Archive for September, 2019
Filed under Anecdotes, Science & Nature, This & That
Autumn Leaves and a FUTAB moment
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 30th 2019
Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.
John Muir
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2019
Filed under Holidays, Sherborne 2019
St Nicholas Church, Norton
St Nicholas’ Church is a Grade II* listed building.[2] The church’s dedication was changed in 1490, to St Nicholas having previously been dedicated to St Magnus Martyr.[3]
The church was rebuilt in 1776, reusing medieval foundations and is considered a good example of the early Gothic revival. The rebuilding was financed by the Frampton family, who lived in the nearby [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 27th 2019
If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 23rd 2019
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Walking with Friends
I have been busy walking during the past couple of days but I don’t have a single photo to share!
My first walk was a meet up with Linda, a fellow #Walk1000Miles walker to walk stage 4 part 1 of the T50 50 mile trail. Along the walk we had a random encounter with Naomi Wrighton, [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2019
Filed under Heritage, Sherborne 2019
The Resting Place of T. E Lawrence
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence CB, DSO, known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British soldier renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt of 1916–18. The breadth of his fame is unique – archaeologist, scholar, soldier, writer. Always an independent spirit, he was a friend of many artists as well as [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 18th 2019
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About, Science & Nature
Birds, Woods & Pools
First thing this morning I went in to the upstairs room where my computer is situated. I needed to charge my mobile phone.
Movement in the garden distracted me. The light rain had enticed my garden birds out of their perching places. My upstairs retreat is the perfect place to watch and enjoy my garden birds. [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2019
