A perfect summer’s day was followed by a perfect summer’s evening. How could I resist sitting on my patio with a glass of wine watching the sun go down behind ‘my oak tree’?
I sat enjoying the warm air and the sounds of nature…
I wondered if my friend the hedgehog would show his face, but he [...]
Archive for July, 2014
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Sitting on the Patio
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2014
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Taste Sensation
Belly pork and black pudding accompanied by onion mash and red cabbage…
Delicious
More about our visit to the ‘Haunch of Venison‘ can be found at the end of my ‘Salisbury Day Two‘ post.
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 16th 2014
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Cycle and Rest a While with Me
The sun was shining through the trees showing the leaves off in a glowy light. There was a gentle breeze, the birds were singing, the rabbits were grazing and I tuned a few heads as I cycled past…
A perfect evening
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 15th 2014
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Father & Daughter
Thinking of my dad on the anniversary of his birth
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 15th 2014
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The Poultry Cross
The Poultry Cross is a market cross in Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK, marking the site of former markets. Constructed in the 14th century and modified in the 18th century it stands at the junction of Silver Street and Minster Street.[1] It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[2]
The Poultry Cross is the only one remaining of four [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 14th 2014
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
It is the mind that creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by yours, my heart will never stir to the emotions with which yours is touched.
George Gissing (1857 – 1903)
22 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2014
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Perigee Moon
Tonight we will experience the first of three supermoons. The other two will occur on August 10th and September 9th.
The scientific term for the phenomenon is “perigee moon.” Full Moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon’s orbit. The Moon follows an elliptical path around Earth with one side (“perigee”) about [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 12th 2014
