Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Juggling with a camera and umbrella at the same time can sometimes lead to missing certain blemishes in the photograph. Although they are rather obvious when you transfer them to the computer.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
22 Comments CherryPie on Oct 30th 2009
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.
Winnie The Pooh
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2009
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
Walter Winchell
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Books, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009, Science & Nature
Back to my weekend away. This started with a leisurely drive to Orpington where we parked the car and took a brief train ride into London, much easier than struggling to drive through the city. The leisurely drive included a stop for a pub lunch.
On the way to the Royal Institution, I found myself [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
As you can see I am now back from my long weekend. I hadn’t planned on another holiday quite so soon after my last one, but after I reviewed Christopher Lloyd’s previous book he commented on my blog and sent me tickets to the launch of his new book. I thought it was too good [...]
17 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2009
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009, Out & About
The sculpture that I posted for my Saturday PhotHunt is entitled The Wrestlers and was quite fascinating to look at.
The Wrestlers depict two heroic male figures, one black, one white, at the peak of athletic prowess pitting their strength and skill against each other. This work presents a multitude of different viewpoints and engages the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2009
Filed under Art, Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
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 [...]
38 Comments CherryPie on Sep 18th 2009
