Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
by Mary Oliver
Did you too see it, drifting, all night, on the black river?
Did you see it in the morning, rising into the silvery air -
An armful of white blossoms,
A perfect commotion of silk and linen as it leaned
into the bondage of its wings; a snowbank, a bank of lilies,
Biting the air with its black [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Yesterday I took advantage of the last open day of the season at Hodnet Hall Gardens. I arrived just after it opened which was lucky because there was also a private function taking place in a marquee within the grounds. This meant the car park got full very quickly and there were cars [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 27th 2010
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For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
24 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Whatever is any way beautiful has its source of beauty in itself and is complete in itself.
Marcus Aurelius
24 Comments CherryPie on Sep 19th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens
When I looked out onto the patio a couple of days ago I noticed that the rose I bought earlier in the year had unexpectedly produced some more buds. I thought it had finished flowering for the year some time ago so it was a pleasant surprise and it gave the ideal opportunity for experimenting [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 18th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
This is another theme I struggled with. I haven’t got any photos of schools or school days and even my photos of fish aren’t quite right because some of the fish are pointing in the wrong direction. But I shall share this one with you, which is the best I have to hand.
From Wiki:
In biology, [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2010
Filed under Art, Gardens, Out & About
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 13th 2010
