…reminded me of a special moment when I was on my holiday in Northumberland earlier this year.
I was privileged to see a red squirrel as I was travelling through the countryside near Chillingham. Initially he was sitting on the pillar at the end of a bridge I was about to cross but he leaped into [...]
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Speaking of Trees…
22 Comments CherryPie on Dec 8th 2009
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A Picture Within a Frame
The answer to where is this picture and where is the picture within the picture is:
The frame is situated within Alnwick Castle Grounds looking out over the countryside. Just of to the left is the view of the Lion Bridge which can be seen here. Just out of sight of the picture is the river [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 4th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Curved
The road along the pass is very curved and also very scary if you are traveling along it in a car.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 4th 2009
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Harry Hotspur
Following my last post on Alnwick Castle I had a special request for some Hotspur. So here he is:
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 2nd 2009
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Another of Those Days
Following on from Thursday it seems that my spate of minor irritations are not quite over.
The boys had decided they were having a Napoleonic campaign on my living room carpet which meant I either had to go out or be consigned to the upstairs of the house.
I thought a slow morning and a lie in [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2009
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One of Those Days
By the time I got to work today I was beginning to wonder if staying in bed would have been a better option.
Firstly, I reversed off my drive and did my usual visual check to make sure no windows or doors were open. Then I started to drive off and notice that the locked gate [...]
21 Comments CherryPie on Nov 26th 2009
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Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle has been home to the Percy family since 1309 when Henry Lord Percy purchased Alnwick Castle moving the family north from Yorkshire. It is the second largest inhabited castle in England.
The earliest mention of Alnwick Castle in the history books appears soon after 1096 when Yves de Vescy became baron of Alnwick [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Nov 25th 2009
