Archive for May, 2013
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Nottingham
At the Foot of the Stair
6 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
A Sunny Day
A orange globe appeared in the sky and stayed all weekend which is rather strange and unusual for a bank holiday. I had a busy weekend spring cleaning, but also found time to chill out and read for a while.
Today the weather was too good to miss so we headed out in the direction of [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on May 6th 2013
Wisdom should be cherished as a means of travelling from youth to old age, for it is more lasting than any other possession.
Bias of Priene (c. 750 BC)
31 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2013
Filed under Holidays, Nottingham
Hardwick Hall
These are the first of the photos that I took on my mini break to Nottingham to celebrate my Mum becoming a lady of a certain age. The first photo is of the Tea Room which was the first port of call when we arrived at Hardwick Hall.
You can read about the weekend here and [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on May 4th 2013
Microscopic from thesaurus.com:
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: tiny, almost undetectable
Synonyms: atomic, diminutive, imperceptible, infinitesimal, invisible, little, minuscule, minute, negligible, teeny, wee
Antonyms: big, huge, large, macroscopic
There is a small Ted on my bed…
More interpretations of Microscopic can be found here.
23 Comments CherryPie on May 3rd 2013
The Daily Mail has an interesting article that shows several of these structures as captured by earth observing satellites. The article points out that many of the worlds ancient structures appear to be built along astronomical alignments.
I will share two photos from the article with you, to see them all you will have to click [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on May 2nd 2013
