwyV3SoB6w4tD8NMYnZP33RB3m9RM2dW89kDOFYhxp7MerDXZiVCr0vqU9kDk92XINmacuXgCCoQ/s800/inferno.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHGOAWu1ZuiF6SftciT8gB-P82bkKMJqfOkAyO8mSujVbtVEIrslObhwcuPtFipUWjx9OmqMbSk39EPmd13AUnLwQQeApvI4yPf2HfqvP-5YB_LSXwyV3SoB6w4tD8NMYnZP33RB3m9RM2dW89kDOFYhxp7MerDXZiVCr0vqU9kDk92XINmacuXgCCoQ/s16000/inferno.png" /></a></div>Sulphur reflects sunlighted so this then triggered a period of total darkness and cold temperatures which lasted for 10 years. </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Today the impact crater is buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula on the coast of Mexico. </span></span><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;"><i>56 million years </i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">ago the Earth had warmed and even in the Arctic temperatures were around 23 degrees C. This warming period is studied by climate change scientists and is known as Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. </span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;">34 million years </span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">ago the planet cooled again, wiping out primates in the northerly continents of North America and Europe. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The oldest cave art is dated to around </span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;">45,000 years </span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">ago and found in Sulawesi, Indonesia. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The presenter, Chris Packham, visits the caves at Niaux in Southern France, which we too have visited, where the Paleolithic</span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> art on the walls shows bison, ibex, and horses which have been dated to around </span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;">13,000 years</span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> ago.</span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHR-HW2XCUBbxFeVDgzISxLg0aqs5uhp6uRLfaxojYE0Hedxkgen7RTiX3zVGN6_jr7p_lfOBmEH60P47wb418RVVZ1szFv2snuoSqd7vu9FCSis_zgzv6lZSnNN74d2KP0CEgBQOY0Ul1JUtevVGkV9OR_b_BWvyiHNkmwtAudeNIjvFQcMGN8SQmjs/s800/cave%20painting.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHR-HW2XCUBbxFeVDgzISxLg0aqs5uhp6uRLfaxojYE0Hedxkgen7RTiX3zVGN6_jr7p_lfOBmEH60P47wb418RVVZ1szFv2snuoSqd7vu9FCSis_zgzv6lZSnNN74d2KP0CEgBQOY0Ul1JUtevVGkV9OR_b_BWvyiHNkmwtAudeNIjvFQcMGN8SQmjs/s16000/cave%20painting.png" /></a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">During the final </span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">12 minutes</span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">of the 5 hour long programme we finally arrive at </span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;">11,000</span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">
years ago when humans first began to farm the land and their impact on the Earth began. Today 40% of the land surface that
isn't frozen is agricultural. Only 4% of all the mammals alive today
are wild animals, 96% are humans, their pets or domestic farm animals.
The human population as risen from 1 billion to 8 billion in just 220
years. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Earth's story is a saga spanning </span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;">4.5 billion</span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> years, but it's only in the last </span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;">11,000 </span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">years
- with the rise of farming - that we have started to
dramatically impact the planet and its ecosystems. The human chapter of
Earth's story could end in disaster, but Chris Packham, the presenter,
is keen to argue for a different ending. He says all of humanity's
achievements to date have just been a dress rehearsal, because in the
very near future our species will need to reach the very zenith of its
achievements and all humanity will have to learn to put our beautiful
Earth first. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The programme is extremely thought provoking, but it also makes unsettling viewing. However, it is a subject that can't be shunned, it is something that affects us all - we are all in this together.</span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The programme ends with Chris Packham looking out across Mexico City, one of the 30 such Mega cities built by humans across our exquisite globe. </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79B05WNuVlrqdH5cuShEWC5QUXvAralyeXDPhR860e35qL64Qiu7PcMkwxDfsi6HF4m00aqy6WuC9ktTX5_lFr2hyDPOb1BoPKjpipmMYt_Dp1LO4JQNoyxrn2Wz2DiSp4GBGFWXiSFaNUvgB519PWDznmeecY00kVU20s_rhGS2jK77zuB1hbc_iOPg/s800/mexico%20city.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79B05WNuVlrqdH5cuShEWC5QUXvAralyeXDPhR860e35qL64Qiu7PcMkwxDfsi6HF4m00aqy6WuC9ktTX5_lFr2hyDPOb1BoPKjpipmMYt_Dp1LO4JQNoyxrn2Wz2DiSp4GBGFWXiSFaNUvgB519PWDznmeecY00kVU20s_rhGS2jK77zuB1hbc_iOPg/s16000/mexico%20city.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">I do not know if the programme is currently available worldwide, but watch it if you can. </span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> <br /></span></span></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-73233162217611693402023-08-03T19:21:00.002+01:002023-08-03T19:23:40.382+01:00Summer Quiz <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmSmYVU2msvFbNkqGPve0zU9EaA239NA3tB-bq34fORZoYId2r5rXsPK_N9UbdgqUsXfMCukia8CEjUa5chE7ECYortHpLGDjSiXP9l3u_jt6mzO0Dp9KxYG9ufyHiXccy2GSlrXGwcV0ZuGidFnUBZ7TwTbALWMqhos4nzWWpmCGm3cNCLpzS8rKSAg/s398/2000%20x%20blank%20(3).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="398" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmSmYVU2msvFbNkqGPve0zU9EaA239NA3tB-bq34fORZoYId2r5rXsPK_N9UbdgqUsXfMCukia8CEjUa5chE7ECYortHpLGDjSiXP9l3u_jt6mzO0Dp9KxYG9ufyHiXccy2GSlrXGwcV0ZuGidFnUBZ7TwTbALWMqhos4nzWWpmCGm3cNCLpzS8rKSAg/w400-h169/2000%20x%20blank%20(3).png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The answer is a Lemon Squeezer. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The first almost correct answer came from <a href="https://shewhoseeks.blogspot.com/">Debra</a> who said "Would it be designed to juice some very small fruit or perhaps an olive. Debra got it 75% correct.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The second correct answer came from<a href="https://kamolady.blogspot.com/"> Susan Heather</a> who said "It definitely looks as though it presses juice out of some fruit. I would have thought citrus. </span></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The third almost correct answer came from</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://dezondagssteek-jeanneke.blogspot.com/">Jeanneke</a> who said "Is it some kind of juice press? So</span></span> <span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Jeanneke was also 75% correct. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Thank you to all those who attempted the quiz. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwshNyZqpFQrOUXa4GlO1Myeq2E5FgVdgg_0aURKymEP8SLAcKQknqMaYxBIndrTrJNe-tiFr3wpGL2zk51UzzdWUIfChiAdd8rMZSeAWahA0Qp6plL9MaRNU3rk_eBGBB3hDPJcEfII3GR8XutzuwqiUfY6oNkqnEVsdtnaWipsCKc6NX53Q1yLCzAU/s800/treen%202.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwshNyZqpFQrOUXa4GlO1Myeq2E5FgVdgg_0aURKymEP8SLAcKQknqMaYxBIndrTrJNe-tiFr3wpGL2zk51UzzdWUIfChiAdd8rMZSeAWahA0Qp6plL9MaRNU3rk_eBGBB3hDPJcEfII3GR8XutzuwqiUfY6oNkqnEVsdtnaWipsCKc6NX53Q1yLCzAU/s16000/treen%202.png" /></a></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLY1dRqLpJ55dO8RF72LzVwFfGAIa11ArfBqzlH8nzeSZdzYZsz-Py0FUv30cUkshE7FlNzP0qqGGP8VBIKcq9fzR4BGnbXdrQSAtpeNqczGGGzIa6L82Amg0CUQh7oTTMksDmTykw2P_yrOdtx1w_OJbsAvMZTHWFbxJwzLwsrqDROp7xwPX5-EAR-w/s398/2000%20x%20blank%20(3).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="398" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLY1dRqLpJ55dO8RF72LzVwFfGAIa11ArfBqzlH8nzeSZdzYZsz-Py0FUv30cUkshE7FlNzP0qqGGP8VBIKcq9fzR4BGnbXdrQSAtpeNqczGGGzIa6L82Amg0CUQh7oTTMksDmTykw2P_yrOdtx1w_OJbsAvMZTHWFbxJwzLwsrqDROp7xwPX5-EAR-w/w400-h169/2000%20x%20blank%20(3).png" width="400" /></a></div></span><br /></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-44762070223848244532023-07-30T17:10:00.012+01:002023-07-31T23:14:41.149+01:00Summer Quiz<p> <span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Todays object is colloquially called 'treen'. The word treen derives from the word tree and it is the term used to describe everyday wooden objects. Each of them has been turned out of one piece of wood, for example a bowl, a plate, a gingerbread mould, or a spoon, each of them having a domestic function. However, when we talk about antique treen, today that tends to cover the smaller more collectible wooden or cocquilla nut</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> carved items e.g. antique snuff boxes, small candle stands, kitchen spice towers etc. A perfect example, that I showed on a previous quiz, is my own small Georgian nutmeg grater carved out of a cocquilla nut.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQU13QtoxRE0gpxXdQ-t16jS7FZqHaYVv7m4c1KN0u-erczkiKXYLmuzwp3raH6feFYRpkSWsWB2WbxcWrFcHF7iE2rORNvC2ZcFqduuBbR4a_TWmBIEwmyu0e0tBCQejG45IQfxw1GqjlLsOtL711qGZdZ4el88mhkXwLimR7vw4e54fzKQ0bZbDFB4/s638/nutmeg%20grater.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="161" data-original-width="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQU13QtoxRE0gpxXdQ-t16jS7FZqHaYVv7m4c1KN0u-erczkiKXYLmuzwp3raH6feFYRpkSWsWB2WbxcWrFcHF7iE2rORNvC2ZcFqduuBbR4a_TWmBIEwmyu0e0tBCQejG45IQfxw1GqjlLsOtL711qGZdZ4el88mhkXwLimR7vw4e54fzKQ0bZbDFB4/s16000/nutmeg%20grater.jpg" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;">Small items such as these which have been painstakingly carved, handled, polished and loved, often dating from the Georgian period, have developed a wonderful colour and patination</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;">.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95IW9eMjb6IEV31KxzzgKf8Fg8CdTzwM_3no-sC7P9zR2ApaIJJwkHyuwcOMLHqido_1dc1PGkyuryGQ-iKiTpsUPEcYfs-9ipOc7l8VlK6cWlzXXWvZG8FgKa5QtaDajcnEOAIHgALxml0L1EMhWKv8Y_IDAddNWwpRMBEZwHzRDm3HYm5Rt81DNPO8/s800/treen.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="669" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95IW9eMjb6IEV31KxzzgKf8Fg8CdTzwM_3no-sC7P9zR2ApaIJJwkHyuwcOMLHqido_1dc1PGkyuryGQ-iKiTpsUPEcYfs-9ipOc7l8VlK6cWlzXXWvZG8FgKa5QtaDajcnEOAIHgALxml0L1EMhWKv8Y_IDAddNWwpRMBEZwHzRDm3HYm5Rt81DNPO8/w536-h640/treen.png" width="536" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;">The quiz object is dated to the mid 1800s, and is slightly smaller than shown in the photo. Carved out of boxwood, the top unscrews. The handle is attached to a long screw with a disc at the ending and there is a small hole at the end of the small spout, but what is the objects use?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHqrVIXhbfC337HYMtUhXq8ydIb5jux25P5lrIcOzNID3GSDa3AzcYu3X57-Sr1z39N2HGTfuJZ1vSBmerTJkG0qlPByEbF5OUQ3G4TkxN9ruAT7kCDnQaIFSYXZY8y5kAuP4kg7jGLqxNYUgBV30yfjEK9yeRVGqsc1frigFYw2xFY7JnU3sU8UN_gg/s800/treen%202.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHqrVIXhbfC337HYMtUhXq8ydIb5jux25P5lrIcOzNID3GSDa3AzcYu3X57-Sr1z39N2HGTfuJZ1vSBmerTJkG0qlPByEbF5OUQ3G4TkxN9ruAT7kCDnQaIFSYXZY8y5kAuP4kg7jGLqxNYUgBV30yfjEK9yeRVGqsc1frigFYw2xFY7JnU3sU8UN_gg/s16000/treen%202.png" /></a><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;">Comments moderation will be switch on so that everyone has an equal chance.<br /></span></span></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-74701257859525253972023-07-20T12:20:00.006+01:002023-07-20T20:55:54.581+01:00Farnborough Hall.........<p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">........ is a honey coloured country house built in 1692 by William Holbech, and although now owned by the NT, it is still administered and lived in by members of the Holbech family. </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">We discovered this exquisite property late in the day arriving just one hour before it closed. We would have been really disappointed if we had arrived after closing time - it is only open for two afternoons per week. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQyXUBRg6syIvUY8gw_x4-FrO-yZMiX0CKONXEwcT1qz_8tyOho5rhsItcGcwSssIQN74PMMW9oieWczb5IXnEAl1i7L6hPrdO-7A2U110O2Qo2fqxZ1psG34OsJ6udMh17UwILcDKFAckdcLBayQ9mcX4FZfJPcZ6qB0tiVBki1SBtlX76K29gbkQ6k/s800/No2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQyXUBRg6syIvUY8gw_x4-FrO-yZMiX0CKONXEwcT1qz_8tyOho5rhsItcGcwSssIQN74PMMW9oieWczb5IXnEAl1i7L6hPrdO-7A2U110O2Qo2fqxZ1psG34OsJ6udMh17UwILcDKFAckdcLBayQ9mcX4FZfJPcZ6qB0tiVBki1SBtlX76K29gbkQ6k/s16000/No2.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Come join me and wander along its elegant driveway which leads to the front of the property. Built in the Carolean style, the house is surrounded by beautiful gardens and a wonderful landscape. </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> <br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP76XC_CBf1_qPph4lmZn43lk8HvFuh70gbC8Em3jGuTrOgDGdoruutquGs9NuPV8adDlDu2gBKeFK0e9fwDNrrnjpoPxIaaXoVpazLlYIFgx6EfDD_9tOBS5fqxv7pv7DSGSo8_zKO5sMnzBLszODyuceijEorgVLFbV2qrfuMggfSNv4zW9KKIESrs/s800/No1..jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP76XC_CBf1_qPph4lmZn43lk8HvFuh70gbC8Em3jGuTrOgDGdoruutquGs9NuPV8adDlDu2gBKeFK0e9fwDNrrnjpoPxIaaXoVpazLlYIFgx6EfDD_9tOBS5fqxv7pv7DSGSo8_zKO5sMnzBLszODyuceijEorgVLFbV2qrfuMggfSNv4zW9KKIESrs/s16000/No1..jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">There are no photos allowed of the inside - this is courtesy the NT. However, it does show some of the exquisite plasterwork, plus the homely domestic scale of the property. The room originally had five Canaletto's on the walls, but the paintings seen today are copies which were done by a Chinese painter in the 1920s. The original Canalletos were all sold to cover death duties. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBrNqFoOePhAm7zkt7fDo_CB5k4arOficIt2hegG7nfOLXMpDJNrsiCH_AcTpHf7ilzacnUnUKb8G2CD9SGAcK6w4GakJq-cghqmKzqyXnxuRObBtImWEAk2YYvlCs2uTkR4HxrC0xpAL4ycuzNKqGwouVIR1poMc_cHNOdq461QIe7bgEmSOWgOMnaU/s800/no.7.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBrNqFoOePhAm7zkt7fDo_CB5k4arOficIt2hegG7nfOLXMpDJNrsiCH_AcTpHf7ilzacnUnUKb8G2CD9SGAcK6w4GakJq-cghqmKzqyXnxuRObBtImWEAk2YYvlCs2uTkR4HxrC0xpAL4ycuzNKqGwouVIR1poMc_cHNOdq461QIe7bgEmSOWgOMnaU/s16000/no.7.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">A cloud hedge separates the terrace, and formal gardens from the surrounding parkland. The 500 acres are a rare examaple of a ferme ornée, or ornamental farm. The style was devised by English garden designer Stephen Switzer in 1742 and described as 'an ornamental landscape within a traditional working farm'. The S shape of the lake gives the impression of a meandering river. There is a walk around the parkland giving views across the landscape from an 18-metre-high obelisk, an oval pavillion</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54pE55gGFtxQho1t-2rsL0qaV27vhSOF6DgxPGl3iRAnaOV-L1k6TvIEqGNh5U4a0FrxKhtRpJBZMxbR17YA7X0jX_vGFHytvxtBZ9veIYWuct-NA6Ppwy0DhyunlB5qr4iIj-PzdvfWOvyD57Bo2XTftd3fRyhPGiBbh9oXq76iC_6bVOoHB5mAmMFQ/s800/done.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54pE55gGFtxQho1t-2rsL0qaV27vhSOF6DgxPGl3iRAnaOV-L1k6TvIEqGNh5U4a0FrxKhtRpJBZMxbR17YA7X0jX_vGFHytvxtBZ9veIYWuct-NA6Ppwy0DhyunlB5qr4iIj-PzdvfWOvyD57Bo2XTftd3fRyhPGiBbh9oXq76iC_6bVOoHB5mAmMFQ/w400-h400/done.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;">To see a fine lady upon a white horse; </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;">Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;">She shall have music wherever she goes.<br /></span></span></div><p></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-91838497225984649442023-07-06T08:43:00.006+01:002023-07-06T23:18:44.015+01:00Home Sweet Home<p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23GlTkaYLSruWzDlNuHEOWFBwSJkYh_qG91qSd0q8DAzxgeXS8lKWzWA1G0lK7oOYYvQybjxoBPnFNCY3GlIsmJfJ-u5TSAXRK8LB66WaZng1UbIMAR9Goq3FLw8iGGhfemu0vWqLk4ptQAiENc_AiuPBESqVhR51HNCEpNyby2s0Fn2jUSodBX8xXvU/s800/finis.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23GlTkaYLSruWzDlNuHEOWFBwSJkYh_qG91qSd0q8DAzxgeXS8lKWzWA1G0lK7oOYYvQybjxoBPnFNCY3GlIsmJfJ-u5TSAXRK8LB66WaZng1UbIMAR9Goq3FLw8iGGhfemu0vWqLk4ptQAiENc_AiuPBESqVhR51HNCEpNyby2s0Fn2jUSodBX8xXvU/w640-h640/finis.png" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">We have been roaming around part of the British countryside and finding much that we have enjoyed. We explored some of the hidden highways and byeways of Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. Most of the architecture in the area is built of ironstone formed during the early Jurassic period. Ironstone has a much darker rusty hue in contrast to the more creamy coloured oolitic limestone that we are more familiar with in our Cotswold landscape.<br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">We stayed at a really quaint ironstone built 16th century inn, having exposed beams, flagstone floors, and a steep winding stairway.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlt-QUD3LU9BTC4NmFjpu7h7Zlz-hMO0cs1bRtgmSqwh8MPupRYOq98QVrGxyLgY-C31wYyTiHVt13gsuRPHcMIAPYrvkIrHmm2ooz0rLC0wDaU7wkXJld4O33WkHq0fOKaxVC_HNEvEmUJffXq27WJvvgmUgIKX2w9rLeK63JRUHKJ17v54UMZ_gACHs/s800/Hollybush%20Inn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="800" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlt-QUD3LU9BTC4NmFjpu7h7Zlz-hMO0cs1bRtgmSqwh8MPupRYOq98QVrGxyLgY-C31wYyTiHVt13gsuRPHcMIAPYrvkIrHmm2ooz0rLC0wDaU7wkXJld4O33WkHq0fOKaxVC_HNEvEmUJffXq27WJvvgmUgIKX2w9rLeK63JRUHKJ17v54UMZ_gACHs/w640-h285/Hollybush%20Inn.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">We explored a small section of the Oxford Canal system.</span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"> <br /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Saw some lovely gardens filled with lots of beautiful summer flowers.</span></span> <br /></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVGjSx3G4MucslXgVH34jlhlhErXsdPOeEswRgJuTqLlTHQNW7GA8sAtt_G63xxNOxCYCn4WZMKqkKG79aZxV3blBNhBjujq60CyyH9ZagsNl9BtUBv9IA2ODYk_7290kCYgf441uMU1_JDhqX-YCSdNN3p4f6eE-gig8opyq_sGeu_u1tovBKv5VKVM/s800/DSC06244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="703" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVGjSx3G4MucslXgVH34jlhlhErXsdPOeEswRgJuTqLlTHQNW7GA8sAtt_G63xxNOxCYCn4WZMKqkKG79aZxV3blBNhBjujq60CyyH9ZagsNl9BtUBv9IA2ODYk_7290kCYgf441uMU1_JDhqX-YCSdNN3p4f6eE-gig8opyq_sGeu_u1tovBKv5VKVM/s16000/DSC06244.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="729" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcBDy0yI9T-W_2wK_jFYKPMjvCGO93zaPreZDd0Bb9Q5TtY_lPBEBz8yPhraQPlauxqqgTw8i_jiBAGf2_3YZfgcQ4jQSMTBxfEntvHwX37YJgcrldBB-iJcce_PgJjqU8CivTn0uIuBCGAzyLK3BZqWnNPgshXOA6-iOWj1NSm34nYFd-2utV8oH3eA/s16000/DSC06178.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Hollyhocks</span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> - </span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Delphiniums</span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> & </span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Martagon Lilies</span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Visited some grand country houses <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NWTBEn8n7Hrz8JfWDeRYbJNZ87jUG7CrrwxOm37lpYpcSu0nTgBsLaWfsipI7jkjwmDupyu95lEf4ciJuJSam_94Jv7mPyFzDWt_z3_3ZUj_7Ban80PCFjhjn18ZmYrewf-uQ8gvqdP4vkhOQm7ATVg73LXRt0lia_lexRePAyyu-AI3HBeq0XX7I0I/s800/DSC06191.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NWTBEn8n7Hrz8JfWDeRYbJNZ87jUG7CrrwxOm37lpYpcSu0nTgBsLaWfsipI7jkjwmDupyu95lEf4ciJuJSam_94Jv7mPyFzDWt_z3_3ZUj_7Ban80PCFjhjn18ZmYrewf-uQ8gvqdP4vkhOQm7ATVg73LXRt0lia_lexRePAyyu-AI3HBeq0XX7I0I/s16000/DSC06191.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">We fell in love with Farnborough Hall with its beautiful interior of exquisite plasterwork, and wonderful stairway topped by a stained glass dome. The house is built in the Carolean style, a style that<span class="js-about-item-abstr"> became popular in
England during the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 under Charles II
until the late 1680s. Although this property was less than 10 miles from the ironstone built inn we stayed at in Warwickshire, this property is built of the golden stone commonly seen in Oxfordshire.<br /></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">One of the other properties visited had a first class gallery filled with many fine paintings, and some of great reknown.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRlT1z7zSlGCTKzTgVbr7Ta2DJtk5ZQAGjHi2LdtjV20ODZLx2vP-4vaXqFfE0lFg7Dv0OXqy586wzTYESF_4RDRHxz7E2-JPmnBVyPg-NPijn7ccyeK3anvF1oWGQT5xNSCMQX_rYngdHxi_ciFM8BVXfsj0jyG23n32ttUrn_xtYmYHn-a3J5gWG6E/s800/DSC06157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="800" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRlT1z7zSlGCTKzTgVbr7Ta2DJtk5ZQAGjHi2LdtjV20ODZLx2vP-4vaXqFfE0lFg7Dv0OXqy586wzTYESF_4RDRHxz7E2-JPmnBVyPg-NPijn7ccyeK3anvF1oWGQT5xNSCMQX_rYngdHxi_ciFM8BVXfsj0jyG23n32ttUrn_xtYmYHn-a3J5gWG6E/w640-h452/DSC06157.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Hieronymus Bosch - The Adoration of the Magi (Triptych)<br /> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">We were very excited to see three flocks of Skylarks</span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> - <i>Alauda arvensis</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">, especially so as the Skylark now sits on the UK Red List. They are one of our most celebrated birds, in literature, poetry, art and music. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYS-L1v3XoP7HPlqhLRNV2yk8i9nVkhV_y-ahgAp3Bwr96tC5KU3k4U74RXCLWhtnwzm30n4xHJGDD9GGbg0jCkF5k19WgzieNOt09bs3S_GgyzvG3TXUBOoX0zk-mCh42TCdgTjhhhk_1dh3QXyYGm1K2k9L79Dde13EfRyUAvfsn63dv0S12NK7ugc/s632/Skylark.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYS-L1v3XoP7HPlqhLRNV2yk8i9nVkhV_y-ahgAp3Bwr96tC5KU3k4U74RXCLWhtnwzm30n4xHJGDD9GGbg0jCkF5k19WgzieNOt09bs3S_GgyzvG3TXUBOoX0zk-mCh42TCdgTjhhhk_1dh3QXyYGm1K2k9L79Dde13EfRyUAvfsn63dv0S12NK7ugc/w320-h320/Skylark.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">We were having a picnic down a narrow country lane, and were greatly entertained by a Hobby - <i>Falco subbute<i>o</i></i> </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">darting backwards and forwards across the meadow as it caught insects and dragonflies on the wing. Apparently there is good news re: Hobbies, as the population has grown significantly due, it is thought, to the UK's warming climate. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXnTXjMajPkan9nekXOqRL1Un6VB-5_WVbaGEImGt_sXlu4b86gF67m-W1MJOfqfDBdmNW_E6LjYoKeduz7c2U7gg0DV-YdiGPqs70ct3cVAugcZo-adrb4LR3rZV0CESv30fvRfuwhRYS3WTQ0PXJk4aJnlaOJVGQ5VcSz77JmelKSC1_p24B3PftHo/s800/hobby.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="800" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXnTXjMajPkan9nekXOqRL1Un6VB-5_WVbaGEImGt_sXlu4b86gF67m-W1MJOfqfDBdmNW_E6LjYoKeduz7c2U7gg0DV-YdiGPqs70ct3cVAugcZo-adrb4LR3rZV0CESv30fvRfuwhRYS3WTQ0PXJk4aJnlaOJVGQ5VcSz77JmelKSC1_p24B3PftHo/w320-h287/hobby.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">More to come once I have sorted myself out, we have a very special celebration coming up which is currently tending to occupy my mind.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NTZn6ImwFXUzcwZOs7TYwQtcoZEMnG7LoNx_dWtocJRjTLBeUqvWcUvJaAWTfG1lmuNXN0nJA33bdyYdvKJwehtloyrf1LjxdmQLgiYz_N6q64Mw5ITM_VIWyxxotSPoYOFjqyLVfzLGvkbRVdWADjgE5yE7Je1olgBwfzb_r7tgxIZzQIMVyb7wIDQ/s800/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="800" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NTZn6ImwFXUzcwZOs7TYwQtcoZEMnG7LoNx_dWtocJRjTLBeUqvWcUvJaAWTfG1lmuNXN0nJA33bdyYdvKJwehtloyrf1LjxdmQLgiYz_N6q64Mw5ITM_VIWyxxotSPoYOFjqyLVfzLGvkbRVdWADjgE5yE7Je1olgBwfzb_r7tgxIZzQIMVyb7wIDQ/w200-h51/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" width="200" /></a></span></div><p></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-87419650832670408102023-06-05T11:36:00.002+01:002023-06-05T16:40:17.155+01:00Rhubarb & Strawberry Crumble<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Rhubarb grown in the garden appears to be more tasty than the rhubarb grown commercially, however, sadly our plant is not as vigorous as we would like it to be. In order to make it go further I add freshly picked strawberries, the two together make a perfect marriage whose seasons luckily coincide. Crumbles aren't just a winter dessert, this tasty combination is delicious cold topped off with icecream.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmz8H9Di6AtT8ud0u0jXvNPIOFER4RFCMclr8W30ROar95Wxi6lSF9Bbpg6TmN6YP_ilToh75xMBg6_ycl6oL5F1MvlUgJ2e3FVRMeSNrVnPQ9qy9t9ZMvuDJUiVdhK3-LgqVCPhwyHNUMxq-aLFmiFi6EDvCL3XO6frggaCxFtvQ-mo5W1_OkMZh/s800/Blank%202000%20x%202000.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmz8H9Di6AtT8ud0u0jXvNPIOFER4RFCMclr8W30ROar95Wxi6lSF9Bbpg6TmN6YP_ilToh75xMBg6_ycl6oL5F1MvlUgJ2e3FVRMeSNrVnPQ9qy9t9ZMvuDJUiVdhK3-LgqVCPhwyHNUMxq-aLFmiFi6EDvCL3XO6frggaCxFtvQ-mo5W1_OkMZh/s16000/Blank%202000%20x%202000.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPQV1c7_2JPeFrXzIR-eWgkLeVq_aEIBsGyPgc67GI4EyYDpymPYtCKfFSXfysobenFVCgUOB7ojBOWQuxA8W19lPQCvNTN_A0-_d3LndjkcLtwvm8xWrx-xrrNV3lAymTaJ0R7qfhsf76_6wpFEu18EnlXziU57bCx8SndgFxVuvEllhyBIOdSjS/s800/DSC06082.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPQV1c7_2JPeFrXzIR-eWgkLeVq_aEIBsGyPgc67GI4EyYDpymPYtCKfFSXfysobenFVCgUOB7ojBOWQuxA8W19lPQCvNTN_A0-_d3LndjkcLtwvm8xWrx-xrrNV3lAymTaJ0R7qfhsf76_6wpFEu18EnlXziU57bCx8SndgFxVuvEllhyBIOdSjS/s16000/DSC06082.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Sprinkle with a small amount of sugar, some fresh orange or lemon juice, and add your own particular crumble mix ready to cook.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPPgDZN8gQCBmLBbJk7O9C2W2Ccmr2OCLefY4jK0BBzLccwHXDFSiXcxd-5za5pMtu8MqCBtMzABAT7NH8qlLyMoati-ZrEYICCPfszN2cnQTwf51sV3XSEESVtUKy0PEqO_6KmzkkYMD9aVhz-Ea4dAnQ0tnIp-0O7wYxHDyy_2Vm89SRmfw5Moi/s800/DSC06114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeePrl14hOTh35v-kdhGSomyNlxYHqRPkH9pK0-Rbser_1URNDT0wg38rBskb29fhvqYYy3O2C9XXN1_GiEj-lplrL_bo8qOCatWj4_FPt_H9MiudZ3pMIJzFlirz83pKUIo6Yp26J2PdRPJ4jYWQqkuwMQLPwoamxWduf5QguXEuTJzAuMZcjGn1I/s800/DSC06073.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="695" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeePrl14hOTh35v-kdhGSomyNlxYHqRPkH9pK0-Rbser_1URNDT0wg38rBskb29fhvqYYy3O2C9XXN1_GiEj-lplrL_bo8qOCatWj4_FPt_H9MiudZ3pMIJzFlirz83pKUIo6Yp26J2PdRPJ4jYWQqkuwMQLPwoamxWduf5QguXEuTJzAuMZcjGn1I/s16000/DSC06073.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The blossom trees here have excelled themselves this year - never before have we witnessed our Hornbeam tree looking so laiden with flowers. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EFngIiEjIGdVy-tWK2ZADF-8ApTPPB8aNWvemTGeVcvJwcPFFmrswiyS_jPpIELksT3fSh32IeWsq-bTr5kYd5MycFj6vI01-1BypOkAl8SxXAJUL5C5og2HPUKoZ6ZVlA1pyp3f541MJAuRF7aWVgo57vc1gcVUJmcVZ21gBLF-xUy5-wBT-h2c/s800/DSC06076.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EFngIiEjIGdVy-tWK2ZADF-8ApTPPB8aNWvemTGeVcvJwcPFFmrswiyS_jPpIELksT3fSh32IeWsq-bTr5kYd5MycFj6vI01-1BypOkAl8SxXAJUL5C5og2HPUKoZ6ZVlA1pyp3f541MJAuRF7aWVgo57vc1gcVUJmcVZ21gBLF-xUy5-wBT-h2c/s16000/DSC06076.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The bees, butterflies and insects have been loving it too.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmVff7D6-oi0wFb1iZm4VsmVAxa6lJPD3iCrM_lpwD1aWi48dqmkv3D-zlmbslWEoz68Jl20LT_jWG_9rqk-rGjxN-UAkiMG6UUFR6kkXTKDXbJYOI-DhO5O5zLsaxBcOQlsGn3HXu-vARPWvT8IiDZU27eWp9SWcylFTNF76jkW_hWXtSIfreilY/s800/DSC06102%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmVff7D6-oi0wFb1iZm4VsmVAxa6lJPD3iCrM_lpwD1aWi48dqmkv3D-zlmbslWEoz68Jl20LT_jWG_9rqk-rGjxN-UAkiMG6UUFR6kkXTKDXbJYOI-DhO5O5zLsaxBcOQlsGn3HXu-vARPWvT8IiDZU27eWp9SWcylFTNF76jkW_hWXtSIfreilY/s16000/DSC06102%20(1).jpg" /></a></div>This beautiful rose with sweet smelling flowers was a birthday gift last year. When I received the rose its flowers were a very pale lemon, but, strangely this year they are more of an apricot shade. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPr5bK1NhxjmLbEtGgzihzNrV4PJvZlxj4N6IGaIqyyKRKeLosmAnCcLSqygKzCK_0QTV__a0ngYidNEB5Mb4XHPfs22teaxXzVbiWA7AyiZiicSFH8KidD9_U2Tsa07bnkj0J-lSiwkwgmd2S0NKWxoenZ3qX5ldQbqXFv_VCXUd6HoCDsodxJBG/s800/DSC05455.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPr5bK1NhxjmLbEtGgzihzNrV4PJvZlxj4N6IGaIqyyKRKeLosmAnCcLSqygKzCK_0QTV__a0ngYidNEB5Mb4XHPfs22teaxXzVbiWA7AyiZiicSFH8KidD9_U2Tsa07bnkj0J-lSiwkwgmd2S0NKWxoenZ3qX5ldQbqXFv_VCXUd6HoCDsodxJBG/s16000/DSC05455.jpg" /></a></div></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-large;">L. M. Montgomery in Anne of the Island writes " I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June."</span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Perhaps a lovely thought! But what would we do without Autumns gold? Winters stark beauty or Springs renewal? </span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPfFagPiIUROOX_ljX6B8WS3xiEdSuj_UvJqjRoSImoDMVISdV3MX5WUS2f2xslla18oFFgf6GwstF2lM8OGO5NACNUTKwj1SSH2SyEWqEVyOAhSy8dZ_LXisxQSV5TH4XcIb6-7Qo7EqUb--4VOkBtC7x8-Hwyvq9OK-iXTvdIuQgamFvSia31oo/s800/DSC06113%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPfFagPiIUROOX_ljX6B8WS3xiEdSuj_UvJqjRoSImoDMVISdV3MX5WUS2f2xslla18oFFgf6GwstF2lM8OGO5NACNUTKwj1SSH2SyEWqEVyOAhSy8dZ_LXisxQSV5TH4XcIb6-7Qo7EqUb--4VOkBtC7x8-Hwyvq9OK-iXTvdIuQgamFvSia31oo/w400-h400/DSC06113%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">This is the third nest that this fine lady Turdus merula - </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">blackbird has built in our garden that we are aware of, but we are now keeping everything crossed for her. Her first nest was raided by a pair of Jays and the second by a gang of Magpies - surely it must be third time lucky for her.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlw50bGKcJ0AxpzJsJCU7IONMuA5bRwFi2s4B5hHiVmgPLrS1oQ2ZEPPqXnXSFYsDEKhrpEU1ksHWEMVNpN3fE5OU07m32W0VT0CYTf3GHaGIyKkg473GbDmG_91M1x5nJuo6lnhXcZHdE_-cCMraul6P7Fma-5JZnQxXQLC_h0NAGQDt68spb1MV/s800/DSC06078.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlw50bGKcJ0AxpzJsJCU7IONMuA5bRwFi2s4B5hHiVmgPLrS1oQ2ZEPPqXnXSFYsDEKhrpEU1ksHWEMVNpN3fE5OU07m32W0VT0CYTf3GHaGIyKkg473GbDmG_91M1x5nJuo6lnhXcZHdE_-cCMraul6P7Fma-5JZnQxXQLC_h0NAGQDt68spb1MV/s16000/DSC06078.jpg" /></a></div>In the conservatory this Amaryllis is having a second flowering, she is several years old but reliably keeps on flowering. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguebRhRphsakMPwH5ZuZIdRdorMaew_xcacGk2JFVxaTGvaUegDYih03J-5BFATpRNNgJnWmYGO-dpJbBsr-fd1Q7ZcvBur73ys8LepmibxPX1n6XLrKpajGukwDCGgDV2PwzhrhxzS62fLE8jR9so8JxRCoZ8voQTnm91hk-RX6vKcMrpQoTWKBF/s800/DSC06081.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguebRhRphsakMPwH5ZuZIdRdorMaew_xcacGk2JFVxaTGvaUegDYih03J-5BFATpRNNgJnWmYGO-dpJbBsr-fd1Q7ZcvBur73ys8LepmibxPX1n6XLrKpajGukwDCGgDV2PwzhrhxzS62fLE8jR9so8JxRCoZ8voQTnm91hk-RX6vKcMrpQoTWKBF/s16000/DSC06081.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">She has been joined by this rather unusual, but pretty flower, produced for the first time by a succulent, that I have also had for several years. </span></span><br /></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-28701266269492265542023-05-25T09:46:00.002+01:002023-05-29T16:14:15.033+01:00In the Garden............<div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">....................an ensemble of bird song fills the air as the butterfiles dart and flit around the flowers.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9G5QiVHZ8_xMkjQQfbiz9nC_srlb_I1nwuKYJJzZvpeAFF3OtYWJivKsMfERlTD0oascBlkdBSJAwthXsgFJ8hFGWzI1SI2QjWvRnUHT5VZyPq51D8djcpsh5rLyx2Bq5vMdlVrzawy_4yg-4aOFdpNuGxEQyAjsBmNXgM1WXM2y0vow2bB3-nJH4/s800/DSC06883.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9G5QiVHZ8_xMkjQQfbiz9nC_srlb_I1nwuKYJJzZvpeAFF3OtYWJivKsMfERlTD0oascBlkdBSJAwthXsgFJ8hFGWzI1SI2QjWvRnUHT5VZyPq51D8djcpsh5rLyx2Bq5vMdlVrzawy_4yg-4aOFdpNuGxEQyAjsBmNXgM1WXM2y0vow2bB3-nJH4/s320/DSC06883.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">A Red Admiral - </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Vanessa atalanta,</span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> drinks nectar courtesy a </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Bellis perennis - daisy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i77sNLgl7mCj_5lAUNAkT-BSCzvFwYywpvQHyLKMZiF9gUWrJ_PEha1wYR9TbGMt9Sm0cN5ksAh8ZRSbChHG3NlFEil6CAuuQ4joWXo2M8I5wQdERJZ2DBL5EWOk_-EAPJEivqruT1ciekSSmVjHylJ9fD63cFImQ2_E64hhOqgaFcB2o2lgyvaJ/s786/robin.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="782" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i77sNLgl7mCj_5lAUNAkT-BSCzvFwYywpvQHyLKMZiF9gUWrJ_PEha1wYR9TbGMt9Sm0cN5ksAh8ZRSbChHG3NlFEil6CAuuQ4joWXo2M8I5wQdERJZ2DBL5EWOk_-EAPJEivqruT1ciekSSmVjHylJ9fD63cFImQ2_E64hhOqgaFcB2o2lgyvaJ/s320/robin.png" width="318" /></a></div></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The Robin family - Erithacus rubecula are now on their second brood. Do you know that it is impossible, even for an expert ornithologist, to tell a male from a female? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOb07rF2env4oFS0u7Tts8usiEDxn7Nwbqt_1o3hg5CwCrbzl6MnTshDV711OC-ifw5DtOlgsNWEiuYa0w1I6QFnByBvRE2ZVghUBFXSAgQJJEPkMAZfN-KcPNWOWRI0vz3mT9JTpxVe_PXw46HeF4HdAmEPwOBHWRomhQBa50EIMIve1ko5gP9Pg/s1900/DSC04559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="1900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOb07rF2env4oFS0u7Tts8usiEDxn7Nwbqt_1o3hg5CwCrbzl6MnTshDV711OC-ifw5DtOlgsNWEiuYa0w1I6QFnByBvRE2ZVghUBFXSAgQJJEPkMAZfN-KcPNWOWRI0vz3mT9JTpxVe_PXw46HeF4HdAmEPwOBHWRomhQBa50EIMIve1ko5gP9Pg/w640-h640/DSC04559.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Bees are busy collecting nectar and pollen. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">I think this is a Brown carder bee, but</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> if I am wrong, do let me know.<br /></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3ZU_TNwX8lNfLvAFy0UVCSN8Ux3DOwehgzGFVFqhH81CPM-LoDYKEwy99FiNTxbjH_-0aDJActBRnoCXpXPIggBGvtbGG7_5EjV-mH0bB1Qy-nw4V3VznVuS2R_u37z0R0Eh6BfkcqPnsMpfXgdhIoUtAhJIck60ikAIZ7tCYP2QaLkRsy2_YNdY/s800/DSC00034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3ZU_TNwX8lNfLvAFy0UVCSN8Ux3DOwehgzGFVFqhH81CPM-LoDYKEwy99FiNTxbjH_-0aDJActBRnoCXpXPIggBGvtbGG7_5EjV-mH0bB1Qy-nw4V3VznVuS2R_u37z0R0Eh6BfkcqPnsMpfXgdhIoUtAhJIck60ikAIZ7tCYP2QaLkRsy2_YNdY/w400-h400/DSC00034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Centaurea montana - knapweed</span></span></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">At this time of year the garden is a riot of colour, but it sad just how quickly the flowers come and go. I want to stop the clock, and enjoy them for longer. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepautiC1dE-BVXV0V18t24z7M2RkIC-wulh4sKy2_ci6q6ghiKPyl8VZeqKVRpAplKxHJS5-et-iFctxFFzd-_zc4AKvr3G_q0ecwAGG5wJZBcxRdywyFqvp_pbg_CXFzLZl4wGbngRFBcK3V1aId5kV2LJkgdqNLVEJPACfmASOvwTlk8LZR2aYY/s800/4%20square.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepautiC1dE-BVXV0V18t24z7M2RkIC-wulh4sKy2_ci6q6ghiKPyl8VZeqKVRpAplKxHJS5-et-iFctxFFzd-_zc4AKvr3G_q0ecwAGG5wJZBcxRdywyFqvp_pbg_CXFzLZl4wGbngRFBcK3V1aId5kV2LJkgdqNLVEJPACfmASOvwTlk8LZR2aYY/w640-h640/4%20square.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Currently the tree peonies are the "show stoppers". The two at the top are hybrids, and the yellow and red flowers at the bottom are trees native to China. The yellow flower is Paeonia Ludlowii, and the red flower is Paeonia delavayi - these two trees are now roughly 2.44m high, but we prune them at the end of autumn to restrain their size and height. The red one is not commonly seen, but the yellow one is easy to propagate via its very large shiny black seeds. Many of our friends and relatives now have a Paeonia Ludlowii offspring growing in their garden from this tree.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFFR2ZN3ugEelaPg1fjzE94Msu4jNc38ghY_RVv4bCzZSejsG6YF72xVz64OH9OwtDDdJg6zznq9Gm348cbU24uN7a8SjDCetiHXB2PTSl9FDiXunITHyVhoyVmiOqBS7ILn2xErUennAgmXQWdIy9FHDV-WNgzCm5gsZ7J8M8gcWKNyuSdxy8nC-/s800/DSC07404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFFR2ZN3ugEelaPg1fjzE94Msu4jNc38ghY_RVv4bCzZSejsG6YF72xVz64OH9OwtDDdJg6zznq9Gm348cbU24uN7a8SjDCetiHXB2PTSl9FDiXunITHyVhoyVmiOqBS7ILn2xErUennAgmXQWdIy9FHDV-WNgzCm5gsZ7J8M8gcWKNyuSdxy8nC-/w640-h640/DSC07404.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">I love this Geranium phaeum - mourning widow, or black widow. It makes a striking little flower in a mixed border.<br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">An Allium flower ready to open....</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxwLurnW40M3zzyPVaeGlpmDy_l7RJmDVF4KyTD0FlZstq4IXc47SahGESD834HqLzq8vrzFWWsV23nhdaFqhepvSZ5V4QG3GHvYfOm53k6ByVNNkW1elAqzeKXpherx5CQqcKI_Qj-k5CbAuf5r72XsAc0e2uaREM97uARU4wXEDSueutEMTbiXw/s800/DSC07676.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxwLurnW40M3zzyPVaeGlpmDy_l7RJmDVF4KyTD0FlZstq4IXc47SahGESD834HqLzq8vrzFWWsV23nhdaFqhepvSZ5V4QG3GHvYfOm53k6ByVNNkW1elAqzeKXpherx5CQqcKI_Qj-k5CbAuf5r72XsAc0e2uaREM97uARU4wXEDSueutEMTbiXw/s320/DSC07676.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoDwZSgtiVtFjz_E7gxttBX1g-wbymTXThX5BeqsnfVOK2f47RCbu3MC46y44V9V18O7RHDfCy95DNZaa_V6YvYAjuJFYCJ2LFN97sKUByjrhKWDkTrY9pb17spF2-RwA5QiahdTXyAwEQibf7lC3788_j1kFgLNsWMvSR9yynOBvAxcEChXS8P3U/s800/DSC01184.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoDwZSgtiVtFjz_E7gxttBX1g-wbymTXThX5BeqsnfVOK2f47RCbu3MC46y44V9V18O7RHDfCy95DNZaa_V6YvYAjuJFYCJ2LFN97sKUByjrhKWDkTrY9pb17spF2-RwA5QiahdTXyAwEQibf7lC3788_j1kFgLNsWMvSR9yynOBvAxcEChXS8P3U/w400-h400/DSC01184.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">............One day later<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwGBeCsy4CWxddxUZ3YxeLVzrP-uqF5QoSt0cSHmpzj_urev5qQh1yli4QOUMENzWz9tw9Z8YZKvoG_PF5vUYR3d47XkxWb9au9Lq7ouJSMPe77G7Y9l4W6It0W2rbL06NQxEGrMpUJVovBwKtsVeUhysMzoCd1Vfz52eNxtBXuZyM9N74NLxBzMp/s800/DSC06071.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwGBeCsy4CWxddxUZ3YxeLVzrP-uqF5QoSt0cSHmpzj_urev5qQh1yli4QOUMENzWz9tw9Z8YZKvoG_PF5vUYR3d47XkxWb9au9Lq7ouJSMPe77G7Y9l4W6It0W2rbL06NQxEGrMpUJVovBwKtsVeUhysMzoCd1Vfz52eNxtBXuZyM9N74NLxBzMp/w400-h400/DSC06071.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIA7vl7zGIVZ_qRazTqrZjxTlp2cps2-CnE8K7PLFcPX05Js5gP3zEkZQlJ5ROq5zmN1kjjObrUBARz0zFPc_zcE-q1tscrmrpTTkGpnyDqzDn1CRNokL_YjR1p00-hty0ro2aQ-nalt7zFe5-UZ59RWriX1D45ccWtcuU8uCsmBfUdnJz4AJ-rnLL/s800/DSC07287.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIA7vl7zGIVZ_qRazTqrZjxTlp2cps2-CnE8K7PLFcPX05Js5gP3zEkZQlJ5ROq5zmN1kjjObrUBARz0zFPc_zcE-q1tscrmrpTTkGpnyDqzDn1CRNokL_YjR1p00-hty0ro2aQ-nalt7zFe5-UZ59RWriX1D45ccWtcuU8uCsmBfUdnJz4AJ-rnLL/w640-h640/DSC07287.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The smell of moist earth and lilacs hung in the air like wisps of the past and hints of the future......</span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;"><i>Margaret Millar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvSQQWIL0_HxzuKTyqEc-c0FOt90K5FhAVhQLpK216NgJoSh19uFD0MBCw886MqCNA9IYU-GhFyR-GbQAOL9bSRMhqnwYYf8JptWlMnkSLVsY9HaXrC8bgT4Mpf9XNEpKjgvmIalU1FtdZHEa0OxlTNChZCB42wY3keNrFiMCqtlYc3kAEzdT8GsY/s800/Pink%20Judas%20Tree%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvSQQWIL0_HxzuKTyqEc-c0FOt90K5FhAVhQLpK216NgJoSh19uFD0MBCw886MqCNA9IYU-GhFyR-GbQAOL9bSRMhqnwYYf8JptWlMnkSLVsY9HaXrC8bgT4Mpf9XNEpKjgvmIalU1FtdZHEa0OxlTNChZCB42wY3keNrFiMCqtlYc3kAEzdT8GsY/w640-h640/Pink%20Judas%20Tree%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Every year we look forward to the May flowering of this glorious Cercis Siliquastrum, Judas Tree, a tree that we nearly lost as a young sapling. A local male deer entered the garden and proceeded to rub his antlers up and down the trunk tearing away the bark. We thought all was lost, but it is now almost the same height as this Aesculus hippocastanum - Horse Chestnut tree.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZsWo1NOIMBvbnuEd-5zOrtm3K4SAS0nU9JNlhz8GFjHWqj3Fu8Ia5OVDh3gUIECfMsi1lZybiubHiIzx1pxyTm2MpePtZfiHsixVnUNi7hVS2IpVtz_-AhFjvAL3pa0cGVEbkJMdhh6QRJNGahD_zhs8WnFQ9TS6nIzGkpmS9SOlktXU8_aFMM0S/s800/DSC05322.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZsWo1NOIMBvbnuEd-5zOrtm3K4SAS0nU9JNlhz8GFjHWqj3Fu8Ia5OVDh3gUIECfMsi1lZybiubHiIzx1pxyTm2MpePtZfiHsixVnUNi7hVS2IpVtz_-AhFjvAL3pa0cGVEbkJMdhh6QRJNGahD_zhs8WnFQ9TS6nIzGkpmS9SOlktXU8_aFMM0S/w640-h640/DSC05322.png" width="640" /></a></div></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCw5IYZBd1cuXji9jIKsO2sM5GmIzAcbEzWtfMj2TW53Ti_80vqcQTj5pbF4frjE5QU7lvqloXUYBCTNBuV4vCXb_G9Oy0ClCODYuMz4969VjSvEN2WFDojrN0hLdup0kB-wxHc5hSKKxIP5Nthotz56dtU2-oNMRC3190W070VyVr1yyHceo5pM7/s800/DSC00903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCw5IYZBd1cuXji9jIKsO2sM5GmIzAcbEzWtfMj2TW53Ti_80vqcQTj5pbF4frjE5QU7lvqloXUYBCTNBuV4vCXb_G9Oy0ClCODYuMz4969VjSvEN2WFDojrN0hLdup0kB-wxHc5hSKKxIP5Nthotz56dtU2-oNMRC3190W070VyVr1yyHceo5pM7/w640-h640/DSC00903.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden - </span><i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;">Minnie Aumonier </span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;">🥀</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;">🥀</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;">🥀</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;">🥀</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;">🥀</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;">🥀</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;">🥀</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><i><span style="color: #999999; 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font-size: x-large;">The month of May is green on both our high Cotswold escarpments and in our valleys, but Mother Nature has added some magical splashes of pink, white, yellow and blue with her flowers.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOc1JMGIGvz6w0juEVqpa3d4EnTH5KeeVuqcZGOeWOaegypuWeCDDljGh5K88MtUWBHP1yyflIHT6B2elAjJXBdz8FE_8GDUw76b60wfTmiFaA1Uj8MSjFSBL_sIoc0yLhk6xpdYJxkSEdouwnjg6pPkr-1VkE5G4Hx9Fz88rOmDl0j9wLVvyJ4xL/s800/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOc1JMGIGvz6w0juEVqpa3d4EnTH5KeeVuqcZGOeWOaegypuWeCDDljGh5K88MtUWBHP1yyflIHT6B2elAjJXBdz8FE_8GDUw76b60wfTmiFaA1Uj8MSjFSBL_sIoc0yLhk6xpdYJxkSEdouwnjg6pPkr-1VkE5G4Hx9Fz88rOmDl0j9wLVvyJ4xL/w640-h640/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">A plentiful clump of Common comfrey - <i>Symphtytum officinale</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> luxuriates on the high grassy banks that line the narrow country lanes - bees and butterflies enjoy its clusters of flowers, but it is also used in herbal medicines to treat cuts, sprains, and bruises. </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Join me now, and we can wander along the pathways and byeways together through Elkstone, at 1000 feet above sea level, it is the highest village in the Cotswolds. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmB-L2M-GeRUMedYbY2aTxKE8XF0bmt7dbGWP5sBm5QuPOUn7kcAEmIG7bhpezeufPBNJI0mBM11hGz7cL0nNrA7ETr_rIhwMBpfxvlTCFzO7KFkgPW6MyDUzZ8ZsJJ1VP-t-80KOaoFfORaCHODW1yWEYx_CH-zg4gZ5A6dxMnp4N4Tk9s7Q8gNzw/s800/DSC06015.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmB-L2M-GeRUMedYbY2aTxKE8XF0bmt7dbGWP5sBm5QuPOUn7kcAEmIG7bhpezeufPBNJI0mBM11hGz7cL0nNrA7ETr_rIhwMBpfxvlTCFzO7KFkgPW6MyDUzZ8ZsJJ1VP-t-80KOaoFfORaCHODW1yWEYx_CH-zg4gZ5A6dxMnp4N4Tk9s7Q8gNzw/s16000/DSC06015.jpg" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The Church of St. John the Evangelist has a graveyard showing a lovely display of naturalised blue and yellow flowers, blue </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><b>Quamash -</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> <i>Camassia Cusickii</i> - </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">and yellow </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Cowslips<i> -</i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> <i>Primula veris.</i></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-S6BgDz-BAVTwcufnJ1ycioFedQln6RyXjuPvL5HSkKbuXVcd24D9yTKC5IieRkpNLd9F0e5sGnk2Dq2v_8OB9s0k5xqFfBklYEXqKdhTkM_xVDBqafogTef5gHPvtDeeT9LPdZg1cGqoXVARDuToim6fT-s3risH52h3RVo2XbkBIdAmf3wUcIF/s800/DSC06014.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-S6BgDz-BAVTwcufnJ1ycioFedQln6RyXjuPvL5HSkKbuXVcd24D9yTKC5IieRkpNLd9F0e5sGnk2Dq2v_8OB9s0k5xqFfBklYEXqKdhTkM_xVDBqafogTef5gHPvtDeeT9LPdZg1cGqoXVARDuToim6fT-s3risH52h3RVo2XbkBIdAmf3wUcIF/s16000/DSC06014.jpg" /></a></div></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">However, we cannot pass the church without a stop to admire and view the fine Norman Gargoyles, carved stone corbel table, south door </span></span>tympanum, and the beautifully preserved chevron arches inside.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMnsGhh-fRu8T6vv1Alo_Mb4GW3WK0mDFPLGVll3ezeXXzbU_RaMxrBkPibRdxzyvuL2ZrZ0y4VY5BDnYQSpDxaSCj2TyxRbbNEWn1WZprw3a7kL5nagjn7pyYlz0wFaCESYnUs-70yfuQgYtDZJ7AM73AITF4vKbOVO7x6djUWXi1PiU8I-LNZl-/s800/DSC03539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMnsGhh-fRu8T6vv1Alo_Mb4GW3WK0mDFPLGVll3ezeXXzbU_RaMxrBkPibRdxzyvuL2ZrZ0y4VY5BDnYQSpDxaSCj2TyxRbbNEWn1WZprw3a7kL5nagjn7pyYlz0wFaCESYnUs-70yfuQgYtDZJ7AM73AITF4vKbOVO7x6djUWXi1PiU8I-LNZl-/s16000/DSC03539.jpg" /></a></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoDqByQfn6fZFxsXy82jKnCfNtg8j_jNNBMAU7rUMOEywCXRGmKrjWsAQfJA2wr4_RrJpG3P_MQTcsJjqjbg8EutWt3QFOE7c78GacKA9hY6_US0SD-BgkEoOXp6vCoC4f-foMeYsuzq6mYryEZAgjgXtAZQY7uOPynNAmblqx7kfY9UW0923WG_P/s800/second.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="141" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoDqByQfn6fZFxsXy82jKnCfNtg8j_jNNBMAU7rUMOEywCXRGmKrjWsAQfJA2wr4_RrJpG3P_MQTcsJjqjbg8EutWt3QFOE7c78GacKA9hY6_US0SD-BgkEoOXp6vCoC4f-foMeYsuzq6mYryEZAgjgXtAZQY7uOPynNAmblqx7kfY9UW0923WG_P/s16000/second.jpg" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxixLxpjZXJ2z3qfN04anO3qNopLuE6b0q7VEUq11zibu1PMsGy4KtSsiGXKDnY2CbwWvXMGh3zuiwn_Z1cfFL8t5DvDpHdq_11CUz24Yv5792j-EFVcTbQxDf5p-j2e_vSxZNA0F_Yk4hZevDClA8gstqyazYqpCQHWohpLzkEjB_88Zud34OsT49/s800/first.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxixLxpjZXJ2z3qfN04anO3qNopLuE6b0q7VEUq11zibu1PMsGy4KtSsiGXKDnY2CbwWvXMGh3zuiwn_Z1cfFL8t5DvDpHdq_11CUz24Yv5792j-EFVcTbQxDf5p-j2e_vSxZNA0F_Yk4hZevDClA8gstqyazYqpCQHWohpLzkEjB_88Zud34OsT49/s16000/first.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Some of the grostesque heads and mythical creatures running around the corbel table.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggn1iCD0aAqH0tRATnkjwTYob-4DEtXsit_VG4YMvNXfUlzWogmUFMuir1Hi1GXKMZrFyjveFjcaGvE9Q3s4opOV6FNkUT3yLINlDjbDtSm127t2MWddOhwP2qzSgUIF0F7ftU8cZXRPdRVQFaKWgBvav_5splABKVETmYShS9L-_4VDH3-T3iZYkP/s730/grotesque.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="680" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggn1iCD0aAqH0tRATnkjwTYob-4DEtXsit_VG4YMvNXfUlzWogmUFMuir1Hi1GXKMZrFyjveFjcaGvE9Q3s4opOV6FNkUT3yLINlDjbDtSm127t2MWddOhwP2qzSgUIF0F7ftU8cZXRPdRVQFaKWgBvav_5splABKVETmYShS9L-_4VDH3-T3iZYkP/w373-h400/grotesque.png" width="373" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">This mythological character is my favourite. I wonder if the Norman who carved this stone had a sense of humour or perhaps a vivid imagination? It appears to be a centaur, having the body of a horse, a rather flamboyant tail, and holding a bow and arrow ready for action. It is remarkable to think that this quirky little stone carving has survived outside through centuries of storms, tempests, and momentous historic events </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">for well over a 1000 years.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLMz0oHsqPdt5KCywsm77dXgVAkKLhUcqO6hg9ovvCeQasGJtKOfg9aKJye6X5tgPJtEcll5GquYr90tXt2jyRHDYla4K80lIQ5uUPFa_X_amkAuHjpTKXXkyT07ju88-zO3Mpr5U5DHS6fsZwiYvvMRM7K4v_jbNjIqHpj50bphB0N0e7yHx9yYe/s800/elkstone%20south%20doorway.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLMz0oHsqPdt5KCywsm77dXgVAkKLhUcqO6hg9ovvCeQasGJtKOfg9aKJye6X5tgPJtEcll5GquYr90tXt2jyRHDYla4K80lIQ5uUPFa_X_amkAuHjpTKXXkyT07ju88-zO3Mpr5U5DHS6fsZwiYvvMRM7K4v_jbNjIqHpj50bphB0N0e7yHx9yYe/s16000/elkstone%20south%20doorway.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">tympanum above the southern entrance. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1b5hLS7pfjuzF8CIZN_EefpmrHf9aWvJB0gWLqcGRF5PNi_Bvwv4eKyQhCVwEE8sA6im0zE-p2LVMCPzf7TPk0YWWzYl-jxru8PQaEiNR4hfBTe0AWheeRDtpfRD3enWZoHeaCKkLbmiXQmlDNrtpJXY4g3os2Hmf_BZ11Zb3TP_Z1G78xwvABryL/s800/hand%20of%20god.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1b5hLS7pfjuzF8CIZN_EefpmrHf9aWvJB0gWLqcGRF5PNi_Bvwv4eKyQhCVwEE8sA6im0zE-p2LVMCPzf7TPk0YWWzYl-jxru8PQaEiNR4hfBTe0AWheeRDtpfRD3enWZoHeaCKkLbmiXQmlDNrtpJXY4g3os2Hmf_BZ11Zb3TP_Z1G78xwvABryL/s16000/hand%20of%20god.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">The hand of God is seen above Christ's head whilst he holds the book of judgement in his left hand and points to the Agnus Dei with his other. He is surrounded by the emblems of the Evangelists. <br /></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_joO1TuchGqOkJPDYSCs8crPJXO40oih53-b6TbbqwYi_d1AS-g-013dM5hrbEZ8L3LdM8816TLNiM3eTynDCs6XPm6776r_i843NXx6Mn1aRxdj_W4jft2VzsidUfdGYf01DSzyvpQaRH2R6C_oOSVW1oQDgtwaC-HPHbD7UU3YaFgp6Pl8k3wG/s800/no2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_joO1TuchGqOkJPDYSCs8crPJXO40oih53-b6TbbqwYi_d1AS-g-013dM5hrbEZ8L3LdM8816TLNiM3eTynDCs6XPm6776r_i843NXx6Mn1aRxdj_W4jft2VzsidUfdGYf01DSzyvpQaRH2R6C_oOSVW1oQDgtwaC-HPHbD7UU3YaFgp6Pl8k3wG/s16000/no2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">A large serpent devours its own tail as a lugubrious lion looks on. <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOC_5gQy7YhT3OApYgWETCjyFoYP1mH6wXR46zGMPbbbG5e5mxjv3DcaHvkN_ZqRcqXhVeKWYKZEn33fCX2Ddehat391W8yoPQdYI5fNahGADCt6OxdTzGDg21jMm8m9d9dnoPTDTKKz6frMCHtOwYhOqd5_YMf_zngrxUMRvHDphXYqK7T3u5Ffe/s800/DSC06027.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOC_5gQy7YhT3OApYgWETCjyFoYP1mH6wXR46zGMPbbbG5e5mxjv3DcaHvkN_ZqRcqXhVeKWYKZEn33fCX2Ddehat391W8yoPQdYI5fNahGADCt6OxdTzGDg21jMm8m9d9dnoPTDTKKz6frMCHtOwYhOqd5_YMf_zngrxUMRvHDphXYqK7T3u5Ffe/s16000/DSC06027.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFn_fgaOwgCFoFiGzJognzXQnqFXzQw6x50XwKNbL1PL6Pfx975eHwrNXpgxc3If-2xL5-Uao_8iwcX3OgrIURoCxUBA8ajHu_4drJg5pCkOQPjP-z2RcuTUaPVO736RhyKs_aNySUA0iqMyDihthdXGOYPTkYOTlc6myqGqVyHQ0Of8XFCGAOstg/s800/DSC06033%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFn_fgaOwgCFoFiGzJognzXQnqFXzQw6x50XwKNbL1PL6Pfx975eHwrNXpgxc3If-2xL5-Uao_8iwcX3OgrIURoCxUBA8ajHu_4drJg5pCkOQPjP-z2RcuTUaPVO736RhyKs_aNySUA0iqMyDihthdXGOYPTkYOTlc6myqGqVyHQ0Of8XFCGAOstg/s16000/DSC06033%20(2).jpg" /></a></span></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Arriving I</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">nside the eye is immediately captured by two sets of exquisite romanesque Norman arches - the first set lead from the nave into the chancel and the second set lead on into the sanctuary. Decorated in deep cut zigzags, also known as chevrons, they are a glory to behold. The outer hood mould is pelleted, terminating at each end with a dragon's head. </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrcJKnuVM4r2eSpcPQWB8mighCqldIJaSYhTqqXhLaOsNpm6q0LojMf_oEwTUMYpFQ8fUzvaL1A4c_of-ilwTTowIvV6ONKQez7qvtczPQUGlT0SSx7FbNPnFcVw5MaIyfajJB2AHV1A_00fbzD9Lg-cUXuisklAy3VNm1tWirWmfztV0ROYLP3tI/s800/DSC06028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrcJKnuVM4r2eSpcPQWB8mighCqldIJaSYhTqqXhLaOsNpm6q0LojMf_oEwTUMYpFQ8fUzvaL1A4c_of-ilwTTowIvV6ONKQez7qvtczPQUGlT0SSx7FbNPnFcVw5MaIyfajJB2AHV1A_00fbzD9Lg-cUXuisklAy3VNm1tWirWmfztV0ROYLP3tI/s16000/DSC06028.jpg" /></a></span></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnfX5ZmHGy8XZ1uQGPvr15MonNynfUF0ubTJWZigx5GFmfHOv3YnYi-vwYeOdBj_pyBPXHvXzdoRZQwq5-bwubipp89zT7N0tO0pxHZJEo4oxNtTLxpWt3-Cp3QjIJoAi660bsJWa-xTrIEd1m16hIeUz2zgrbe9Ymhn9tVQjjmCVYYXWDib5bTJ5/s790/DSC06016.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="665" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnfX5ZmHGy8XZ1uQGPvr15MonNynfUF0ubTJWZigx5GFmfHOv3YnYi-vwYeOdBj_pyBPXHvXzdoRZQwq5-bwubipp89zT7N0tO0pxHZJEo4oxNtTLxpWt3-Cp3QjIJoAi660bsJWa-xTrIEd1m16hIeUz2zgrbe9Ymhn9tVQjjmCVYYXWDib5bTJ5/s16000/DSC06016.png" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Moving swiftly on past the Old Rectory, now privately owned, we look for the pathway which hopefully will lead us around the outskirts of the village and back down to where we left the car.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sKHuURj966tReoTCiWZECnucJ7QTZQt5dTocHvOF_7s5IcVR_7GaPLuYmcMSYpc4bmi3VwUBrZ-WbAAKYDBvbH13agR6oL4CsBwea3AFalRC6yPHvY4WGrEIhyNzKKEoR_5v3XrZHLWk95eOeapD7jhe5UCObjcIeMK4r5xF35IftvoyZ29PlwCf/s800/DSC06038.jpg" style="font-family: Architects Daughter; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="661" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sKHuURj966tReoTCiWZECnucJ7QTZQt5dTocHvOF_7s5IcVR_7GaPLuYmcMSYpc4bmi3VwUBrZ-WbAAKYDBvbH13agR6oL4CsBwea3AFalRC6yPHvY4WGrEIhyNzKKEoR_5v3XrZHLWk95eOeapD7jhe5UCObjcIeMK4r5xF35IftvoyZ29PlwCf/s16000/DSC06038.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Over a style to an inviting pathway. The smell of the freshly mowed grass fills the air. </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcyLgrlA0zwyr8A570XlZh6lUBrFmT92a9LdDldM4Z9LHpGrLUjQ7Y7DacT06EjkAXOvE9ZauzQiBh47yy5Ql9APRbMdc_f9iwNxPqdwEITnL1JgoKFSyw4I4TGBg2ssKKWIWmS3uTDErlrpZylBAAAPcpjVwxUKRrKjPP_aSX3cPMF0aawlqLhIX/s800/DSC06040.png" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: Architects Daughter; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcyLgrlA0zwyr8A570XlZh6lUBrFmT92a9LdDldM4Z9LHpGrLUjQ7Y7DacT06EjkAXOvE9ZauzQiBh47yy5Ql9APRbMdc_f9iwNxPqdwEITnL1JgoKFSyw4I4TGBg2ssKKWIWmS3uTDErlrpZylBAAAPcpjVwxUKRrKjPP_aSX3cPMF0aawlqLhIX/s16000/DSC06040.png" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Following the pathway through several meadows leads us into a small woodland carpeted in Wild Garlic - <i>Allium ursinum. </i>The<i> </i>leaves are now perfect for those who like to forage the leaves and make pesto. However, it is very important to take care when removing the leaves to not disturb their bulbs. Personally I still prefer to make my pesto using basil leaves. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmB5QDRzjhNyKSVZ44VETWVrhjkqAVEP_zcuMfYgEM4jjUHm0pdS-pZZo-QyyYOWyI0QMjOjxQQYSo-zBJNKYSd0-XkNHz-rEfui2gpLPWW4ClrpcWFQq1cXPHLt9HOF0shAIFgDu40VRYn_CLKvmzlG5glhMCb2XDDbH_uu4PRGoMWhO6N2J76qHa/s800/DSC06044.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmB5QDRzjhNyKSVZ44VETWVrhjkqAVEP_zcuMfYgEM4jjUHm0pdS-pZZo-QyyYOWyI0QMjOjxQQYSo-zBJNKYSd0-XkNHz-rEfui2gpLPWW4ClrpcWFQq1cXPHLt9HOF0shAIFgDu40VRYn_CLKvmzlG5glhMCb2XDDbH_uu4PRGoMWhO6N2J76qHa/s16000/DSC06044.png" /></a></div></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span></span></span><p></p><p></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Suddenly rooftops appear amongst the trees below our walk, and then we spot the flag perched on what used to be the village school. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTw206QU5zQRiSjP_RglBYz5oG2IsqdVq26kSUp0k08cOVxyRf7W3zkZUydfpAh4F8Asv7pC6qtRCdNk0SMYGXCfGk3SOhc_ZKg01NuuLTkVXjUTSCLTXo8uMS7CeNjikkzTlVPa2gWLErqVT1Yu3HmB6Zl0EoNHWrtK8VtUAIMrM-YM4zS9R_mV5/s800/DSC06042.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTw206QU5zQRiSjP_RglBYz5oG2IsqdVq26kSUp0k08cOVxyRf7W3zkZUydfpAh4F8Asv7pC6qtRCdNk0SMYGXCfGk3SOhc_ZKg01NuuLTkVXjUTSCLTXo8uMS7CeNjikkzTlVPa2gWLErqVT1Yu3HmB6Zl0EoNHWrtK8VtUAIMrM-YM4zS9R_mV5/s16000/DSC06042.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">The building now houses the village hall, and this is where we parked the car. <br /></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;">🌾🌷🌾🌷🌾🌷<br /></span></span></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62871335735760329152023-05-08T11:09:00.004+01:002023-05-08T11:09:46.114+01:00Bluebells Galore<p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_FB4ZzDD0unnKeYo43LTRXaw77KmYnKxxJMRSZVc2QZbwGyLt7PYxADNz0eLYhnxFsDU_9NPP_GwHEEQBlbCvUIwuOi2ruxw57lRV3F_e90aoWbeOQaBfsAYrtooqwhMXcC9q-hnHzc1bsDCswRLRwlQ4k7_B9-rcXtMHv6MJMjl54OeI1MeF6Sb/s800/DSC05974.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_FB4ZzDD0unnKeYo43LTRXaw77KmYnKxxJMRSZVc2QZbwGyLt7PYxADNz0eLYhnxFsDU_9NPP_GwHEEQBlbCvUIwuOi2ruxw57lRV3F_e90aoWbeOQaBfsAYrtooqwhMXcC9q-hnHzc1bsDCswRLRwlQ4k7_B9-rcXtMHv6MJMjl54OeI1MeF6Sb/s16000/DSC05974.png" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">We were keen to return to Badbury Hill, a large Iron Age Hill Fort dating back to 600 BC. In the Dark Ages it is believed to have been a key battle site between the ancient Celtic people of Britain and the encroaching Anglo Saxons. Today, however, it is renowned for its carpets of native bluebells - <i>Hyacinthoides non-scripta, </i>and </span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">its tall military-straight beech trees. A circular walk rejoices in stunning views over the Upper Thames Valley and walks along wide avenues, nature's equivalent to urban boulevards, offer the walker spectacular carpets of bluebells. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-TglhWgiUOsEjWI6QDyHXJ3wZEjog7G7iIRVoHpaFTCf32gSnigT0wZNJ_Fozv04zD4UNscMMvAKbq957neyke0FiSM5LxxvhqNh5dqDBLhoE2Li2ZO3aapey4qUCALT0LI_iMrN_rohvt_9CrixioB6paX3_joRLKbMCYNUMq0y9FM0VWIN1tva/s800/DSC05968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-TglhWgiUOsEjWI6QDyHXJ3wZEjog7G7iIRVoHpaFTCf32gSnigT0wZNJ_Fozv04zD4UNscMMvAKbq957neyke0FiSM5LxxvhqNh5dqDBLhoE2Li2ZO3aapey4qUCALT0LI_iMrN_rohvt_9CrixioB6paX3_joRLKbMCYNUMq0y9FM0VWIN1tva/s16000/DSC05968.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUqzaAvShHXIqNYX3wiPm_m5hwzMtL25pyVyWZIqF1UCj2T_k4H5XmBsi0FYzaTTfTiOtU4sVqjgwH1sM05fQzhI6NlucqxU73iLNgTt_rM2wcqTQgzohvKKDT7p3vCgMfyAwwWlfRbrYYuyZ5P5So_vPzslC7RGKIWYOy2xb6rxNcjwWGci3gVrX/s800/DSC05956.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUqzaAvShHXIqNYX3wiPm_m5hwzMtL25pyVyWZIqF1UCj2T_k4H5XmBsi0FYzaTTfTiOtU4sVqjgwH1sM05fQzhI6NlucqxU73iLNgTt_rM2wcqTQgzohvKKDT7p3vCgMfyAwwWlfRbrYYuyZ5P5So_vPzslC7RGKIWYOy2xb6rxNcjwWGci3gVrX/s16000/DSC05956.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Gazing skywards we spotted this squirrels drey made from last years fallen autumn beech leaves and twigs. We waited, and watched, hopefully, but no signs of life appeared. Apparently squirrels normally have two litters of young a year - one between February and March and the other between June and July. It appears that we were just too late or maybe too soon. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0p7PABEXXWN1__Ka8xIbZyUBv7IsY7EBmZ53Ygiidb4ncNj3-EyzEII1WOoD2eixp4NuGw2rhNUNi8Vak9xpW1NMmosejqem5cR4SvfOFvKirRzlgZyS-_9wUCAMh26H_HzDhwz2e8jsNZsAPXrMUNxjKnrCQ4cNIHh5pjsWcu2FrgW_-Yj8hXsIX/s800/DSC05962.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0p7PABEXXWN1__Ka8xIbZyUBv7IsY7EBmZ53Ygiidb4ncNj3-EyzEII1WOoD2eixp4NuGw2rhNUNi8Vak9xpW1NMmosejqem5cR4SvfOFvKirRzlgZyS-_9wUCAMh26H_HzDhwz2e8jsNZsAPXrMUNxjKnrCQ4cNIHh5pjsWcu2FrgW_-Yj8hXsIX/s16000/DSC05962.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3cwxvwVa9hpZG-ndPa7QVi1R_jvTPsG937ndYHmVftan3Fqw9BL2pO1Rs8IyBGp7p4AtCdlFo__GAFnxf_MnUVQ_HH7-RpAISxf_uQvitDmYJ_lpoerOuTmwrdKQQCI75LEC5gO2WMLQdnqBdSEvPPNRALoeE9W6lP9T3_DkYhySjRGFSCjQT1zL/s800/DSC05970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="800" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3cwxvwVa9hpZG-ndPa7QVi1R_jvTPsG937ndYHmVftan3Fqw9BL2pO1Rs8IyBGp7p4AtCdlFo__GAFnxf_MnUVQ_HH7-RpAISxf_uQvitDmYJ_lpoerOuTmwrdKQQCI75LEC5gO2WMLQdnqBdSEvPPNRALoeE9W6lP9T3_DkYhySjRGFSCjQT1zL/w640-h430/DSC05970.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Unlike Spanish bluebells - </span><i><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Hyacinthoides hispanica, </span></span></i><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">which</span></span><i><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">have</span></span><i><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">no scent, our native bluebells have a sweet delicate scent, which drifts around a bluebell wood on warm days. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;"> <span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRaIP6wBcwnGBnhrEqsdLHSrwvIV1dP5EqT2OgjxPb86rh_NqKm0sVGJ-cN0ss3HAkgisegrNJyKnvdOv9OOyVY1mckA4oX00hFlSpNBiFntwIisRvXGSplPi3GFlwZ_CNKi-b6TLE7I-tA58-htki8tckf7Y8rZBdSmW4fvpE8gUS6hzO_OaK2AP/s800/DSC05952.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRaIP6wBcwnGBnhrEqsdLHSrwvIV1dP5EqT2OgjxPb86rh_NqKm0sVGJ-cN0ss3HAkgisegrNJyKnvdOv9OOyVY1mckA4oX00hFlSpNBiFntwIisRvXGSplPi3GFlwZ_CNKi-b6TLE7I-tA58-htki8tckf7Y8rZBdSmW4fvpE8gUS6hzO_OaK2AP/s16000/DSC05952.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span><i><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"></span></i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">he </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">bluebells scent is similar to that of a Hyacinth but softer.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The bluebell is the sweetest flower</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">That waves in summer air;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Its blossoms have the mightiest power</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">To sooth my spirit's care.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i>Emily Jane Bront</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #999999;">ë</span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYGMQPDiia3tvbuRBsBkYLXf_23h5wqGyTmLL1obIJDCcXnjL0nTXOTQyQSjkIb2_5baS6OT6TsMSosBH190Z5acJ9mQOVSt7hHNWypPOxNZaJa782hoSOEjCqC9zVb1d2l-yYXVtSkObZeN1DoOfujjhtfsh7G12hMLwEu2-A3nEC0gHEEuYlzgE/s800/DSC05954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYGMQPDiia3tvbuRBsBkYLXf_23h5wqGyTmLL1obIJDCcXnjL0nTXOTQyQSjkIb2_5baS6OT6TsMSosBH190Z5acJ9mQOVSt7hHNWypPOxNZaJa782hoSOEjCqC9zVb1d2l-yYXVtSkObZeN1DoOfujjhtfsh7G12hMLwEu2-A3nEC0gHEEuYlzgE/s16000/DSC05954.jpg" /></a></i></span></div><p></p><p></p>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com23