If I remember rightly I took this picture when I was in Tunisia - I just loved the various shadows that showed up against the fading sky.
This was taken looking out to sea from Instow. The setting sun is reflected on the wet sand which adds to this lovely picture. The two people standing there on the beach, stood there for quite some time. I was alright, I was sitting down on a bench on the sea walkway.
I remember I was driving around in the countryside with the children and we just couldn't get over the colours of the sky during this sunset. I've not seen a sky like this, before or since.
I remember taking this many years ago - it was one of the prettiest sunsets I'd ever seen. It wasn't cold sitting on the seat on the cliffs' edge. There were many people around me - just clicking away with their cameras. The advent of wonderful cameras on the phones hadn't arrived then. My friend took me there as a treat, and I spent nearly 3 hours just taking pictures!!!!!
This was taken in Ilfracombe, about 25 miles away. The tide was just going out and there was still quite a cover of water over the sands, which made the boats' masts make fantastic reflections.
This is a beautiful part of the river running through Bideford. This is an area locally called "Little America" - it's because people who went over to America to live, all those hundreds of years ago, left from this spot!! Well that's what I've been told. Also Sir Richard Grenville, who came from Bideford, left from here to do battle. Also Bideford is twinned with Roanoke, in North Carolina and a native of Roanoke was brought back here to Bideford, but unfortunately he died of flu whilst here and is buried in our churchyard!
I love seeing this area when the tide is in, because it shows how beautiful it is with the trees just touching the water all along the shoreline. It's superb when the tree leaves change colour during Autumn - the colours of greens, reds, russetts and golds are to be envied.
I love seeing this area when the tide is in, because it shows how beautiful it is with the trees just touching the water all along the shoreline. It's superb when the tree leaves change colour during Autumn - the colours of greens, reds, russetts and golds are to be envied.
This was a plant in my garden, that took over a large amount of it, and these blooms only lasted just over a day!!!! I suppose that could account for their name - Day Lilies!!!!! Such a shame for such an amazing flower which deserves to be around for at least a week, so it can be admired.
The was next door's beautiful honeysuckle, which was growing all over their rowan tree. It was so lovely in the summer evenings with the back door open and all that scent coming into the house - superb. Of course I've taken loads of pictures of it, and it looks gorgeous, especially with a deep blue sky above it.
Ann also used to have lots of plants climbing all over the fence between her house and mine, and these white flowers looked really good against the fence. Not too sure about their name though - but does it really matter - if it's beautifully easy to grow and give lovely blooms?
Well, these are just some of my favourite pictures, because to be honest I've not been out and about lately and the weather has been very changeable, rain one minute, then sun, then back to rain again. The only difference has been the temperatures. It's gone very cold, especially during the late afternoon, early evening. I've always vowed never to put the fire on before November, but it's almost November isn't it? So it's gone on sooner, I'm afraid!!! My rooms are large - with 14ft high ceilings, so it gets cold. It would be way too expensive to have central heating, so just halogen fires and radiators keep me warm.
I hope you all have a good Halloween - for those of you who celebrate it. The UK is only just starting to and have added another celebratory day to the calendar. I'm lucky having a long dark driveway, because I don't get bothered by trick or treaters!!!
All Saints day on the 1s November honoured the saints and martyrs and All Souls Day on the 2nd of November was to honour the dead.
The dressing in costumes was originally a Celtic tradition but it was accepted and encouraged by the church when they merged the Celtic traditions with Christian traditions.
Trick or treat was medieval in origin when poor families would knock on doors and be given food in return for promises to pray for the dead.. The costumes they wore were to prevent them from being recognised. The American version of trick or treat is supposed to have evolved from the medieval tradition,
Jenny McIntyre club has replied to Maeluk clubAnyway, thanks for sharing these photos, they're lovely.
Thankfully they don't really seem to do trick or treat around here, mainly rentals, mainly student housing. In my last house, the little darlings threw eggs at my windows, so I don't miss that.
Jenny McIntyre club has replied to Bee OrchidHow rotten of your ex-father in law to dig up YOUR plants in your OWN garden!!!!! Can't you plant some fuschias in a pot and keep them in your garden now? As for those little darlings throwing eggs at you - they need smacking (if you were allowed to do that!!!)
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