The picture in yesterday’s post is a detail from the Dome Fernery. It is one of the follies that can be seen in Westonbury Mill Water Gardens. The dome is made from sunlit wine bottles that are cemented together to provide this extraordinary structure. From the inside it is quite dazzling as you can see.
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Architecture 100 :: 27 – The Dome Fernery
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 13th 2012
Filed under Carcassonne 2012, Gardens, Holidays
A Room with a View
You might recall my original post entitled ‘a room with a view‘. That was only one view from my room, if I looked down instead of forwards, this is what a saw.
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 10th 2012
Filed under Gardens, Science & Nature
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance.
Isaac Newton (1643 -1727)
34 Comments CherryPie on Jul 29th 2012
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Seize the Moment
An unusual orange globe appeared in the sky today, so I grabbed my camera and headed out to make the best of the rare occurrence.
I visited Shugborough Hall which I found had changed a lot since I last visited. The car park is in a different place which gave the opportunity to walk through [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Jul 21st 2012
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My Oak and the Moon
PS: I am still struggling with my internet connection (even after the service provider rebooted everything today)… My connection worked perfectly until the service provider had a serious problem (which resulted in melt down last weekend), now my connection to the internet only works intermittently and only on some devices. Sadly my desk top [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 24th 2012
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.
King Solomon (circa 10th Century BC)
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 10th 2012
