Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
I think most of my regular readers know I am addicted to gardens
The words over the gateway say:
A GARDEN SWEET ENCLOSED WITH WALLES STRONG
THE ARBORES AND AYLES SO PLEASANT AND SO DULCE
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20 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2010
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009, Science & Nature
I couldn’t miss PhotoHunt even though you won’t be able to comment on the post due to a technical hitch with my blog. Hopefully it will be resolved soon.
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8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 26th 2010
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
I had so many threes it was difficult to pick a favourite so I have chosen three threes.
The first picture is of friends and colleagues during a demonstration in Birmingham last week where we were campaigning to keep our terms and conditions.
The following two are a bit more lighthearted they are from my weekend in [...]
28 Comments CherryPie on Mar 19th 2010
The rain water enlivens all living beings of the earth both movable (insects, animals, humans and so on), and immovable (plants, trees and so on), and then returns to the ocean, its value multiplied a millionfold.
Chanakya, India
15 Comments CherryPie on Feb 28th 2010
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
We go through life seeing things not as they are but as we are, and love is the only lens available to straighten out our vision of the world and offer some hope of understanding.
From 1000 paths to love by David Baird
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 14th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Currently Hanbury Hall has two pairs of garden pavilions. These have been reconstructed with timber rather than masonry so that they don’t detract from the stonework on the hall.
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 4th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
This sunken parterre is part of the formal gardens at Hanbury Hall. Archaeological investigation during the winter months of 1992-1993 uncovered remains of the formal garden. The main outline of the garden has now been re-instated, with the Sunken Parterre being the first part to be restored. The garden is being planted with [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Feb 3rd 2010
