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Archive for the tag 'National Trust'
Filed under Holidays, Malham 2011
…Brimham Rocks
After Bolton Abbey it wasn’t quite time to return to Malham, so there was a little detour through the countryside (see previous post) and a chance encounter along the way – Brimham Rocks:
Brimham Rocks is an amazing natural landscape, formed over millions of years. The dramatic rocky outcrops left by this process have shaped [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2011
Filed under Holidays, Malham 2011
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 25th 2011
Filed under Gardens
PhotoHunt – Yellow
A good opportunity to post some flower pictures.
As if I needed an excuse
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24 Comments CherryPie on Sep 23rd 2011
Filed under Science & Nature
PhotoHunt – Greasy
On closer inspection, perhaps it is just raindrops…
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32 Comments CherryPie on Sep 9th 2011
Filed under Art, Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
Cragside – The Slave Girl
This bronze statue entitled ‘The Slave Girl’ is displayed on the main staircase in the house at Cragside. It was modelled by the London sculptor John Bell and acquired by Lord Armstrong in around 1870.
The American Civil War and the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin had sharpened awareness of the plight of slaves. [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 23rd 2011
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last you create what you will.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 21st 2011
