Archive for the 'Out & About' Category
Filed under Gardens, Out & About, Science & Nature
100 Photos 73 :: Pollination
16 Comments CherryPie on Apr 13th 2011
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
100 Photos 71 :: English Heritage
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Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Sunday in the Sun
Yesterday the weather was glorious, so it had to be taken advantage of. I went out for lunch to Moseley Old Hall, then strolled round the garden. Instead of touring the house, which is interesting I decided to take in Boscobel House as well. Both houses have an interesting history with a [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2011
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Revisiting Trees
The proposed visit to Attingham Park that I mentioned yesterday went ahead as planned.
The weather was perfect, we (my Mum and I) arrived just before a tour of the ‘Lady Berwick Garden’ was due to take place. It was an opportunity not to be missed.
Warden, Ron Iremonger took us on the short walk to the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 9th 2011
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PhotoHunt – Trees
This is such a perfect topic for a tree lover like me. I have so many photos to choose from. I settled with these three.
The first photo was taken in my garden last week as the sun was setting.
The other two were taken in Attingham Park in February last year. They remind me of [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Apr 8th 2011
Filed under Art, Books, Out & About
Great A’Tuin
Great A’Tuin is the Giant Star Turtle who travels through the Discworld universe carrying four elephants who in turn carry the Discworld:
The sex of the World Turtle is pivotal in proving or disproving a number of conflicting theories about the destination of Great A’Tuin’s journey through the cosmos. If, as the Discworld version of the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 6th 2011
