Tuesday 29 December 2009

CANTERBURY TALES

A LANE IN CANTERBURY LEADING TO CHRISTCHURCH GATE, THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CATHEDRAL PRECINCTS


DEPARTURE POINT

FOLKSTONE HARBOUR


HAUNTED HOUSE

LLANCAIACH FAWR MANOR, NELSON, MID GLAMORGAN
A TUDOR MANOR HOUSE, VISITED BY CHARLES I IN 1645, WHICH IS SAID TO BE THE MOST HAUNTED HOUSE IN WALES.

Monday 28 December 2009

SIEGE ENGINE

TREBUCHET AT CAERPHILLY CASTLE.
TREBUCHET WERE SIEGE ENGINES USED IN THE MIDDLE AGES.


RARE BEAUTY

RARE WILD ENGLISH ORCHID
(BE SURE TO CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE, AND APPRECIATE THE DETAILS, i e. THE DEWDROPS AND THE FLY.)

IS IT A CAR? IS IT A BIKE?

YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE!


Wednesday 23 December 2009

O TANNENBAUM

TO ALL MY BLOGGING FRIENDS,
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
HAPPY BLOGGING IN 2010

CANDLELIT SERVICE

ST JAMES' CHURCH LLANGUA MONMOUTHSHIRE. THIS EARLY 15TH CENTURY CHURCH HAS NO ELECTRICITY SO ALL SERVICES ARE CONDUCTED BY CANDLELIGHT.

HAGRID'S COTTAGE?

SUMMER HOUSE IN THE GROUNDS OF LLANVIHANGEL COURT


Tuesday 22 December 2009

Sunday 20 December 2009

NEGOTIATING THE LOCKS

RAISING THE LOCK FOR THE HORSE DRAWN BARGE TO PASS, WHILE THE HORSE WAITS PATIENTLY TO RESUME HIS JOB


RINGING FOR TEA

THE SWANS OF WELLS CATHEDRAL, SOMERSET
The Mute Swans of the Bishop's Palace, Wells Cathedral, know when it's time for tea.The Swans which live on the moat are trained to pull on a chain below a window, thereby ringing a small bell. For this they are rewarded with food.

LOOK TO THE MOUNTAINS

VIEW OF THE PYRENEES THROUGH DOORWAY OF ANCIENT CHURCH IN GAVARNIE, FRANCE

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