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Archive for the 'Out & About' Category
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 13th 2009
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Name this Place
This was taken near one of the castles mentioned in my recent castle quiz. Where or what is it?
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20 Comments CherryPie on Sep 7th 2009
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Bank Holiday Monday
Yesterday I visited Daniels Mill which has the largest working waterwheel in England that powers a corn mill. It is also the third largest within the UK, the largest being Laxey Wheel on the Isle of Man. Daniels mill is a fascinating place and has been owned by the same family for 250 years. It [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 1st 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Fleeting Visit
Yesterday I managed a fleeting visit to Wollerton Old Hall Garden. The weather was a bit drizzly so it was not a day for lingering and sitting down to enjoy the view. The gardens were lovely as ever and I managed to get a few pictures without hordes of people in the way which was [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Aug 31st 2009
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009, Out & About
PhotoHunt – Ripples
This family of moorhens really didn’t want to be photographed. I had to follow them all round the pool, they kept escaping to the opposite side from where I was. There were in fact a few more chicks in the family but they were well hidden in the reeds at the edge of [...]
30 Comments CherryPie on Aug 21st 2009
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PhotoHunt – Low
From the top of the triumphal arch in Brussels the ground seems very low and the car underpass even lower still. The arch was erected in 1905 and is the centre piece of the Parc du Cinquantenaire (Jubelpark), which is an urban park of 30 hectares. The park is home to three [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Aug 7th 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
George Santayana
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 2nd 2009
