Amelia's photos
HFF from Horsey windpump
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The first Pip Shows our youngest grandson, James, and how many steps we needed to climb to reach the viewing platform. The second clickable PiP shows the fantail taken from the viewing platform.
Horsey Windpump Fantail
Canal walk at Queens Head
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HBM from The Cliffe - Ruyton XI Towns
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We had 3 days of lovely sunny and frosty days, an absolute joy to be alive, Then it snowed - about 2-3 cm, yesterday, followed by fog and rain. Good old British weather. ;-)
Underneath the armchair
HFF from Horsey Gap
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This post and line fence was a temporary set up here, much needed to keep folks off the dunes where the adults and new born seal pups were sheltering from the recent high tides and stormy weather. Further along the beach there was a viewing platform, so i did manage to get some photos of the seal pups.
As soon as I saw this I thought of Isabel (Xata).
DUCK
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Leaves in the canal
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The blue and white period
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SC72 post 19 November - Shabby Chic
I used to collect blue and white plates, mainly from junk stores, and this is what remains of the collection. One of the first collected is the one with a touch of yellow in it. It came from a pub junk room about 50+ years ago. The small plate just above it to the right is the most recent, and was bought in Amsterdam about 20 years ago. I keep thinking of taking them to a charity shop, but then I'd have a bare patch of wall. ;-)
hFF from Draper's Hall in Shrewsbury
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The first "hall" or meeting place for the Guild is not known, but in 1485 a new guildhall was built close to St Mary's Church and the almshouses, at a cost of £9-15s-6d. Almost a century later, in 1576, the heyday of the Drapers' prosperity, the present hall was built on the same site in the old commercial centre of the town.
HWW from Shrewsbury
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Reflections on Grasmere
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HBM from Edinburgh
RAINBOWS
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SC71 - one word
This effect is created on the ceiling of one of our rooms, when sunlight shines brightly through crystals hanging in the window. The effect is particularly strong when the sun is low in the sky, during autumn, winter and spring.
Another attempt is 'doors' taken in our local town of Shrewsbury.
DOORS
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The falling leaves
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The Autumn Leaves By Nat King Cole
Eva Cassidy - Autumn Leaves
Eric Clapton - Autumn Leaves (with lyrics)
Flying Pickets - Only You *1984*
I wonder which version of this song you like best? And I have added another of my favourite A cappella groups to confuse the issue. ;-)))
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Swans in Shrewsbury
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HWW from Chester
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Chester city walls consist of a defensive structure built to protect the city. The fortress was initially defended by an earth rampart surmounted by a wooden palisade and surrounded by a ditch. From about 90 AD Chester was occupied by Legio XX Valeria Victrix, who started a programme of rebuilding, including the improvement of the walls. Starting in about 100 AD the earth walls were reconstructed using sandstone.
Following the Norman conquest the army of William the Conqueror arrived in Chester in 1069–70, and the king ordered that a castle should be built. This was constructed outside the site of the Roman fortress, to the southwest in an elevated position overlooking the River Dee. This necessitated the extension of the walls to the west and south to incorporate the castle, leading to the circuit of the walls currently present.
The walls are now a major tourist attraction, and form an almost complete circuit of the former medieval city, with a total walkway length of 2.95 kilometres (1.8 mi). Upkeep and repair of the walls continues to be a problem.
It's a pity that one gets the view of a large car park here. Through the arch there is a set of steps to get the city walls over a major road.
For more information see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_city_walls#References