Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Anecdotes, Hay-on-Wye 2015, Heritage, Holidays
The Rhydspence Inn has an interesting history, some of which the proprietor told us whilst we were chatting to him in the bar. The Inn’s website provides a detailed overview of Rhydespence over the years.
The Rhydspence was probably built to have been a hostelry. The building dates from 1380 with extensions built in the 17th [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 11th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
…and ready for my first bicycle ride of the season.
I prepared dinner as soon as I arrived home from work and put it in the oven to cook whilst I went for a cycle ride in the early evening sunshine. The weather was perfect and I wished I could have stayed out a little longer [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 10th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Hay-on-Wye 2015, Holidays
After breakfast, which was cooked to order, we headed off into town to visit one of the bookshops that we had missed the previous day. The bookshop was due to open at 10am but we arrived in town before this so we headed off to photograph the castle. This led to us finding another interesting [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 9th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Hay-on-Wye 2015, Holidays
I have just returned from a mini break in Hay-on-Wye, where we have been to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The drive to Hay-on-Wye took us through the Shropshire and Herefordshire countryside which was particularly beautiful with the sun shining on and through the lush growth of early summer. As we approached Hay-on-Wye we encounterd a [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 8th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Science & Nature
…or is it a planet…
Three planets are clearly visible at nightfall this month: Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Mercury is fading – whereas Mars has already disappeared – into the glare of sunset.
Evening planets in May 2015
Brilliant Venus in west from dusk until late evening
Fading Mars lost in the glare of sunset
Bright Jupiter from dusk until [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 1st 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens
I can’t leave you with ‘My Oak Tree‘ looking in such a sorry state so I leave you on a happier note with one of my posts for Vision & Verb:
From Little Acorns
I often take photographs of what I refer to as ‘My Oak Tree’. Of course the old oak tree isn’t mine, it is [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2015
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Sadly they did come back for the remaining branch and now we are left with almost no tree at all… Something will have to be done to that part of the garden to regain some privacy!
11 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2015
