If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
The Buddha
PS: For those of you who have been waiting for the bluebells, this is the first glimpse of them.
Archive for the tag 'National Trust'
12 Comments CherryPie on May 9th 2010
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Chirk Castle – Spring Colour
Moving away from the castle and into the gardens there was a lovely display of spring flowers. I did think of Uncle Bernard as I took these, although there aren’t 10,000 in this border.
9 Comments CherryPie on May 9th 2010
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Chirk Castle – Formal Garden
It is now time to go and find those bluebells that I mentioned. To do that we have to first walk through the formal garden which consists of topiary yews and hedges. These were planted by Richard Myddelton Biddulph in the late 19th century in order to give shelter to the plants that were growing [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2010
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Chirk Castle – The Clock Tower
The clock-tower was put up on the inner face of the Adam’s Tower in 1609. The belfrey however was added as part of later alterations.
6 Comments CherryPie on May 6th 2010
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Chirk Castle
Chirk Castle is a border fortress which was designed to subdue the Welsh. It was built between 1925 and 1310 by Roger Mortimer who was one of Edward I’s warlords.
In contrast to the unwelcoming exterior, the interior is a lot more homely. The castle has been almost continuously occupied for 700 years.
Among Chirk’s [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2010
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The Cat’s Journey
This is the sequence of photos that led to my latest 100 photos post.
In the last photo the cat and I are almost paw to toe before he rubbed around my legs and moved on.
13 Comments CherryPie on May 4th 2010
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In Search of Bluebells
Bank holiday Monday meant a further pause on sorting out details for my Dad’s funeral etc. The day was so beautiful so there was no point stopping at home doing nothing so I decided a day out was in order (well just going out for lunch and the afternoon really ). [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on May 3rd 2010
