A orange globe appeared in the sky and stayed all weekend which is rather strange and unusual for a bank holiday. I had a busy weekend spring cleaning, but also found time to chill out and read for a while.
Today the weather was too good to miss so we headed out in the direction of Ludlow and decided to have lunch in Clun. Unfortunately ‘The Green Man’ festival was taking place so the tiny village was heaving with people. It always pays to do your homework beforehand…
We struggled through Clun and headed out along the country roads. We found a hidden gem of a tea shop near Clungunford. All the food was home made and I overheard that they had been up late last night getting all the food ready for today. I can confirm the food was delicious and will certainly go back again if I am in that area.
After lunch we went to Ludlow and this also proved difficult. The roads in the centre of the town were all closed because there was a fun fair in the street for the bank holiday week. Eventually we found a parking space and navigated our way on foot through the fun fair to the rather more peaceful grounds of Ludlow Castle.
It was a perfect summer’s day in spring 
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Wisdom should be cherished as a means of travelling from youth to old age, for it is more lasting than any other possession.
Bias of Priene (c. 750 BC)
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These are the first of the photos that I took on my mini break to Nottingham to celebrate my Mum becoming a lady of a certain age. The first photo is of the Tea Room which was the first port of call when we arrived at Hardwick Hall.
You can read about the weekend here and you can read about Bess who built Hardwick Hall here.
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Microscopic from thesaurus.com:
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: tiny, almost undetectable
Synonyms: atomic, diminutive, imperceptible, infinitesimal, invisible, little, minuscule, minute, negligible, teeny, wee
Antonyms: big, huge, large, macroscopic
There is a small Ted on my bed…
More interpretations of Microscopic can be found here.
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The Daily Mail has an interesting article that shows several of these structures as captured by earth observing satellites. The article points out that many of the worlds ancient structures appear to be built along astronomical alignments.
I will share two photos from the article with you, to see them all you will have to click here.
Stonehenge is a place I have been fascinated with since I first visited, aged 13, when I was able to get up close and touch the stones and feel in awe of them. You can see my blog articles regarding Stonehenge here and here. My post on the related site, Silbury Hill can be found here.
I am currently reading a book about the Sphinx so it is appropriate to include this image showing the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx.
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