When you lay out all possible pathways, no matter how ridiculous or counter intuitive they may seem, and sort the multitude of data, events, and actions upon their appropriate piles, a new reality may emerge to compete against your own bias. It is your ability to believe and amend your belief system, which separates you [...]
Archive for the 'Newcastle & Crookham 2013' Category
11 Comments CherryPie on Dec 15th 2013
Filed under Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013, Science & Nature
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
All the pictures which science now draws of nature and which alone seem capable of according with observational fact are mathematical pictures… From the intrinsic evidence of his creation, the Great Architect of the Universe now begins to appear as a pure mathematician.
Sir James H. Jeans (1877 – 1946)
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 24th 2013
The mathematical rules of the universe are visible to men in the form of beauty.
John Michell (1933 – 2009)
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 17th 2013
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
So many people try to win their points by argument, but I let them have a sense of victory straight away. There is no use talking to them.
“Fools argue, wise men discuss.”
Paramahansa Yogananda (from Journey to Self-Realisation)
14 Comments CherryPie on Nov 10th 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Journey To…
…The Coach House at Crookham.
After an unexpected summer day in Tynemouth it was time to say goodbye to both Newcastle and Tynemouth and journey to our next destination.
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 10th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Gun Batteries…
…at Tynemouth priory and Castle.
Because of their strategic position commanding the approaches to the river mouth, the artillery defences of Tynemouth remained in use between the mid-16th and mid-20th centuries. Like all English coastal defences, they were not always adequately armed, supplied or manned, being made ready or updated only when conflict was imminent.
From about [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2013
More ‘Round’ can be found in the gallery.
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2013
