Comments on: The Sluice Gates http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/05/15/the-sluice-gates/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Tue, 12 May 2026 12:40:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/05/15/the-sluice-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-47894 CherryPie Tue, 16 May 2017 21:27:37 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=18591#comment-47894 It is a wonderful place on a sunny day :-) It is a wonderful place on a sunny day :-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/05/15/the-sluice-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-47893 CherryPie Tue, 16 May 2017 21:27:12 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=18591#comment-47893 There is something about water that draws one to it. The way that light plays across it at different times of day and ripples on the surface or stillness at other times are quite magical and captivating. This particular moat surrounds the The Bishop's Palace, part of which the Bishop of Bath and Wells still lives. Up until 2011 the Wells and the garden surrounding them were part of the Bishop's private garden. There is something about water that draws one to it. The way that light plays across it at different times of day and ripples on the surface or stillness at other times are quite magical and captivating.

This particular moat surrounds the The Bishop’s Palace, part of which the Bishop of Bath and Wells still lives. Up until 2011 the Wells and the garden surrounding them were part of the Bishop’s private garden.

]]> By: Mike@bitaboutbritain http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/05/15/the-sluice-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-47892 Mike@bitaboutbritain Tue, 16 May 2017 11:53:20 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=18591#comment-47892 Wonderful shots, CP. I have a lovely memory of wandering round the Bishops' Garden on a hot summer afternoon, basking in the heat and the scent of the place. It's a perfect gem. Wonderful shots, CP. I have a lovely memory of wandering round the Bishops’ Garden on a hot summer afternoon, basking in the heat and the scent of the place. It’s a perfect gem.

]]> By: Amfortas http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/05/15/the-sluice-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-47891 Amfortas Tue, 16 May 2017 08:31:04 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=18591#comment-47891 For the larger part of my life I have lived with no sight of bodies of water. There were always lakes around but I did not seem to get the time to 'use' them let alone see them. As a kiddie I did have a river - a stream really- nearby that I played with, in and around, and did so frequently. Perhaps that is why I just love water views. For a short time I had the Straits of Malacca to sail a small boat on but that was short-lived. Now as dusk falls I have the most beautiful stretch of water - a wide estuary framed by hills - that I enjoy every single day. It is a changing body of water. By the minute. But nothing could beat having one's own dream moat. For the larger part of my life I have lived with no sight of bodies of water. There were always lakes around but I did not seem to get the time to ‘use’ them let alone see them. As a kiddie I did have a river – a stream really- nearby that I played with, in and around, and did so frequently. Perhaps that is why I just love water views. For a short time I had the Straits of Malacca to sail a small boat on but that was short-lived. Now as dusk falls I have the most beautiful stretch of water – a wide estuary framed by hills – that I enjoy every single day. It is a changing body of water. By the minute.

But nothing could beat having one’s own dream moat.

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