As you can see the castle itself is very dramatic and dominates the coast line.
The principle castle remains date from the 14th century when the Earl of Lancaster (a cousin of Edward II of England) began the construction of a massive fortress which was later enlarged by John of Gaunt.
The castle is the largest in [...]
Archive for the tag 'National Trust'
Filed under Crookham 2009, Heritage, Holidays, Out & About
Dunstanburgh Castle
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 1st 2009
Filed under Crookham 2009, Gardens, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
People say true friends must always hold hands, but true friends don’t need to hold hands because they know the other hand will always be there.
Unknown
16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 27th 2009
To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao Tzu
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 13th 2009
Filed under Books
An Englishman’s Home…
… is his castle.
I am currently reading a book called The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. It is a true story of the mystery behind the gruesome murder of a child in a quiet family house in Wiltshire during 1860. The crime in fact inspired the classic Victorian detective novel.
The following quote appears towards [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 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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Photo Painting – Part 2
As promised, here are some more painting styles using the same photograph as yesterday. I would be interested to know which of all of them you like best.
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 11th 2009
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Photo Painting
I have had a few comments about my recent experimentations, changing photos into paintings and sketches. For some time know I have felt the software I was using was a bit restrictive because it had a limited amount of features and set styles. It never did quite what I wanted.
I have finally got round to [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 10th 2009
