Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Leuven 2015, Science & Nature
…Two planets and a star
Venus, Jupiter and Regulus shining bright in the sky.
Brilliant Venus in west from dusk until mid-to-late evening. Venus – the brightest planet and third-brightest sky object overall (after the sun and moon) – reaches its greatest elongation in the western sky on June 6. That means it is at its farthest from [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Jun 23rd 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Yesterday evening we returned home from our recent travels to the city of Leuven in Belgium. We had a room with a view and a cosy fire. The week was nice and (mostly) relaxing and now I am working my way through over 800 photographs. This has been hampered with my computer playing up by [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2015
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Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2015
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Saint-Omer – September 2008
Saint-Omer is a commune in France.
It is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department 68 km (42 mi) west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area.
The canalised portion of the river Aa begins at Saint-Omer, reaching the North Sea at Gravelines in northern France. Below its walls, the Aa connects [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 20th 2015
Filed under Hay-on-Wye 2015, Holidays, Science & Nature
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2015
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Hay Castle is currently in need of a little TLC…
Hay Castle is very much under threat. The castle and manor are in desperate need of conservation to prevent further deterioration. The Norman keep is unstable and unsafe for entry. The famed archway is impassible. The east wing of the Jacobean manor remains roofless and derelict, [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2015
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Hay was a quiet run down market town in 1962, when Richard Booth opened his first bookshop. Ten years and 40 bookshops later, the town became a Mecca for book lovers the whole world over. On 1st April 1977 (All Fools’ Day) Richard declared Hay an Independent Kingdom and the town has been in the [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2015
