This statue is situated at the entrance of Abbey House Gardens and is the work of Ian Rank-Broadley, the same sculptor that produced the statues in a previous PhotoHunt post. I must admit I had not heard of him until I saw the sculptures at Abbey House Gardens, but it seems I should have done:
Ian [...]
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PhotoHunt – Upside Down
38 Comments CherryPie on Sep 18th 2009
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PhotoHunt – SURPRISE!
Set against the wall behind the house at Abbey House Gardens an unusual surprise awaits the visitors.
Make of it what you will…
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
33 Comments CherryPie on Aug 28th 2009
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I Leave My Heart in an English Garden
I leave my heart in an English garden,
Safe where the elm and the oak stand by.
Tho’ the years rise and roll away
Still shall those watchmen stay,
Bold in the blue of an English sky.
Breezes in the long grass ruffling my hair,
Hollyhock and bluebell scenting the air,
Nothing in the world can ever be
Such a sweet memory:
Nothing in [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 20th 2009
Good friends are good for your health.
Irwin Sarason
26 Comments CherryPie on Aug 9th 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
Leo Rosten
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 26th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Rock(s)
These are pictures of the waterfall at Abbey House Gardens. The brochure explains the idea behind this part of the garden:
As the winter of 2001 approached it was time to organise our annual tree pollarding when dead, dying or dangerous tree limbs are removed before the winds attack!
An area in the back corner, beyond [...]
23 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2009
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The Flower
And now in age I bud again,
After so many deaths I live and write;
I once more smell the dew and rain,
And relish versing: O my onely light,
[...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 1st 2009
