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100 Photos 42 :: Autumn Colours
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 30th 2010
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The Swan
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
Hodnet Hall Gardens
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
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
The Decline of Wenlock Priory
In 1521 there was a dispute over the election of the prior which led to a visitation from Dr John Allen who took evidence from each of the monks at the priory. He published a report that showed that the once-strict following of the rule of St Benedict had now become slack. The [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 25th 2010
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PhotoHunt – Natural
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
24 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2010
