tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83209755157992250992024-03-29T03:29:57.236+00:00Ragged Robin's Nature NotesA record of wildlife in my garden and various trips to the Warwickshire countryside and occasionally further afield.Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-29282451618137231582024-03-21T09:50:00.000+00:002024-03-21T09:50:25.931+00:00First Visit to Herefordshire 2024<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We visited the caravan for the first time this year last week. Although the weather forecast was poor at least we were able to take back the items we had brought home and make up the beds and stock up on food.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had a very good journey there on the Wednesday and it only took 90 minutes. Once the car was unpacked and we had had lunch we went to Morrisons Leominster as we had a click and collect booked and needed petrol.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thursday weather was mixed so we stayed on the site and I took a few photos of the trees and the garden.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Herefordshire Oak - looking similar to how it did in December!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHhJ_IrpX8K8PPw48kut0avhAn5MUe1h59NAzx-CIgK4Syp0oTH8wzZ_l3iH_wc-5rHTR4_8UaqbbNYvt95dlQDkmi_02TZclP9GMGY4boLlHbprhC-uDP31kPtHiAQ0MLYSzoy3F3xa55zFsJVMOdonGW6z6MUphNrnbaI0Cxyx-3-kZY58dViiKAv4/s4000/P1470287.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHhJ_IrpX8K8PPw48kut0avhAn5MUe1h59NAzx-CIgK4Syp0oTH8wzZ_l3iH_wc-5rHTR4_8UaqbbNYvt95dlQDkmi_02TZclP9GMGY4boLlHbprhC-uDP31kPtHiAQ0MLYSzoy3F3xa55zFsJVMOdonGW6z6MUphNrnbaI0Cxyx-3-kZY58dViiKAv4/s320/P1470287.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Constable and Octopus trees also bare of leaves.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME9OL2RjJ3IuV2KmAIafDQ2F1t5-ZIIy1uSHhYY3V8LS1M0tAQ7e6Kf2BkBRMEVbvSs7RrAkCJVrkr4fFMbaaVABRgl_rWcqaRNp8Vp1Ud4Hto-b1pxW_QwGBSrBJNfBRdAUo8r5DfWaGsf7Pez4yCYIYx6_sFMqMOIpTBmFinuNGpA_JbVfSCuLX2MM/s4000/P1470288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME9OL2RjJ3IuV2KmAIafDQ2F1t5-ZIIy1uSHhYY3V8LS1M0tAQ7e6Kf2BkBRMEVbvSs7RrAkCJVrkr4fFMbaaVABRgl_rWcqaRNp8Vp1Ud4Hto-b1pxW_QwGBSrBJNfBRdAUo8r5DfWaGsf7Pez4yCYIYx6_sFMqMOIpTBmFinuNGpA_JbVfSCuLX2MM/s320/P1470288.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The herbs have survived well over the last few months.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxLhzoToyj2RSeSJv2-zXWsXBMD-DBjvsjKZ4SUPF5bvX5tgmro-pIlMGyFqVdmemguTTMYJn-4msHq_Zz2kIFH3qihNGosyrHHVMb1QFqIrxS1I7HiFX_ajke6cnQJBgxemwZMsycvRNEEVp4xZpkR2HHygjIgbJtWrHZNbnDm6QKg1m_TBJoIjjh_s/s4000/P1470276.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxLhzoToyj2RSeSJv2-zXWsXBMD-DBjvsjKZ4SUPF5bvX5tgmro-pIlMGyFqVdmemguTTMYJn-4msHq_Zz2kIFH3qihNGosyrHHVMb1QFqIrxS1I7HiFX_ajke6cnQJBgxemwZMsycvRNEEVp4xZpkR2HHygjIgbJtWrHZNbnDm6QKg1m_TBJoIjjh_s/s320/P1470276.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The pink primula that was flowering in December is still covered in flowers!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCq-vekotCxBh_djv0N8kxGX12Ki2j13KfWTi8xKaNi0z3-b0tKR4CtuijKU2b6jAA8o9irK8a4iAo2g6Bf-Khv9mMTM45sN5OvRl8UykjvzV9j4UqNsdpSmAsRLXGvhQ7u_qK7YG47yWC6l-Z7heDD2AqvLgap0rMWYFzz-0urnLF9BS4a_hD2-4KPmc/s4000/P1470298.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCq-vekotCxBh_djv0N8kxGX12Ki2j13KfWTi8xKaNi0z3-b0tKR4CtuijKU2b6jAA8o9irK8a4iAo2g6Bf-Khv9mMTM45sN5OvRl8UykjvzV9j4UqNsdpSmAsRLXGvhQ7u_qK7YG47yWC6l-Z7heDD2AqvLgap0rMWYFzz-0urnLF9BS4a_hD2-4KPmc/s320/P1470298.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are primroses in the garden and they are covering the grassy banks around the site.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLjIXpD3Xr2ru55I2ZyNAQZhVWi_Do1tvjxIYRWmaJc_GC7k_7J312H71Ikpo4yzRb4yj4XGRIEf157gH8JDT_9JfaX83ddfOoXCUhu_zOvB0Fg3mP3lZc93_6KKFBcKaVEipWyiS72kW1pH5bjsNiv51HH7Ccu2sXTBEtFEaR6WMcnFIvpETBVQnrEQ/s4000/P1470275.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLjIXpD3Xr2ru55I2ZyNAQZhVWi_Do1tvjxIYRWmaJc_GC7k_7J312H71Ikpo4yzRb4yj4XGRIEf157gH8JDT_9JfaX83ddfOoXCUhu_zOvB0Fg3mP3lZc93_6KKFBcKaVEipWyiS72kW1pH5bjsNiv51HH7Ccu2sXTBEtFEaR6WMcnFIvpETBVQnrEQ/s320/P1470275.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The copse in sunlight with rain clouds gathering behind. </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRYySd_IyLe3Hckyt5d08dJZlcvspyfaa5CnJu0btR1sfg3gKOePRTmXur2ACPYph3uem4DYOttrYxeTAydcF2GcVGpmCuTcaMkI0lz3bZZ6bBOrEi47YWZeQXdvZ0bbrDf3W4Mdrt7fsjISa4dKQ53HVJkyvuilXNY4PpZdVdOHVUpVTl0R5bVmP304/s4000/P1470336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRYySd_IyLe3Hckyt5d08dJZlcvspyfaa5CnJu0btR1sfg3gKOePRTmXur2ACPYph3uem4DYOttrYxeTAydcF2GcVGpmCuTcaMkI0lz3bZZ6bBOrEi47YWZeQXdvZ0bbrDf3W4Mdrt7fsjISa4dKQ53HVJkyvuilXNY4PpZdVdOHVUpVTl0R5bVmP304/s320/P1470336.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We often see Red Kites there and it would be wonderful if they decided to nest nearby.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once the bird feeders were refilled we had visits from many species - all the usual such as Blue, Coal and Great Tits, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Robin and Blackbird and the highlights were a Nuthatch, Bullfinch and Long Tailed Tit sighting. On the Friday when B was putting up a nest box in the trees just behind the garden a Brambling came for food. Now I won't tell you how jealous I was - I've never seen this species sadly and this is the second time B has seen one and I haven't!</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have also ordered a Tree Creeper nest box as we get a lot of sightings of this species in the trees at the rear of the caravan.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did try out the bat detector a couple of evenings as it was so mild and they can come out of hibernation this month but there was no sign of bats - I don't think they like rainy weather and it had rained both days earlier in the day.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Friday B needed a larger screwdriver so we popped into Tenbury Wells - just a few photos from when we walked round. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOSks2H73T56TeeZ67yZJYx3_lCGWVMCBA7mvBkH7sM-I7DFf9dsswXV3cxu10kTeIc1zXhxzPFa87ZbL2DFD3QV4e8JA4zvZIXwu7uqyMnMmHhMm69QWESV-NvTk_ADthwSXEHYvvXmx8ui-sPCO3c_P-TkwUb-NflWIDgZBZzBbTcCiYlsiZj6WwNI/s320/P1470329.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We returned home on the Saturday. Hopefully, we can return soon although rainy days seems to be the forecast for weeks to come!</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am sorry for the lack of blog posts recently. To be honest the weather hasn't been dry enough to go out much and also I am sleeping very badly still and I don't like driving when I am shattered!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-30810639748422781382024-03-09T16:19:00.001+00:002024-03-09T16:19:31.606+00:00Recent Reading and Flowers in the Garden<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recent Reading</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I do enjoy the Mitchell and Markby series. Sadly, I think there is only one more book to read in this series although I will check out other books by Ann Granger.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZmXwkD-cwNHj7WynNj38nbDEC0sbiN0uwPWlYPLlDKoR2vaCbpMZwOUvfOtwJGTorSf54-zHIiYHOOdBchYcvsau7IfdPqisqimdLk0Y_RgDmeTWW8IsSTdPuiWaqVaW-CdRo8MQLtPRxWbXqEru4rT9AFQcCSaaIGMqMQVd3kIfglPacpRSOXkk7Us/s4000/P1470259.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZmXwkD-cwNHj7WynNj38nbDEC0sbiN0uwPWlYPLlDKoR2vaCbpMZwOUvfOtwJGTorSf54-zHIiYHOOdBchYcvsau7IfdPqisqimdLk0Y_RgDmeTWW8IsSTdPuiWaqVaW-CdRo8MQLtPRxWbXqEru4rT9AFQcCSaaIGMqMQVd3kIfglPacpRSOXkk7Us/s320/P1470259.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Jackman and Evans books by Joy Ellis have been brilliant. This does seem to sadly be the last in the series for now. I am just hoping the author writes another one! I do have some of her other books to read such as the Matt Ballard series on the kindle and of course there are the superb Nikki Galena books and I am hoping she will write more in that series too!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOkSBayEAxUKc12DicmilhJcv01cIcj-SQw1UWbnV6E8rcJ4VWI8We2HZcySQNFN98FKCl6UuBaK_dd-n1shp7DMpV9rpeCTFKbZgFURANTkheYjwQ5uL4FblvvnRQm9lWJSoN5YoZZZPlKHiFGam6KO16uoC9jIbwoKbAAQ2wrQ40IXwoUa2RSdC_jE/s4000/P1470258.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOkSBayEAxUKc12DicmilhJcv01cIcj-SQw1UWbnV6E8rcJ4VWI8We2HZcySQNFN98FKCl6UuBaK_dd-n1shp7DMpV9rpeCTFKbZgFURANTkheYjwQ5uL4FblvvnRQm9lWJSoN5YoZZZPlKHiFGam6KO16uoC9jIbwoKbAAQ2wrQ40IXwoUa2RSdC_jE/s320/P1470258.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Lost Bookshop was one of the best books I have read in the last year. It was totally spell binding and magical. I just could not put in down. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ2hvp1tflJPSGXCxJh-KJS3_xRisMmmt8O52KkJe751b6CjO-aq15V9ipzxRL0-Q-MyAWG1G9fnPMzaiuZJgb7XjOAuWt3xxW0TQIxiuKuY0Qu1QDiyXjwzYt1pgetzcMMNvAIeaMc3lumCbxlZWfOn2HbtR66pLwx2wZkID7Q7mCUCRL5FPXs-YgRo/s4000/P1470257.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ2hvp1tflJPSGXCxJh-KJS3_xRisMmmt8O52KkJe751b6CjO-aq15V9ipzxRL0-Q-MyAWG1G9fnPMzaiuZJgb7XjOAuWt3xxW0TQIxiuKuY0Qu1QDiyXjwzYt1pgetzcMMNvAIeaMc3lumCbxlZWfOn2HbtR66pLwx2wZkID7Q7mCUCRL5FPXs-YgRo/s320/P1470257.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I went a wander round the garden a few days ago to see what was in flower.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bergenia - much loved by early emerging bumble bees. Mahonia is in flower too but I forgot to take a photo!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJof3kTC_3r9_rxDy_xNnHVEDfHC8LtLb77r9au5ItZbjor6K47oR3C4OsdMR41e-tYLwKgNJYfpZeD9km88QtRMwHx64izQiJGKUh0vS3pyDXbuZhMluOUG4tkIW03PxWd8QpUJrBdCFlZioNaPsJd-2eh0CK-Bp0MPhPxZIxkcYsn4-Bqygy39uO3AE/s4000/P1470232.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJof3kTC_3r9_rxDy_xNnHVEDfHC8LtLb77r9au5ItZbjor6K47oR3C4OsdMR41e-tYLwKgNJYfpZeD9km88QtRMwHx64izQiJGKUh0vS3pyDXbuZhMluOUG4tkIW03PxWd8QpUJrBdCFlZioNaPsJd-2eh0CK-Bp0MPhPxZIxkcYsn4-Bqygy39uO3AE/s320/P1470232.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Periwinkle - it seems to flower all year!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibzMh78t9GxNe1g3F0BzIPGvP4dHIuYMiCt9Nsjitsom6Wrvak-JMiFVYhcCrNlmJ992T38rJKQwI94r_blyyW6hyieYwlxrWYLJQBTm_XQaK0LVZx4EXtWR0-c-F9Hfg3aOx3Q8U3mfcrj0i76o2ic92MM7IYXTJew7NeGYjpHuN0a7-QK9EpzqhPwg/s4000/P1470234.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibzMh78t9GxNe1g3F0BzIPGvP4dHIuYMiCt9Nsjitsom6Wrvak-JMiFVYhcCrNlmJ992T38rJKQwI94r_blyyW6hyieYwlxrWYLJQBTm_XQaK0LVZx4EXtWR0-c-F9Hfg3aOx3Q8U3mfcrj0i76o2ic92MM7IYXTJew7NeGYjpHuN0a7-QK9EpzqhPwg/s320/P1470234.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Both the camellias are in flower - we have a white variety and also a red one.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQWLMBlkuN77r-7llqv2aIgXXrcIvEiL_rlyxB6_8AngxJmIuJ9dQC3PQEB60W8RNlz2D38jAbQztQWmdjAQSdhi_VPLQZs11bcg1GOIx4nAzSTddyiTW_HM5BgkvPsb-GJFho_hpyDCRE4QkIo9EHVDUNH5ke244vcX0f9o1H8rB7_QnCpiYNFz9MKc/s4000/P1470236.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQWLMBlkuN77r-7llqv2aIgXXrcIvEiL_rlyxB6_8AngxJmIuJ9dQC3PQEB60W8RNlz2D38jAbQztQWmdjAQSdhi_VPLQZs11bcg1GOIx4nAzSTddyiTW_HM5BgkvPsb-GJFho_hpyDCRE4QkIo9EHVDUNH5ke244vcX0f9o1H8rB7_QnCpiYNFz9MKc/s320/P1470236.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I seem to have lost one of my snowdrop plants - I only have two! Snowdrops never seem to do that well here.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuH7L3GSlop1t_fldTmD9L_HTP6O7bKSW-OoCX9ujAmQaInn8u_Pmkk5ymieDaCW4knL6VWqmiakssM4VQLnBTCWLIl1e0RG420KQfqkxX2MeMqNE7HDjQvf7ClmHb26K2DNw72avt9vKyCuQmkqLObTJVL-vXsjM0LI2UlcbfstxNwPgQLtr1w60K_Zc/s4000/P1470243.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuH7L3GSlop1t_fldTmD9L_HTP6O7bKSW-OoCX9ujAmQaInn8u_Pmkk5ymieDaCW4knL6VWqmiakssM4VQLnBTCWLIl1e0RG420KQfqkxX2MeMqNE7HDjQvf7ClmHb26K2DNw72avt9vKyCuQmkqLObTJVL-vXsjM0LI2UlcbfstxNwPgQLtr1w60K_Zc/s320/P1470243.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Daffodils and Primulas</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItsdtNG275plzPG51I_RMYFyR7GDEZCgfLAajM_y7DGvAvsV5cKB8tST3YYmJT9-cVLN1Qm1q4h8yd_vh5qsQZxKcmKR9BD8OOzdsgnI6wprsd_gzt5WlPmMBowydy2PPn42hOUNYg_uJzBm30wj1C2rGr8hmJWlLWD38xg-gLABZ_4xFgfeLQRs2SRY/s4000/P1470245.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItsdtNG275plzPG51I_RMYFyR7GDEZCgfLAajM_y7DGvAvsV5cKB8tST3YYmJT9-cVLN1Qm1q4h8yd_vh5qsQZxKcmKR9BD8OOzdsgnI6wprsd_gzt5WlPmMBowydy2PPn42hOUNYg_uJzBm30wj1C2rGr8hmJWlLWD38xg-gLABZ_4xFgfeLQRs2SRY/s320/P1470245.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKrKCVE_er6rwv5E1cKxCX33oJlnns681zjjDBUjkg-_ILgXE2vOptz39IV2ZmkdL1pazvQP08JI60mD7RgRdd0x0Rt3b1La6QJdc5DBBqEhMjPeC1IEoZ7PL9MG4lIgHBSlP59ytUK1imWjWcT7wiCZf-l9vcqHkt7fE3q21pbfc-G-cs3Ikmkmd7AM/s4000/P1470246.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKrKCVE_er6rwv5E1cKxCX33oJlnns681zjjDBUjkg-_ILgXE2vOptz39IV2ZmkdL1pazvQP08JI60mD7RgRdd0x0Rt3b1La6QJdc5DBBqEhMjPeC1IEoZ7PL9MG4lIgHBSlP59ytUK1imWjWcT7wiCZf-l9vcqHkt7fE3q21pbfc-G-cs3Ikmkmd7AM/s320/P1470246.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blue Tits have been investigating the nest box and we have a pair of robins nesting in the laurel.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone is staying safe and well.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-50708585889396556982024-02-22T09:34:00.001+00:002024-02-22T09:34:21.867+00:00Snowdrops at Temple Balsall<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Temple Balsall had a snowdrop event on Sunday 11th February which I was hoping to visit but at the moment there are so many roads closed on the route mainly due to HS2 work and that weekend both the M42 and A452 were closed as well while a bridge was being demolished and another road was shut due to flooding. Consquently I abandoned the idea! but D and I did visit Temple Balsall on a later day in the same week.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were snowdrops to be seen everywhere - in the car park, in the churchyard, along the Bread Walk and in a wood by the cemetery.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love Temple Balsall as its just steeped in history and has such a special atmosphere. It takes its name from the preceptory of the Knights Templar that was founded there c1150. In 1312 when the Templars were disbanded the estate passed to the Hospitallers who retained the land until 1541 at the Dissolution. Two grand-daughters of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, bequeathed money to the area. Lady Anne Holborne (died 1663) left money for the church to be repaired and an endowment for the minister. Lady Katherine Leveson (died 1674) endowed the Hospital and the school. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2wQdCyJwyeP8OH-Mhn4-VJ68fzAQwYu5eAtfQI2P77T-bhtwCa0HpKxSLosnDfVQHX7xzt7Kbhc-VxPVHWnxQttJLf3GEFfqNH1qZC6dYtT9nXFNYFdp5M1HDUcSS3KvlltLTVhRjqdg75DBGNadY1DoAmgUS3rMOjrcbuzpMxt6mjiMgNH5CPiX5i0/s4000/P1470165.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2wQdCyJwyeP8OH-Mhn4-VJ68fzAQwYu5eAtfQI2P77T-bhtwCa0HpKxSLosnDfVQHX7xzt7Kbhc-VxPVHWnxQttJLf3GEFfqNH1qZC6dYtT9nXFNYFdp5M1HDUcSS3KvlltLTVhRjqdg75DBGNadY1DoAmgUS3rMOjrcbuzpMxt6mjiMgNH5CPiX5i0/s320/P1470165.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Temple House was a house built in 1740 and was used by the governors of Lady Leveson's hospital - a Francis Smith and William Smith II.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGTETI9cRNAuyWwDB0sgRu4ik8NGJppbPq00EzFmK5WqYtkDCCbn3osvE26ccD3umYUQsxMRLmWu6rXD7qF5BGYTLVObHCYS_1qkMKtXbiDpFQONtU6XFBQYuog5vheKVMuQr7u85Cw9L_JCBFcmt2TkvtW24N5KLw1q709hzMZRJz8FZaaKRp0f6E_U/s4000/P1470169.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGTETI9cRNAuyWwDB0sgRu4ik8NGJppbPq00EzFmK5WqYtkDCCbn3osvE26ccD3umYUQsxMRLmWu6rXD7qF5BGYTLVObHCYS_1qkMKtXbiDpFQONtU6XFBQYuog5vheKVMuQr7u85Cw9L_JCBFcmt2TkvtW24N5KLw1q709hzMZRJz8FZaaKRp0f6E_U/s320/P1470169.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Does the church date back to the Hospitallers or the Templars? Pevsner says that using historical evidence it has been suggested it was built by the Hospitallers c1320 or later but stylistically it is likely to belong the the later C13th and the Templars.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvBzc4riwdbSbHW96T3gkavCLTydDcZxLK7aRHFFDlq8GrAQnGt-20gpV1TOPIeec55czYJ8I_v3c_nKIN9DBI-fiUPTozVFcMiwhCITytuP99Lvjvb3-Z2_7NSLS8QUxDpm74M2_-IvO_gXMoYDgEpKW-J87SfbFydkaFUdUylMlntkI3NjrpQziiqM/s4000/P1470184.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvBzc4riwdbSbHW96T3gkavCLTydDcZxLK7aRHFFDlq8GrAQnGt-20gpV1TOPIeec55czYJ8I_v3c_nKIN9DBI-fiUPTozVFcMiwhCITytuP99Lvjvb3-Z2_7NSLS8QUxDpm74M2_-IvO_gXMoYDgEpKW-J87SfbFydkaFUdUylMlntkI3NjrpQziiqM/s320/P1470184.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBS7R3RbE5KD3mZ8NP5RvmpBRDL-Gh6gkmWXwKZajJ1IpZoif5ozusVMaz-AQHPb7LY-9qiVNtYM7_PbQ9cRSpWk1u0fSP6-V_vIICiccolgXQGTwVLN2JGkrcA-fX_wfqi3kmvRFOFVGtfDhf_947FIS-YaeKTrgF9VpeMWqb9b-P-CFWSyuz6K3IVCM/s4000/P1470178.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBS7R3RbE5KD3mZ8NP5RvmpBRDL-Gh6gkmWXwKZajJ1IpZoif5ozusVMaz-AQHPb7LY-9qiVNtYM7_PbQ9cRSpWk1u0fSP6-V_vIICiccolgXQGTwVLN2JGkrcA-fX_wfqi3kmvRFOFVGtfDhf_947FIS-YaeKTrgF9VpeMWqb9b-P-CFWSyuz6K3IVCM/s320/P1470178.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The church is now open until 2.30 pm each day - sadly we were just a bit too late to find it open. Its a church I really do need to revisit to get better photos of the interior.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARRmpMTXIBN6_M-HgpFziF3iSf646nV5zn_YsgNJ7n4MvUCrPDr_hGbaM4WW7IrjRH8uWQBFxHB_3DGy3TNag_mQ76xDpY8l3OVHYzXgC-XxfBYuLquvK5CxdIxaUrS1oXWtPmzZgu5nBCseRX8QYst3cYJWRas9Hw9lYS1GlOAp0urPiHFuzloYV9Gs/s4000/P1470179.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARRmpMTXIBN6_M-HgpFziF3iSf646nV5zn_YsgNJ7n4MvUCrPDr_hGbaM4WW7IrjRH8uWQBFxHB_3DGy3TNag_mQ76xDpY8l3OVHYzXgC-XxfBYuLquvK5CxdIxaUrS1oXWtPmzZgu5nBCseRX8QYst3cYJWRas9Hw9lYS1GlOAp0urPiHFuzloYV9Gs/s320/P1470179.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpHLZttDIIOtnlV2jvEoertE5eDDjVWLktBGQPE07hH2eWLOpi1W21b9SBgL-OrNl2qxDgLUTPKX_ehI7N6H1wfyzMuWRwBVdAjHF96UjM8MALz1A98AuH3TwA0W-zn2oEehh7ZEmhHxmPbFfOnMOWzycTyL7hZYjQPUq14VJewVcRKzBTDZr1Mnvoys/s4000/P1470183.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpHLZttDIIOtnlV2jvEoertE5eDDjVWLktBGQPE07hH2eWLOpi1W21b9SBgL-OrNl2qxDgLUTPKX_ehI7N6H1wfyzMuWRwBVdAjHF96UjM8MALz1A98AuH3TwA0W-zn2oEehh7ZEmhHxmPbFfOnMOWzycTyL7hZYjQPUq14VJewVcRKzBTDZr1Mnvoys/s320/P1470183.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Snowdrops are also known as Candlemas Bells, The Purification flower, Fair Maids of February and Snow Piercer.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Research suggests that they were introduced to Britain in the C15th by Italian monks. They are not a native British plant and those seen in the wild would be garden escapees or planted. They are now naturalised and found in woods and near streams throughout Britain. Snowdrops are able to survive winter weather, frosts and snow as they contain antifreeze proteins that stop crystals that would damage the cells forming. The flowers provide welcome nectar for early emerging bees.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the Language of Flowers snowdrops represent hope, purity, humility, virgin innocence and gratitude. They are often found in churchyards and monastery gardens as they were grown for the Purification of the Virgin Mary, the Feast of Candlemas, on 2nd February each year.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7xfbyguHHFoWhdKB2AMbUlJPfq7doQKUgNLRJBd_n_dHsDQTSF-CYCAoHUpEvmu4hL7wCrI9PlAk2F9fRXUTZzj9_NHDPwCMGzuW-2iBP8N1dxw0ueCtscllILqgTq1J-q8TOLI-vzGXJD6-18NOpWWnZyaymc9H1PtaGttr-99STGlAzIhZrTrQnn8/s4000/P1470190.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7xfbyguHHFoWhdKB2AMbUlJPfq7doQKUgNLRJBd_n_dHsDQTSF-CYCAoHUpEvmu4hL7wCrI9PlAk2F9fRXUTZzj9_NHDPwCMGzuW-2iBP8N1dxw0ueCtscllILqgTq1J-q8TOLI-vzGXJD6-18NOpWWnZyaymc9H1PtaGttr-99STGlAzIhZrTrQnn8/s320/P1470190.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Old Hall was encased in brick in the C19th and inside there are the hidden remains of a late C12th aisled hall which belonged to the preceptory.</span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">(The two photos of the grave were taken last August)</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Old barn by the car park. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHI8NLxUsbaShjdS-tF1cj2R7dafSysRt1lh4fCmR_E5yNcQi2hzB_YS0hGSthgvSn1LN40MZ6HQUVjNphLYfoCw-GBJZqLssATkmNcoIaUid37nFN-xoYrtIsnULi1OxrA1Yl3XpKDRl_aX6bIzg9IVeMwJvh_DVNMuqkJlWY1cDHZ_M4sOt88zXHnU/s4000/P1470231.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHI8NLxUsbaShjdS-tF1cj2R7dafSysRt1lh4fCmR_E5yNcQi2hzB_YS0hGSthgvSn1LN40MZ6HQUVjNphLYfoCw-GBJZqLssATkmNcoIaUid37nFN-xoYrtIsnULi1OxrA1Yl3XpKDRl_aX6bIzg9IVeMwJvh_DVNMuqkJlWY1cDHZ_M4sOt88zXHnU/s320/P1470231.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We briefly called into the farm shop at Balsall Common on the way home.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reference:</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The Buildings of England Warwickshire" by Chris Pickford and Nikolaus Pevsner, Yale University Press, 2016.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Britain's Wildflowers: A Treasury of Traditions, Superstitions, Remedies and Literature" by Rosamond Richardson.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-71164794899652356862024-02-15T10:09:00.000+00:002024-02-15T10:09:37.575+00:00Recent Reading and Snowdrops in a Local Churchyard<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recent Reading</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Its not often I don't finish a book but I abandoned this Stephen Booth book after a few chapters. I usually enjoy the Cooper and Fry books but there was something about this book with its in depth details of suicides that I found depressing. I will try the next book in the series though but I doubt I will return to this one.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RjXeVDa6PC2jVoGV1MpJ_sTaiwMiCb8RJy8vLJDUkUf77HlTuNJXdw79HZ5LDC82apm5SfgQkdqa8iJhWgRsRCKXMA3xOfpsQ2j-eihUPA6tcvi7ZXicwD7IEWjZoNyxec8ZQCy9RzL9rt2Oxm0TYKy0YcqJcPFuU5kub7sAeCBE3_LELnR8eMveo2Q/s4000/P1470047.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RjXeVDa6PC2jVoGV1MpJ_sTaiwMiCb8RJy8vLJDUkUf77HlTuNJXdw79HZ5LDC82apm5SfgQkdqa8iJhWgRsRCKXMA3xOfpsQ2j-eihUPA6tcvi7ZXicwD7IEWjZoNyxec8ZQCy9RzL9rt2Oxm0TYKy0YcqJcPFuU5kub7sAeCBE3_LELnR8eMveo2Q/s320/P1470047.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was another book I nearly abandoned! But I persevered and I am glad I did as it was very good although a bit lengthy. Its just as well I enjoyed it in the end as I had already bought on special offer a boxed set of the next 3 books on the kindle!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE6I2Cnrja_ABL9rtFXhl1A7bt9WXE-nXe4Us1tDI4YfbeV_S68J3iu7vBv3VLYRx12z8H0bHxxisI3FnFIz5bB3spt_s1p2-xkh7rBVnhPiw5tscN2RczyRgz637UikzKAWbw2ZMQy6heoabaGA50NGAz5yC-N3Xeyg-r7AtqiUlfYUBC3vYxzlYYU8/s4000/P1470123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE6I2Cnrja_ABL9rtFXhl1A7bt9WXE-nXe4Us1tDI4YfbeV_S68J3iu7vBv3VLYRx12z8H0bHxxisI3FnFIz5bB3spt_s1p2-xkh7rBVnhPiw5tscN2RczyRgz637UikzKAWbw2ZMQy6heoabaGA50NGAz5yC-N3Xeyg-r7AtqiUlfYUBC3vYxzlYYU8/s320/P1470123.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I finally finished the last book in the Thrush Green series. I've enjoyed re-reading these - nice cosy reading especially the earlier books.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxVbrBLKlGGsw38rIS0sJp8hcbaAUjQ-SKcn6xA6wDn6wt9N6i1QG67GOKif-Ip6Cezec9-kXnJyix_F0h5d61yH2UhYhmUywkhRZKU-S2iUkhxN1f3V_LryJmMxghDm3Q9D7EYTnjcG1_rEAAVUXHkeIQ0KTSj_cc-WNez7dXdV9u6vk2FLDSzFSjKI/s4000/P1470122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxVbrBLKlGGsw38rIS0sJp8hcbaAUjQ-SKcn6xA6wDn6wt9N6i1QG67GOKif-Ip6Cezec9-kXnJyix_F0h5d61yH2UhYhmUywkhRZKU-S2iUkhxN1f3V_LryJmMxghDm3Q9D7EYTnjcG1_rEAAVUXHkeIQ0KTSj_cc-WNez7dXdV9u6vk2FLDSzFSjKI/s320/P1470122.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I do enjoy the books published my Little Toller and am slowly building up a collection. This very interesting book on mermaids covers 3000 years of folklore, mythology, art and literature connected with mermaids.</span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHto8-wiiM4i8ti8Fb71mygthy7SnF-nqzkLfND3lItTe32b7EBUsgGnFxtmw1Md27wq2UD0-rP03cbpXzrRp2xsqWcY6qJ-oHQkmltS3f6mXsF4cb8YDPB-3NEEigBkjOS63JJSq8MrmKQaAr71KdVtI51kzWLTnZG4o__V0dHjYemmnrb0ri6OxyfTE/s4000/P1470120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHto8-wiiM4i8ti8Fb71mygthy7SnF-nqzkLfND3lItTe32b7EBUsgGnFxtmw1Md27wq2UD0-rP03cbpXzrRp2xsqWcY6qJ-oHQkmltS3f6mXsF4cb8YDPB-3NEEigBkjOS63JJSq8MrmKQaAr71KdVtI51kzWLTnZG4o__V0dHjYemmnrb0ri6OxyfTE/s320/P1470120.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I thought at first this might be the final book in the Hillary Greene series by Faith Martin set near Oxford but thankfully its not! I'm really enjoying these books. I think it makes a difference if you like the main character in a series of books - thinking here of Merrily Watkins in the Phil Rickman books and Ruth Galloway in the books by Elly Griffiths and I would also class Hillary as a likeable "heroine". </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Mo8iho3YIeW_1E8hT-6JlTBQqmKQ-mkookFXa5zb_7r6fo48hbsDBn1arWpGoG0GI-ZCRPyPSoMI-jb2uRI4pMRXjHgMXVO4guOw1PyoSHnqAWrv4DXWPaZfbdaT-RdHtakR7r_1N0j3rGaJKSyowbvb_OmNTcwFK1MinKvNXsn41lSQWy0bZvw_XFc/s4000/P1470158.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Mo8iho3YIeW_1E8hT-6JlTBQqmKQ-mkookFXa5zb_7r6fo48hbsDBn1arWpGoG0GI-ZCRPyPSoMI-jb2uRI4pMRXjHgMXVO4guOw1PyoSHnqAWrv4DXWPaZfbdaT-RdHtakR7r_1N0j3rGaJKSyowbvb_OmNTcwFK1MinKvNXsn41lSQWy0bZvw_XFc/s320/P1470158.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Snowdrops</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I haven't had chance to go to some of my favourite local churches where there is a good display of snowdrops but I did stop off at the churchyard of St Mary and St Margaret's at Castle Bromwich when I was out the other day. The snowdrops there are slowly starting to flower.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCcfi9YAFTz_cPlfWZ_yCJrZF5OOV5iapgHUWMKI0EapyHHSkgdvLmdHxPwFHBOX177QzTmrMXwrMXNW2IOXZhx7RacfVvFM3qDdj-VwpQgsW4oI9fMtklukKn1Hm9eeRmsJkuzSf90uqYW-8iJFA975Klm6-6ST9EQxTuDa93dWv4mO5IMUtioUzyF4/s4000/P1470128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCcfi9YAFTz_cPlfWZ_yCJrZF5OOV5iapgHUWMKI0EapyHHSkgdvLmdHxPwFHBOX177QzTmrMXwrMXNW2IOXZhx7RacfVvFM3qDdj-VwpQgsW4oI9fMtklukKn1Hm9eeRmsJkuzSf90uqYW-8iJFA975Klm6-6ST9EQxTuDa93dWv4mO5IMUtioUzyF4/s320/P1470128.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigM9Qqyqitn27ImHNddbYnxT0CBvuWJd7gHDBBoV3reVdIql4Tr8YslRkmb6h-mCg6kYgpzO5x0FYEp_ZUTASpRkYFdKgQTGvi2ge2whkFqnFs9sDT5uzLXH4kOHZDR_vH1VGG1Wq-G0rNl6tGOZzpmrfN8N9JbDlB54sm295yB45rzKqhuETiTFOneOQ/s4000/P1470145.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigM9Qqyqitn27ImHNddbYnxT0CBvuWJd7gHDBBoV3reVdIql4Tr8YslRkmb6h-mCg6kYgpzO5x0FYEp_ZUTASpRkYFdKgQTGvi2ge2whkFqnFs9sDT5uzLXH4kOHZDR_vH1VGG1Wq-G0rNl6tGOZzpmrfN8N9JbDlB54sm295yB45rzKqhuETiTFOneOQ/s320/P1470145.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhPcZkiMh3HnEq_saS-uDZdaZafb5Rhav51WmcshSS00d1RlJfiQbVNPZ_laWMn4bSHrN-v7OiLKSGk0VVsoP55sHIqYTXog_HHD7C2GeSiyo4mk9rA8nLJTBSvbl0FYlUk_Olc_eTIsAwRoMrZgHXIbuZ6oro1AGsEPcLYi3VhD5yVgEIrRfFrWeJds/s4000/P1470149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhPcZkiMh3HnEq_saS-uDZdaZafb5Rhav51WmcshSS00d1RlJfiQbVNPZ_laWMn4bSHrN-v7OiLKSGk0VVsoP55sHIqYTXog_HHD7C2GeSiyo4mk9rA8nLJTBSvbl0FYlUk_Olc_eTIsAwRoMrZgHXIbuZ6oro1AGsEPcLYi3VhD5yVgEIrRfFrWeJds/s320/P1470149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I saw a few primroses and crocuses in flower and this grave was covered with seedheads. Leaving seedheads in place over the winter is a great idea as it provides food for birds and/or a home for insects.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBlBEFVp46IN9QF4I1F6k6hnc6JqwjvTVwCMfb4Q-7TrSIuazHHCiawsmT3iGZKkLDPYU3usOXHLPVe3dwKoIZqgwy4PX0qK5W7FAtAmkbdJWUJgHeGhMip6B1EVuKqAddY98b1hPyLXh4w8fPmD3IdlDObPdfdkLeU3kK9upLGZU98VDgXoBM-PhwHw/s4000/P1470141.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBlBEFVp46IN9QF4I1F6k6hnc6JqwjvTVwCMfb4Q-7TrSIuazHHCiawsmT3iGZKkLDPYU3usOXHLPVe3dwKoIZqgwy4PX0qK5W7FAtAmkbdJWUJgHeGhMip6B1EVuKqAddY98b1hPyLXh4w8fPmD3IdlDObPdfdkLeU3kK9upLGZU98VDgXoBM-PhwHw/s320/P1470141.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone is staying safe and well.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one of mine or one of my son's I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-50656914852933429282024-02-03T09:25:00.000+00:002024-02-03T09:25:51.140+00:00A Walk Around Local Country Lanes<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last weekend D and I did one of our favourite circular walks round the hamlet of Shawbury in North Warwickshire. Its only about mile so a good walk when you haven't got that much time and there is a bitter cold wind!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I seem to remember when we last went the road was flooded here and</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3sLkZx6aaGJOQPONQi92H0ewwEowH3aDL3bYeW5DNN8J_cGjNknDzoD_NsyiWZPIME03WpUsb7UWeVggST8D6K4ta5kZRxQzfL0VpIKJ9_lRoS1x2reqelX9k1AQ6RQz4ph0YwLv_Co_eV0mKMCaGisz143lDsEsTnRzifQiXr32PLIKSRigPHx3BSM/s4000/P1470057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3sLkZx6aaGJOQPONQi92H0ewwEowH3aDL3bYeW5DNN8J_cGjNknDzoD_NsyiWZPIME03WpUsb7UWeVggST8D6K4ta5kZRxQzfL0VpIKJ9_lRoS1x2reqelX9k1AQ6RQz4ph0YwLv_Co_eV0mKMCaGisz143lDsEsTnRzifQiXr32PLIKSRigPHx3BSM/s320/P1470057.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">it was a bit too muddy to venture onto public footpaths!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Yp8eDJJHuD0ABN32Y7x-8Mij-pD8EXUT0DG8RItpuGlD1_-nejglBEoGyKViIR8Tt5SeaneMNVFp_SNdctAGvYJrRUq3fXWZzHHKdwJDGXHEkLvjubcWv9DtGbiQ-_V30UqAA19yrPup6q47xrB0UR0TDyplVrYVohQLzGuil9Tvf1cP30SLRAADci0/s4000/P1470060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Yp8eDJJHuD0ABN32Y7x-8Mij-pD8EXUT0DG8RItpuGlD1_-nejglBEoGyKViIR8Tt5SeaneMNVFp_SNdctAGvYJrRUq3fXWZzHHKdwJDGXHEkLvjubcWv9DtGbiQ-_V30UqAA19yrPup6q47xrB0UR0TDyplVrYVohQLzGuil9Tvf1cP30SLRAADci0/s320/P1470060.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We passed a lovely little cottage with a gate in the hedge leading towards a wishing well.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfAC_7TMHwV_ELpnU4U4BVkeAaDyO5bTxqNz0Z0f7KmOnmDONCZZCgJCmo4TSVXhrIupKVp-fD9iJRP-k1fHhSKdiVvy_Mhdg3-lqucEnrPY-nWPxsSTebq-PRzF7p7VHUz6_ryywYDTVytKfor1hgs2TXdcm3A1tIbaMCK-InVkS6BIgtCfpNTYUPy0/s4000/P1470073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfAC_7TMHwV_ELpnU4U4BVkeAaDyO5bTxqNz0Z0f7KmOnmDONCZZCgJCmo4TSVXhrIupKVp-fD9iJRP-k1fHhSKdiVvy_Mhdg3-lqucEnrPY-nWPxsSTebq-PRzF7p7VHUz6_ryywYDTVytKfor1hgs2TXdcm3A1tIbaMCK-InVkS6BIgtCfpNTYUPy0/s320/P1470073.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A few seedheads are still visible in the hedgerows.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY7sv6vawBaRkg7z5_gL-m4EY5V_VUf7-kIQxBgEKgxVhv8iPIjvs39ZJG3iyxnC8ozJOWSreEgQQEQ_Rq4gdPSVRG5PMP0n2m2b7DAgIfWcvlUlGBCTQAXQ4PsprOkX7zOD7y0dOVU0TlwAERASg-xZIFYNMUEJQ2hbrcy1sFU63RVKRFz2biDLmB0A/s4000/P1470067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY7sv6vawBaRkg7z5_gL-m4EY5V_VUf7-kIQxBgEKgxVhv8iPIjvs39ZJG3iyxnC8ozJOWSreEgQQEQ_Rq4gdPSVRG5PMP0n2m2b7DAgIfWcvlUlGBCTQAXQ4PsprOkX7zOD7y0dOVU0TlwAERASg-xZIFYNMUEJQ2hbrcy1sFU63RVKRFz2biDLmB0A/s320/P1470067.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hazel and Alder Catkins</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjC1H-3wUduFGlXURDo-OywI4xg-22Cm6BBWknSWaXIDxwuiQubkQunb4pfMe9d8AfuWf15Hj4Dxp5N5m2AwCQAbIV8UN1leuXNGsgJ4zh14XyD_SRNl14X4Tn9nrZqz4GO53oCJ64nqnnJ_o97mkoPmU-kgH3wXo5_13PHT9PEvoWcIj2kfQ0Qa5y0Q/s4000/P1470068.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjC1H-3wUduFGlXURDo-OywI4xg-22Cm6BBWknSWaXIDxwuiQubkQunb4pfMe9d8AfuWf15Hj4Dxp5N5m2AwCQAbIV8UN1leuXNGsgJ4zh14XyD_SRNl14X4Tn9nrZqz4GO53oCJ64nqnnJ_o97mkoPmU-kgH3wXo5_13PHT9PEvoWcIj2kfQ0Qa5y0Q/s320/P1470068.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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For some unknown reason my first thought was that looks like a wild boar but I think that is unlikely as I haven't seen them reported locally. 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We stopped off on the drive home by St Cuthbert's Shustoke to get a photo of an old barn by Church Farm. D has found a website with some information on the barn. It is a typical Midlands box frame barn which is probably the same age as the C17th farmhouse. If you click on the photo to enlarge it there are three box framed bays to the left. Alterations were made probably in the C18th to the far end of the barn where the bays were replaced with brick walls. Ventilation holes can be seen in a diamond shaped pattern. The barn is now used as a garage and workshop.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am still trying to research what the object in the foreground is without much success!</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We only saw a few birds on the walk - flocks of tits which included Long Tailed Tits plus Blackbirds, Chaffinches and a flock of Fieldfares.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Photos taken by me with the Panasonic FZ330 bridge camera. Those by my son with the Canon SX50HS bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone ever wishes to use one of mine of my son's I would appreciate an email first - thanks).</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reference - Website - www.greatbarns.org.uk</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-66910624969041805082024-01-30T10:11:00.000+00:002024-01-30T10:11:22.997+00:00RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">D and I spent an hour watching the birds in the garden last Sunday for the yearly RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unusually most of the regular species put in an appearance - in the last 5 minutes we were willing the Collared Doves perched a few gardens down to visit our garden. Unbelievably they finally did just within the hour! None of the species that visit less often decided to appear though.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dunnock and Wood Pigeon - sorry photos are record shots only and I only took a few. I nearly didn't bother including them until I realised I don't think I've ever done a post before without photos!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0QQ8D68W4zK-r_ZzOpBV5HE9kpqBl_d92phMucOKg9ZaXhKUwijAytueTfDq6LywTp2IBJOXRTxoeXsnZPKah53bAgpLhPEQnzb3uC-nC__fUamBy0yM2val9-9EGOqI-YclE5HuvbSCf88-Vh6isu_-N0JYprO_uv_onX7VikPW6NPbz4jnSZF6ifM/s2000/P1470114crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0QQ8D68W4zK-r_ZzOpBV5HE9kpqBl_d92phMucOKg9ZaXhKUwijAytueTfDq6LywTp2IBJOXRTxoeXsnZPKah53bAgpLhPEQnzb3uC-nC__fUamBy0yM2val9-9EGOqI-YclE5HuvbSCf88-Vh6isu_-N0JYprO_uv_onX7VikPW6NPbz4jnSZF6ifM/s320/P1470114crop.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XoLff825h1hPZlJE79VonsbPnRHwZGINDY8jDYbVwTL8Cq_OcaUWmhC32cwKcbQr6TCSbfdBARqpF-U-66KEKAZswT3CjTYsmpzzXuHu-wyRXBcjS3fNpsQPN-zOE2aolTgdOJ2D5iI3hyphenhyphens5NSLy5quGIeZbdOeVtaGjJjyA9yBoELd1kdSLKqF6jvQ/s4000/P1470117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XoLff825h1hPZlJE79VonsbPnRHwZGINDY8jDYbVwTL8Cq_OcaUWmhC32cwKcbQr6TCSbfdBARqpF-U-66KEKAZswT3CjTYsmpzzXuHu-wyRXBcjS3fNpsQPN-zOE2aolTgdOJ2D5iI3hyphenhyphens5NSLy5quGIeZbdOeVtaGjJjyA9yBoELd1kdSLKqF6jvQ/s320/P1470117.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The last few years I don't seem to have seen as many species as I used to but this year we managed to get the total up to 14. I think it helped that D took part as well as these days I normally I end up doing the count on my own. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The full list of birds seen is as follows:</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blackbird x 3</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blue Tit x 2 (one bird was investigating the nest box)</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Goldfinch x 6</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wood Pigeon x 5</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coal Tit x 1</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dunnock x 1</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Great Tit x 1</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">House Sparrow x 2</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Robin x 2 (nice to see a pair in the garden)</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Long Tailed Tit x 2</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carrion Crow x 1</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Magpie x 1</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wren x 1</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Collared Dove x 2</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One very scruffy list!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRWdAbaI-54eQodlXBb-_N9CIlkhCmO3u1VHsluEmplB-bGhWRAvpDKN7njezL0g9-0T86nMIWjhNXd8l314USdRyqY4ZL7Q3W6U-9SQDNPzjmJW8EaIokfcJrgA3sDFPvu00eAThtqj9_v6JPdLfcAxdGXzd4Z-TwAaRiafKcLztNwC_dcoQFnnfIJg/s4000/P1470118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRWdAbaI-54eQodlXBb-_N9CIlkhCmO3u1VHsluEmplB-bGhWRAvpDKN7njezL0g9-0T86nMIWjhNXd8l314USdRyqY4ZL7Q3W6U-9SQDNPzjmJW8EaIokfcJrgA3sDFPvu00eAThtqj9_v6JPdLfcAxdGXzd4Z-TwAaRiafKcLztNwC_dcoQFnnfIJg/s320/P1470118.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am really enjoying reading about what other people have seen.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-36036820033614793952024-01-27T11:12:00.000+00:002024-01-27T11:12:08.501+00:00Hobs Moat - an Ancient Scheduled Monument<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surrounded by housing estates, busy roads and a shopping centre in Solihull is located a small patch of woodland which is a local nature reserve and also an Ancient Scheduled Monument known as Hobs Moat. On the site are the remains of medieval earthworks where once a large manor stood.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I paid a visit with D on one cold January day as he wanted to write a blog post on Hobs Moat for a blog he writes occasionally on the Historic Buildings of Solihull.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I only plan to post a few photos as D has written a far more informative and researched post than I could. If you are interested and want to learn more about the site here is the link to his blog post <a href="https://solihullhistorytour.blogspot.com/2024/01/history-remains-even-when-buildings-are.html" target="_blank">Hobs Moat</a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6oxXEFPSkamK2TnMgBAmCG4lGipiftSvemkQ6hqcYLsncw65DU1keQfqOGywo1hwxlAsJL8koFdGbcENtHqvslhBff2T0sIkKoch_90B_z_TrY6DbDPl4lcSSc6SeMJcCeg0UE26OsmbGbzPs0f29ObaeRsNtTFbVaOUAdtSk1gP6Ebb5ffwvSKhhe4/s4000/P1470028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6oxXEFPSkamK2TnMgBAmCG4lGipiftSvemkQ6hqcYLsncw65DU1keQfqOGywo1hwxlAsJL8koFdGbcENtHqvslhBff2T0sIkKoch_90B_z_TrY6DbDPl4lcSSc6SeMJcCeg0UE26OsmbGbzPs0f29ObaeRsNtTFbVaOUAdtSk1gP6Ebb5ffwvSKhhe4/s320/P1470028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It might be worth a visit later in the year when the spring flowers arrive especially the bluebells.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am hoping to take part in the RSPB Garden Birdwatch this weekend and I am sure many of you will be doing the same so I look forward to seeing your posts and reading about what you have seen.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one of mine or my son's I would be grateful for an email first - thanks)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-49644249853349387502024-01-21T13:34:00.000+00:002024-01-21T13:34:38.121+00:00The "Octopus" Tree and the "Constable" Tree<p> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As promised a few photos from last year of the "Octopus" Tree and the "Constable" Tree in Herefordshire. The former is located on the site not far from the caravan whereas the Constable Tree and the Herefordshire Oak (seen in the last post) are in fields nearby but viewable from the caravan.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Octopus Tree</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I first decided to take photos of this Ash tree in April and its shape really reminded me of an octopus hence its name!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">26th April 2024</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEVCwlFuTjhauYu7h7MD0MZA2nWlHxKdP82fRW-M9G41SqXUllQAprYfufdL7B9g10aythOvLLV1lpt4_ye3X7v8TQt170KY_XX0O50wrMCILKPJJxdusi809haUTsb-BlL95se1oVpQgUPagxczFOI6qzvIfG15JbqqWQMUJ1Xb4ESa0ocJ5H90RNBk/s4000/P1410266april20.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEVCwlFuTjhauYu7h7MD0MZA2nWlHxKdP82fRW-M9G41SqXUllQAprYfufdL7B9g10aythOvLLV1lpt4_ye3X7v8TQt170KY_XX0O50wrMCILKPJJxdusi809haUTsb-BlL95se1oVpQgUPagxczFOI6qzvIfG15JbqqWQMUJ1Xb4ESa0ocJ5H90RNBk/s320/P1410266april20.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As the leaves appeared I have to admit it looked far less like an octopus!</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">20th May</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_LU-VheEAluwNSKsWiuzzwRXjWomnEljhuEE8xuAC13uQYHWS9P8850aKsGFAzLD-7qI2xJDRwcLwOIN1jP_EvNqJ6oQXnHIuLHPMWoy1QKpbOkozmlzuysWhc58EJqTx-MIu-J0ibWYBwLALpNgUDi7RtuMr5xuTOA5nbgTTPn6Es0M3sPDMhi0C4c/s4000/P141087120May.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_LU-VheEAluwNSKsWiuzzwRXjWomnEljhuEE8xuAC13uQYHWS9P8850aKsGFAzLD-7qI2xJDRwcLwOIN1jP_EvNqJ6oQXnHIuLHPMWoy1QKpbOkozmlzuysWhc58EJqTx-MIu-J0ibWYBwLALpNgUDi7RtuMr5xuTOA5nbgTTPn6Es0M3sPDMhi0C4c/s320/P141087120May.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mid September</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ7JOUKv5ZM51g4dsLBM1oJcYdAwbJ_JbrgHhyiLGTMfsGjworVlTQzaIYjp5zyV7Y3ciAZl9_SB4TRGvHEZrfLPTl5E40qwmEs5OxZndndWu9hYjv-nEccaJW_UWbp9wXMWHam6iePrldJ8yQSrn1dWxFiLlsJeozMOU8TEWO3-RPWJEK50Ha-Rskto/s4000/P1450768midSept.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ7JOUKv5ZM51g4dsLBM1oJcYdAwbJ_JbrgHhyiLGTMfsGjworVlTQzaIYjp5zyV7Y3ciAZl9_SB4TRGvHEZrfLPTl5E40qwmEs5OxZndndWu9hYjv-nEccaJW_UWbp9wXMWHam6iePrldJ8yQSrn1dWxFiLlsJeozMOU8TEWO3-RPWJEK50Ha-Rskto/s320/P1450768midSept.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Late October</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUEnaB4v74TIYFgZ1NVhmhhm1lBFZm1XRyWGyg8eimobjbkpfju67gDyV1zZuQIZq4CQXAvZ1166gJe2FyTWMMiLr8ibFbJljlvWOik3-4F0hSBBjT2RcoWkotcDj_1Z78lJKPsMUZyyKKcUVdiV-iNoHz383kXxgog5QcroFNSXKLBmhQdRoDSaVJ-w/s4000/P1460642lateoct.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUEnaB4v74TIYFgZ1NVhmhhm1lBFZm1XRyWGyg8eimobjbkpfju67gDyV1zZuQIZq4CQXAvZ1166gJe2FyTWMMiLr8ibFbJljlvWOik3-4F0hSBBjT2RcoWkotcDj_1Z78lJKPsMUZyyKKcUVdiV-iNoHz383kXxgog5QcroFNSXKLBmhQdRoDSaVJ-w/s320/P1460642lateoct.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">End November/Beginning of December</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3K-dRVBPMwKzQCoCTVjZPnXp0pfIyxOlzsPT2fvUz5JkISEzIDZrn3l16Z8cQveMByeQI0GTZL2xcNzGnlx_Ig9TAOpyr_QnJSA-qFOnmFWUkYnP33luW115QBgqVQwsUprs1Xw-8eV-l4vW9UOTkkM7oRKnU9liqJDeeswfBW07k4Mkb9FtaBAp4R-k/s4000/P1460941novendbegdec.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3K-dRVBPMwKzQCoCTVjZPnXp0pfIyxOlzsPT2fvUz5JkISEzIDZrn3l16Z8cQveMByeQI0GTZL2xcNzGnlx_Ig9TAOpyr_QnJSA-qFOnmFWUkYnP33luW115QBgqVQwsUprs1Xw-8eV-l4vW9UOTkkM7oRKnU9liqJDeeswfBW07k4Mkb9FtaBAp4R-k/s320/P1460941novendbegdec.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It finally looks more like an octopus (well at least to me!) again.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Late December</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dzNcn2Wx2Pdnlz-M3Hnwyg3P6G_UUTFnFE15f80ghyVsxEhwb1Ci6Ax0vGS2hVpoA2vSoX4Na2gnAvGe42iSh0PwDVJCGEMzCX9HUs5ygsLD4kgXzKU-X-xILbMcB8hYJgJRRRAxwvsWZXUR9oswS64LzXHoW_HHuYhIPJJymX0Nb692-MnBirwEAl8/s4000/P1460989declate.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dzNcn2Wx2Pdnlz-M3Hnwyg3P6G_UUTFnFE15f80ghyVsxEhwb1Ci6Ax0vGS2hVpoA2vSoX4Na2gnAvGe42iSh0PwDVJCGEMzCX9HUs5ygsLD4kgXzKU-X-xILbMcB8hYJgJRRRAxwvsWZXUR9oswS64LzXHoW_HHuYhIPJJymX0Nb692-MnBirwEAl8/s320/P1460989declate.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Constable Tree</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It wasn't until May that I first started to take photos of this lovely tree. I called it the Constable Tree because the landscape around it reminded me of a scene in a Constable painting. I am not sure of the species as its some way away but if anyone has any suggestions on what species it might be please leave a comment.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">20th May</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrz5r6cF62foatPnAqIG_J-iNS4Ftp9wUWcC3SvVXoidSDb4mZNnzqTdM22lpZMnoRRo07GrRTCSNU_lK-ktE0n4ztNtexNOqGc19nApZGEpTvZLy56qFUU5r5tyEEhJQScfdJtdADVockBf0gl12CjatnCvKqYml8ujRK3mStxkkeq7TjDCVKiGSIBk/s4000/P141088920May.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrz5r6cF62foatPnAqIG_J-iNS4Ftp9wUWcC3SvVXoidSDb4mZNnzqTdM22lpZMnoRRo07GrRTCSNU_lK-ktE0n4ztNtexNOqGc19nApZGEpTvZLy56qFUU5r5tyEEhJQScfdJtdADVockBf0gl12CjatnCvKqYml8ujRK3mStxkkeq7TjDCVKiGSIBk/s320/P141088920May.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">15th June</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgR7jpCEzZSNAD6YwMsrMEtlkzcd2IOnKNyJbeCp331Mqb5aop1Svi_gPuLzToqIlgpsmHx4JgoKkGsbZ5RW7S76frQytOVQyDFjmPrnrcdtfC1ateWEajJzG0unyqw5uC830YiPXHckK8ODKF-MWd2cRZr8qfacWNM_-WXn7FceW0Z-KuAyS3Gk52Yek/s4000/P1430605June19th.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgR7jpCEzZSNAD6YwMsrMEtlkzcd2IOnKNyJbeCp331Mqb5aop1Svi_gPuLzToqIlgpsmHx4JgoKkGsbZ5RW7S76frQytOVQyDFjmPrnrcdtfC1ateWEajJzG0unyqw5uC830YiPXHckK8ODKF-MWd2cRZr8qfacWNM_-WXn7FceW0Z-KuAyS3Gk52Yek/s320/P1430605June19th.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">23rd June</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAFu2vCuKGpDgZyk5e7so1Sl1-XN-Q-hjFGI8LWlGzKpBGxlrKG1A8iFTvMool9_J3hfxGk7c8rTDWXICx68Am-R7To5-pV1NIj6DjuKaRft83K4NQFONMu8U8Q7c6wFKG7mu6g1q1PWwuCnTV7YO4vHnGm0m8Rn42mnOZOeznShjEiRVWaGBT-MUKtE/s4000/P14300223rdJune.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAFu2vCuKGpDgZyk5e7so1Sl1-XN-Q-hjFGI8LWlGzKpBGxlrKG1A8iFTvMool9_J3hfxGk7c8rTDWXICx68Am-R7To5-pV1NIj6DjuKaRft83K4NQFONMu8U8Q7c6wFKG7mu6g1q1PWwuCnTV7YO4vHnGm0m8Rn42mnOZOeznShjEiRVWaGBT-MUKtE/s320/P14300223rdJune.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">7th July</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3iIDQQRbkI3Ljki80o5t-QEc0kznPRcNKZrhvGzuSUk35fDRYDyJgO8lnASZtqBPvRNtSM8xCnLkJpk0nfLatPYpRQU494e8NzQf9IaT3A8FzA0aSvw9OLPHGciOmS6RR15eC90NuZ35FyszLQPeUoZhaua50JrGUzeIKYKUqU3AJvhRKcqmbgn-vGk/s4000/P1440069July7th.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3iIDQQRbkI3Ljki80o5t-QEc0kznPRcNKZrhvGzuSUk35fDRYDyJgO8lnASZtqBPvRNtSM8xCnLkJpk0nfLatPYpRQU494e8NzQf9IaT3A8FzA0aSvw9OLPHGciOmS6RR15eC90NuZ35FyszLQPeUoZhaua50JrGUzeIKYKUqU3AJvhRKcqmbgn-vGk/s320/P1440069July7th.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTWaR5OiyFkwHiminkxyABl_9iEyS0Gfr4yRFC1TGsWpQ9dqbd8IxWluGVxw1w0q24K6Thyphenhyphen0JwragPoNswQkks-7NHDsJPmCb1ynwkdPmInxXqo8AjjR3XhjsJqtRebEE3ZKFnWt7G0hooRPyo27MqqMCcNpV3W1i9RgbEPYOYcGjmVNZkLu8yjV46dE/s320/P1460649lateoct.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Late November/Beginning of December</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The leaves on all the trees seemed to disappear within the space of the month of October when I don't think we visited for a while but we had had several gales.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhj4bK-0zoaY0yUQsuAumSTLit0m1B6w2hrKU51g4kJay2e3Vtd2qehvnyxTt17JjVbcE09SQIRA-wuBPY1E3L8g3G0dkOSbD0BtBGJb35Wyc-gbR0PKxz_6k1TKmXbR8Bh1yPXHCSoePE-FoDSK-Z7nK1CA_7oRobkVNo_By3VAsNCWRLg700mo6P5lA/s4000/P1460943novendbegdec.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Paintings</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As promised photos of the paintings B has bought me from an art gallery in Leominster.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the one I picked for my Christmas present last year as I love hares and something about the scene reminded me of the caravan site. I am not sure yet whether to hang it at home or take it to the caravan.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnfopaCMAK1GZv6xPC74zmxXf4TRe_mNM7dHQhW46kdVQxAobkxPa3tkz5kejV6I3hK21L0TTwkJ97Oe_rJ9eUPoWa1Md12uBEz9ro7QtQ7UVJHsI6helVdc6PwX4CbViE964tk_n8mqasPgre2A791PbqrN_bpVuA959P22hC-QMoD1Uwx_sKRVQteQ/s4000/P1470048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnfopaCMAK1GZv6xPC74zmxXf4TRe_mNM7dHQhW46kdVQxAobkxPa3tkz5kejV6I3hK21L0TTwkJ97Oe_rJ9eUPoWa1Md12uBEz9ro7QtQ7UVJHsI6helVdc6PwX4CbViE964tk_n8mqasPgre2A791PbqrN_bpVuA959P22hC-QMoD1Uwx_sKRVQteQ/s320/P1470048.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcPCP4HqsGmurAVJ-3wsTAzcTmECGyt2bbsDeR1OxszCcyWabUkZaXkmcoNA77-9RVZ1L2SMUNdkmDXx6kXljuQUEBr2B9LaWtjl_BJLbRKboX7HmOzL27lpwxKnXbOc957cSzA8PfG4a6XUIHMMMzd-07EyrbLM80XgI9B7df4JNluaQ7ZiKxJcS1K8/s4000/P1470049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcPCP4HqsGmurAVJ-3wsTAzcTmECGyt2bbsDeR1OxszCcyWabUkZaXkmcoNA77-9RVZ1L2SMUNdkmDXx6kXljuQUEBr2B9LaWtjl_BJLbRKboX7HmOzL27lpwxKnXbOc957cSzA8PfG4a6XUIHMMMzd-07EyrbLM80XgI9B7df4JNluaQ7ZiKxJcS1K8/s320/P1470049.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've posted a photo of this painting before as some of you may remember. I chose this for my 70th birthday present from B from the same gallery as it reminds me so much of a view from a country lane. The painting is by an artist called Cassandra Clarke who opened "Art 24" having relocated from Stourport. I did hope to buy another Cassandra Clarke painting last Christmas but there didn't seem to be many on sale this time.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuFLip-5vkMtMKWPNKKn4rlKtSoLgCdlMhpVb-L6VfrhxZroXTMdVjO1sp0eOyv5xWBKQjOKLJUkAUPRMmbKTOj9URTrMR5qAOdrwj4r5EvZhcShdH68zYDqZ3DhVqYUEKku22qrJCBdetghz6IFqVS7n_VVcOsM9C9XpK3JM3E04f_cHcXY-RwZcjH4/s4000/P1470051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuFLip-5vkMtMKWPNKKn4rlKtSoLgCdlMhpVb-L6VfrhxZroXTMdVjO1sp0eOyv5xWBKQjOKLJUkAUPRMmbKTOj9URTrMR5qAOdrwj4r5EvZhcShdH68zYDqZ3DhVqYUEKku22qrJCBdetghz6IFqVS7n_VVcOsM9C9XpK3JM3E04f_cHcXY-RwZcjH4/s320/P1470051.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSUghedyBNg9h__15zGTeMu8CXA1UJMZTmN7f1S09od366hD-CaW0DJ_mzZW4F6WoA6r5nL-i8cUhfSQSOZQZ-jxR9DQnSdzMp1h9eZ3HJPsBsTyRQzX-fuYLH9-OTwLrIJeasOA6gi1r5WBkJvwaCFBvtnBYi3po5dZCTs1QN127jKlPbyrnAUnUHgU/s4000/P1400173.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSUghedyBNg9h__15zGTeMu8CXA1UJMZTmN7f1S09od366hD-CaW0DJ_mzZW4F6WoA6r5nL-i8cUhfSQSOZQZ-jxR9DQnSdzMp1h9eZ3HJPsBsTyRQzX-fuYLH9-OTwLrIJeasOA6gi1r5WBkJvwaCFBvtnBYi3po5dZCTs1QN127jKlPbyrnAUnUHgU/s320/P1400173.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last December I also spotted some paintings of Herefordshire countryside scenes which I nearly chose instead of the hare. So perhaps that is my Christmas and Birthday presents sorted for much later this year! If the paintings are still there of course!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one or one of my son's I would be grateful for an email first - thanks so much).</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-22138783208386141682024-01-13T16:20:00.000+00:002024-01-13T16:20:08.287+00:00The Herefordshire Oak in 2023<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A selection of photos from Herefordshire showing my favourite oak tree throughout most of the year. The site is closed in January and February so sadly its unlikely I will get photos for those months and this year the weather was so horrid in March we didn't make our first visit until the beginning of April.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beginning of April</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI0VAcUixKPPUYRR8ERLL38AoJJfGb6p5DTNc8b_pGfovw4fx3QMmObf4yNLc_ps6P61a90toagtvWS5KMuppHh-gauxEi75YLaldx4EHgLAQFLxxd6HMM2hvQjtNPB1o4rMEk7FH1_q2ggqzLh0DO6o0ybXsBpVKhbmE8RSr-C9AjdsD8Mi36YI9aGw/s4000/P1400672begapril.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI0VAcUixKPPUYRR8ERLL38AoJJfGb6p5DTNc8b_pGfovw4fx3QMmObf4yNLc_ps6P61a90toagtvWS5KMuppHh-gauxEi75YLaldx4EHgLAQFLxxd6HMM2hvQjtNPB1o4rMEk7FH1_q2ggqzLh0DO6o0ybXsBpVKhbmE8RSr-C9AjdsD8Mi36YI9aGw/s320/P1400672begapril.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was then quite a change in the next few weeks as the leaves emerged.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">20th May</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3a6QvLjG6x4IdivqRLTM0q28NQP9yt40UKA4AOdADTk8ri_LMxPY2hVvpadGi-bgQWTQIdtCyVYk4S5Gv5r44acdfcChsOztwXrS-nq6xJeHO2-BkLU1aaszMWsJs9QN6zBlJvDZgRRFvDal-T3yLal76b7S84BTOLZvhd8vmkYi4QKk3GGYhrDDeO8/s4000/P1420104may21.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">19th June</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2kLP_QHb3zRAGaL7uZnqcLGK8-91JFDLYlISYS4pamwpkwa7tw3LFhkllnVK_jUPfUgiZ6nGkeqE-EFgjcfJG0QT_jDHInpK2akU1tU4medSEuEN-UNLEJyuReZJsHHT2r7P6uUFGdL1M0tFXoJ0vU6r7V2ltPuNE6Djmigf188R7TwkO-XvYeZUa2k/s4000/P1430624June19.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2kLP_QHb3zRAGaL7uZnqcLGK8-91JFDLYlISYS4pamwpkwa7tw3LFhkllnVK_jUPfUgiZ6nGkeqE-EFgjcfJG0QT_jDHInpK2akU1tU4medSEuEN-UNLEJyuReZJsHHT2r7P6uUFGdL1M0tFXoJ0vU6r7V2ltPuNE6Djmigf188R7TwkO-XvYeZUa2k/s320/P1430624June19.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">7th July</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiaWXyobpbdal_ZozxDxcjznED2ryZIs-eipoQlR8yBDLUyMqcx-Z6bDuIDhbmaZZZv8I5CzXR9_fOu1bX9PNdvT8EnAVVXlCoPSmRqr5a_6L3rYrhaGtWZNNTJKhB0WQUErpSOA8oKzWqTwNzW_dNU2K_pBTmLetUSRjDRIuxGqMVnX5YrmX6GFU0Bs/s4000/P1440066July7th.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiaWXyobpbdal_ZozxDxcjznED2ryZIs-eipoQlR8yBDLUyMqcx-Z6bDuIDhbmaZZZv8I5CzXR9_fOu1bX9PNdvT8EnAVVXlCoPSmRqr5a_6L3rYrhaGtWZNNTJKhB0WQUErpSOA8oKzWqTwNzW_dNU2K_pBTmLetUSRjDRIuxGqMVnX5YrmX6GFU0Bs/s320/P1440066July7th.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">August</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeFhIWcknWZPtJNTR0SAhOLs9hlpQRZc-LGlecOFzM1V1dRZMSNFVKyhdVpQSDOOyJ_HgXR71ShMgQda_K8qj4_2XTiSznFCPnaIU6OrJIdoRUbRCPhBUgm43S_FCb-7TGNbYgLk4359gvOeXFlx6NwQWcf10gh72iHnnWrETloGYq6CQUjGMinzNGIA/s4000/P14407827August.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeFhIWcknWZPtJNTR0SAhOLs9hlpQRZc-LGlecOFzM1V1dRZMSNFVKyhdVpQSDOOyJ_HgXR71ShMgQda_K8qj4_2XTiSznFCPnaIU6OrJIdoRUbRCPhBUgm43S_FCb-7TGNbYgLk4359gvOeXFlx6NwQWcf10gh72iHnnWrETloGYq6CQUjGMinzNGIA/s320/P14407827August.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">September</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Late October</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLl8IM-H2Z38PJdzyexBVmSoJKV2DvDYAU_gRxokUqRofBdM9pQOrqAibQkoKFIwOMNd7rg1Ht26dpJZjylmspl2-IiIyz1uTQKSf6n7pxScjZAru0kMxPx3gjne6lP3334b9JPQ7bkKUEvhBn-SQBSVp5qF_Fy8egDNvizAJH9xQFfOHmm4qk6Dwqgo/s4000/P1460641lateoct.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLl8IM-H2Z38PJdzyexBVmSoJKV2DvDYAU_gRxokUqRofBdM9pQOrqAibQkoKFIwOMNd7rg1Ht26dpJZjylmspl2-IiIyz1uTQKSf6n7pxScjZAru0kMxPx3gjne6lP3334b9JPQ7bkKUEvhBn-SQBSVp5qF_Fy8egDNvizAJH9xQFfOHmm4qk6Dwqgo/s320/P1460641lateoct.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">15th November</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlXvr5xlTPWXuTybyaFpOZTcRyUEHgYCeear1gvM4f6GHF94aldJ7Y0Hv8zauNSr1QLqxvDIv1mn7vjSyTIQtruPHlk7FnX9tR6xVjYqQqU76CC5ezAqbRUgdci9QoGQN8r547wm2U9PwLA_Nz_GIvmTtAVa7otXb_qiecm-LdGP6e5lXRakPzDFmI4o/s4000/P1460773Nov15th.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlXvr5xlTPWXuTybyaFpOZTcRyUEHgYCeear1gvM4f6GHF94aldJ7Y0Hv8zauNSr1QLqxvDIv1mn7vjSyTIQtruPHlk7FnX9tR6xVjYqQqU76CC5ezAqbRUgdci9QoGQN8r547wm2U9PwLA_Nz_GIvmTtAVa7otXb_qiecm-LdGP6e5lXRakPzDFmI4o/s320/P1460773Nov15th.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Late November </span><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXF3pzY00HN4kZ8dtm-s0RXN0zBULLWKo-mbbJeI4fhT-dcpkZRlPlNCUAf_mOp0fPN1y_7Vnl37nk8EIwVZMKL5wmCDT7Fi0ZeMcKKgWOKbPaPNQJysOy6IKTuxifW-Zf6gvDgvNm6cey_-mPUlpIcJZGie2etCYBH4gXZvOiI7R4aRl6YYHKUCYrAp0/s2001/P1460950hoakrstreeweekrmfnovbrgdecphotoafter%20cold%20weather.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2001" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXF3pzY00HN4kZ8dtm-s0RXN0zBULLWKo-mbbJeI4fhT-dcpkZRlPlNCUAf_mOp0fPN1y_7Vnl37nk8EIwVZMKL5wmCDT7Fi0ZeMcKKgWOKbPaPNQJysOy6IKTuxifW-Zf6gvDgvNm6cey_-mPUlpIcJZGie2etCYBH4gXZvOiI7R4aRl6YYHKUCYrAp0/s320/P1460950hoakrstreeweekrmfnovbrgdecphotoafter%20cold%20weather.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />End of December</span><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkuTaoMXkKOriNU3-5VXswELPaFXxKXUzP7c4VUx-y1ZQI5Qdk9y9_Clp9ozlldsVmLWg369sWlRxriD266g0lD4tAIYKHVQNK_RemjMWY8-HmoGHcAgi7MX4bqy7y-4wWuaO0HC0ksDieKE3bQ54aj1hl_0sr8VaxpLuds0eOzl4RnndVKozsejjiiw/s4000/P1460985declate.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkuTaoMXkKOriNU3-5VXswELPaFXxKXUzP7c4VUx-y1ZQI5Qdk9y9_Clp9ozlldsVmLWg369sWlRxriD266g0lD4tAIYKHVQNK_RemjMWY8-HmoGHcAgi7MX4bqy7y-4wWuaO0HC0ksDieKE3bQ54aj1hl_0sr8VaxpLuds0eOzl4RnndVKozsejjiiw/s320/P1460985declate.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will do a post on the Constable and Octopus Trees later in the month although I only started to photograph them (especially the Constable Tree) later in the year. Hopefully, this year I will have a fuller set. I haven't forgotten the photo of my Christmas present painting but need to get a better picture when the light isn't so poor.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone is staying safe and well.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">(All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one of mine or my son's I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-26405603326693944112024-01-05T15:34:00.000+00:002024-01-05T15:34:39.615+00:00Recent Reading and Brief Trip to Herefordshire<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Recent Reading</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Lis Howell is a new author for me and to be honest I am not quite sure why I bought this kindle book. Its described as a "cosy murder mystery" which to me just about it sums it up! Easy light reading but I don't think I would buy another by this author. (Gosh I think this is the first time I may have left a poor review!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7AAFeVgx3_a_-mXLvwkgXxzjy-z8_OoGCr-nj8Qzbr1WwoQ0wTBipTPxzBykh0hSgM2uaEzWZyB2WjsrBf6V89R6hVh8wUiVVtldd2cStWbEWsFbbHw0qIy-dQSp8wR5MxpTh4cTYui7RXetpWy5IUtwrUBHjTWLO0IShA7yfzNZv_kX9sTbjSrtvnU/s4000/P1460702.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7AAFeVgx3_a_-mXLvwkgXxzjy-z8_OoGCr-nj8Qzbr1WwoQ0wTBipTPxzBykh0hSgM2uaEzWZyB2WjsrBf6V89R6hVh8wUiVVtldd2cStWbEWsFbbHw0qIy-dQSp8wR5MxpTh4cTYui7RXetpWy5IUtwrUBHjTWLO0IShA7yfzNZv_kX9sTbjSrtvnU/s320/P1460702.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I always enjoy the DCI Banks books and this was no exception.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkT3kivd0gOTUYZO50q7MFRS5Z_oYzQB6AZzL7oHm8Xt96MZmPU4MlVor3RIai5FFe_Uh0L6BZagJ-92SX-TsE4ndAsr4ZVKymSdxu2wj3pVDe1QfLFqKBLLaTu9Q6jXqh0-Cdpdu0NnDN9OsZ5uLFPDXa-68QOInnW4dI-9oC6Ha6JXi8DOfWv7mO518/s4000/P1460704.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkT3kivd0gOTUYZO50q7MFRS5Z_oYzQB6AZzL7oHm8Xt96MZmPU4MlVor3RIai5FFe_Uh0L6BZagJ-92SX-TsE4ndAsr4ZVKymSdxu2wj3pVDe1QfLFqKBLLaTu9Q6jXqh0-Cdpdu0NnDN9OsZ5uLFPDXa-68QOInnW4dI-9oC6Ha6JXi8DOfWv7mO518/s320/P1460704.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I bought this book for the caravan - it was interesting to note that most of the places mentioned we had already visited so I got very few new ideas of days out from it but its an interesting book.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxY4Smz306gsH5e5oaS0BPMG_STsPKzHoVDT8B25ZxJxlykLD6DqOLW6alLokmMEmbahwlTApIlA5tDVxrCg39GW0zXp9k83AoK0jw4uhVIZn3pYGZQ-d2LrIGd3rrAuiSwHMDtMfjuQAgRe1G7-esgGGqLJO96oQqagdUCi0VBPGscd-LOQwHTpVP-A/s4000/P1460857.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxY4Smz306gsH5e5oaS0BPMG_STsPKzHoVDT8B25ZxJxlykLD6DqOLW6alLokmMEmbahwlTApIlA5tDVxrCg39GW0zXp9k83AoK0jw4uhVIZn3pYGZQ-d2LrIGd3rrAuiSwHMDtMfjuQAgRe1G7-esgGGqLJO96oQqagdUCi0VBPGscd-LOQwHTpVP-A/s320/P1460857.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can't stop reading the Hillary Greene books by Faith Martin and am still reading the Thrush Green books by Miss Read usually just before bedtime as its a nice relaxing read.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTw365ZrZ5DilHQKjDK7MELLfhpJrG-29UWVHZxdyssAeYEY6qU2mY_J-QdvIxz9S1W330aIXxGfZ2-GSnqixckSVeOE7NF4ATy25C0iQsX5ReWTZQJOK39_WqCcEKylL1f-T8Byt73wXT_ak_cpCDPJW4TATsFqP_oj2fo50paGYxfzqW_emhivBfNs/s4000/P1460770.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTw365ZrZ5DilHQKjDK7MELLfhpJrG-29UWVHZxdyssAeYEY6qU2mY_J-QdvIxz9S1W330aIXxGfZ2-GSnqixckSVeOE7NF4ATy25C0iQsX5ReWTZQJOK39_WqCcEKylL1f-T8Byt73wXT_ak_cpCDPJW4TATsFqP_oj2fo50paGYxfzqW_emhivBfNs/s320/P1460770.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This was as good as all the others in the series.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqf07Ht8NA89Y72gcmDNCQNvgUyZCBzuKKxZxcqd9c7gPomzOk1p7xpbyGN9wXQLSgE83N6J0MLaobRqP-FgPHet6_5gI7F-Pyq4C8Xe6pO89_wEChMvF_avXFNww7-h7syfsxRh1BbhNI7IRUPdJdO-JctIUfut1jpvl3W9inw3eLLvAHFJCYvsv7Gbk/s4000/P1460959.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqf07Ht8NA89Y72gcmDNCQNvgUyZCBzuKKxZxcqd9c7gPomzOk1p7xpbyGN9wXQLSgE83N6J0MLaobRqP-FgPHet6_5gI7F-Pyq4C8Xe6pO89_wEChMvF_avXFNww7-h7syfsxRh1BbhNI7IRUPdJdO-JctIUfut1jpvl3W9inw3eLLvAHFJCYvsv7Gbk/s320/P1460959.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Again I always enjoy the Jackman and Evans books by Joy Ellis. This was a brilliant thriller with lots of twists.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jKy5lN2MQMIBNKEpFq_K4SGmkq1gdhkgeA33d3vtM4I8-ori1VWy1LYNuyPLWYf_wrzY4qhgXWAXgsnVKXZAQGA2mUhs2ouwg8Tea9V2Cipzr41sPq_LLJvdjapj_NmRxvM17VJC-QVtF44ekIJNh6XvkcmR9N5hS4iDbviPqCtJARKZ4YR6N5qFa2s/s4000/P1460961.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jKy5lN2MQMIBNKEpFq_K4SGmkq1gdhkgeA33d3vtM4I8-ori1VWy1LYNuyPLWYf_wrzY4qhgXWAXgsnVKXZAQGA2mUhs2ouwg8Tea9V2Cipzr41sPq_LLJvdjapj_NmRxvM17VJC-QVtF44ekIJNh6XvkcmR9N5hS4iDbviPqCtJARKZ4YR6N5qFa2s/s320/P1460961.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another good Mitchell and Markby mystery. I am beginning to worry that some of the series I am reading may be nearing the last book! I shall have to find some new authors or new series by the same authors!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkrS95vpP94pybZqNZtZ9neG8hnmS2QVvaYQz3Gne_za-e9XAWM6xGVTdlQkTJsFeGTDp_nI30F1UG6vXnzf_j3zWLIlFn4MFc1aR69b0HCgjLgiHHEKfEPJrgs_bsRiiMTO_MQdTeBFafs7b7BGi-gDYzseR14DpM-D6w_Rn_Q9iuTlcW4qT9AIfd_o/s4000/P1470007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkrS95vpP94pybZqNZtZ9neG8hnmS2QVvaYQz3Gne_za-e9XAWM6xGVTdlQkTJsFeGTDp_nI30F1UG6vXnzf_j3zWLIlFn4MFc1aR69b0HCgjLgiHHEKfEPJrgs_bsRiiMTO_MQdTeBFafs7b7BGi-gDYzseR14DpM-D6w_Rn_Q9iuTlcW4qT9AIfd_o/s320/P1470007.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And a few more books by Miss Read and Faith Martin to bring my recent reading up to date. I've just started the last Thrush Green book set at Christmas time . So I may start rereading the Lark Rise to Candleford books.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlR13vhKUmqf07WhZouZ7weMm8csWpIZEoHcBRrsAHdJbkUGNPQV9xIcZ2Thnufn_9wg8wwWv1IfCcj_j96tB3kfraO0zLQfmSMaOVRY6gV9Vl33hvnA6EQT-6rXCQROGlcsg7YVZuEqZIsSLzsBNZ0BmJFh0yRmXD43oL1EnZXXFzXulLzy37N7G2XQY/s4000/P1460771.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlR13vhKUmqf07WhZouZ7weMm8csWpIZEoHcBRrsAHdJbkUGNPQV9xIcZ2Thnufn_9wg8wwWv1IfCcj_j96tB3kfraO0zLQfmSMaOVRY6gV9Vl33hvnA6EQT-6rXCQROGlcsg7YVZuEqZIsSLzsBNZ0BmJFh0yRmXD43oL1EnZXXFzXulLzy37N7G2XQY/s320/P1460771.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQzyb4L_vJymKmY1KQ6sf6SbjXWUu-TPFQQLVxOay1ueA1OPB80h9cDmE_hAHhHkRAMwBny1Rc_q7OXK1vQqgWh6SMhuwwQbErYMJC4kxguDHYY1ymUrwJzKoE4fumlajZr-FIkEMVoU311WWS3TM72MKzGg9r_A0UpkT2wm9RVjGNWtywbdr_PPyi8c/s4000/P1470008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQzyb4L_vJymKmY1KQ6sf6SbjXWUu-TPFQQLVxOay1ueA1OPB80h9cDmE_hAHhHkRAMwBny1Rc_q7OXK1vQqgWh6SMhuwwQbErYMJC4kxguDHYY1ymUrwJzKoE4fumlajZr-FIkEMVoU311WWS3TM72MKzGg9r_A0UpkT2wm9RVjGNWtywbdr_PPyi8c/s320/P1470008.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwqpr8hqSTqS8GEJBvF9KFwt3w7atGk0vbY2fz-hZvsERXcWD14i7QqqtduryScR5fdX6sKM6SE_Mq5q8LJCI2O236SqQNzuW35w_FBtZMkjjX_WsYMF79tbAxB9vHAGH0GO4671tD73DGV1yprLJh9AcZSziG_jugmwIX4qklDAJQ4pWlFlqeNvJ_io/s4000/P1470006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwqpr8hqSTqS8GEJBvF9KFwt3w7atGk0vbY2fz-hZvsERXcWD14i7QqqtduryScR5fdX6sKM6SE_Mq5q8LJCI2O236SqQNzuW35w_FBtZMkjjX_WsYMF79tbAxB9vHAGH0GO4671tD73DGV1yprLJh9AcZSziG_jugmwIX4qklDAJQ4pWlFlqeNvJ_io/s320/P1470006.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Herefordshire</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Between Christmas and New Year we returned to the caravan for a couple of nights to give it a good clean and get it ready for when the site is closed in January and February. I must admit I shall really miss not being able to visit Herefordshire whenever I want. Its going to be a long two months especially as the building work next door continues into another year :(</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We only went out the once to the Art Gallery in Leominster to buy my Christmas present. I chose a rather lovely orginal painting of a hare which I will try and photo for a future post. Sorry formatting has gone amiss in last few paragraphs and I can't seem to rectify it</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just a few photos from the site itself.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Herefordshire Oak</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEb1jPLh8BBEGsI015fY2n6UFigDGv1gJk8ZCAHUa_4ql5DKWYQ3o4H59KiUPUbtO4vzPax7ePhkmoAAoFPJyHYz8FwIHd9wwodclE3nQEE-WICzvX25-EiztHAyfZWvb8dErxZURaJ0Mapw6UTTx3TxzaDs36d0rnUk7DVHgSq4N9gEoUend_HvOtiA/s4000/P1460986.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEb1jPLh8BBEGsI015fY2n6UFigDGv1gJk8ZCAHUa_4ql5DKWYQ3o4H59KiUPUbtO4vzPax7ePhkmoAAoFPJyHYz8FwIHd9wwodclE3nQEE-WICzvX25-EiztHAyfZWvb8dErxZURaJ0Mapw6UTTx3TxzaDs36d0rnUk7DVHgSq4N9gEoUend_HvOtiA/s320/P1460986.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Constable Tree</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5iUUr73YqYGEs84krBNMMOV8QvVArMLejsYhrsZlBE3tpN7TJho-5rAlGY5UGP6NuF4x0dz2OCbD2fz8-QDLDuVbpZn_nahTXwNlcMohgTH8TvlyuvYx8lGGTJfEpioTt-FCwzyUnHmFukcCBpLVST3HhF_sT1ALGJih83Dq061hqUa6UKLVdK-LlwM/s4000/P1460987.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5iUUr73YqYGEs84krBNMMOV8QvVArMLejsYhrsZlBE3tpN7TJho-5rAlGY5UGP6NuF4x0dz2OCbD2fz8-QDLDuVbpZn_nahTXwNlcMohgTH8TvlyuvYx8lGGTJfEpioTt-FCwzyUnHmFukcCBpLVST3HhF_sT1ALGJih83Dq061hqUa6UKLVdK-LlwM/s320/P1460987.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Octopus Tree</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWvHfr5fdM-1fQBp_yOFDpoMO2L8E6p07fV8vaFbs-pOgNHv3_pw9u2js_zwUB_m8cG4BsrAmSvVCcexedQyPIhEhsiSP7Z7aVD_IGM3YsLnF1-642x7UAqxN0fq6a1pCf3b-ppKlDpMPW2bt7Aqtx9skD_22ev8vteJMvo2ZUWtYUtaoplcSp8CdGEM/s4000/P1460989.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWvHfr5fdM-1fQBp_yOFDpoMO2L8E6p07fV8vaFbs-pOgNHv3_pw9u2js_zwUB_m8cG4BsrAmSvVCcexedQyPIhEhsiSP7Z7aVD_IGM3YsLnF1-642x7UAqxN0fq6a1pCf3b-ppKlDpMPW2bt7Aqtx9skD_22ev8vteJMvo2ZUWtYUtaoplcSp8CdGEM/s320/P1460989.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll probably do a couple of posts later this month with photos of the above 3 trees throughout the year. Thanks to Debbie from "Cottage Days and Country Ways" blog who suggested this in the past.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A primula flowering in the garden - sorry for the poor quality I took it through the kitchen window!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGx46ZMAu1wZ_E8751Sl2ojOj3dhfCxmil_Cvl9NOFhu5qAa1Mb5xNIrFN5mKIH4ydo_CKprSkJ_YhXMyC_douIF6-1px5OJ3Hdl0iAIAyzauGNlIRBEnjQwtVUsN-I7u46kQY2OR0p4xTskvOIKKXoAZ1HPCgqFZTTsCTFX2XhLqYFX3-rU01AXbp2o/s4000/P1460993.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGx46ZMAu1wZ_E8751Sl2ojOj3dhfCxmil_Cvl9NOFhu5qAa1Mb5xNIrFN5mKIH4ydo_CKprSkJ_YhXMyC_douIF6-1px5OJ3Hdl0iAIAyzauGNlIRBEnjQwtVUsN-I7u46kQY2OR0p4xTskvOIKKXoAZ1HPCgqFZTTsCTFX2XhLqYFX3-rU01AXbp2o/s320/P1460993.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Timothy on his shelf - I forgot to change him into his Christmas jumper and scarf this year :(</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLijI36n63AK4e5bkmB2RjylWLd1pzH-M4NAKlVwKtmQgw_UEDYq7DktcEsMhR9P7UmFEp_EbTIRDdMkyGO-_78h3o1NBmhdnWEN8JA7vOFbruzRhPoAxta9C5NjIUetML7FZ-xcXlylcpIk2CNNeItpZASFyKtQ1PNw7dYRhZnYQMuBkzoYTNaLedyKI/s4000/P1460995.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLijI36n63AK4e5bkmB2RjylWLd1pzH-M4NAKlVwKtmQgw_UEDYq7DktcEsMhR9P7UmFEp_EbTIRDdMkyGO-_78h3o1NBmhdnWEN8JA7vOFbruzRhPoAxta9C5NjIUetML7FZ-xcXlylcpIk2CNNeItpZASFyKtQ1PNw7dYRhZnYQMuBkzoYTNaLedyKI/s320/P1460995.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone is staying safe and well.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one of mine or my son's I would be grateful for an email first - thanks)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-54074743040224573292024-01-01T10:20:00.000+00:002024-01-01T10:20:07.838+00:00Happy New Year<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7wuP4HA69rujIEQaBf9QQpS4srFciXe3UDwyg0rSNjriHaiG7hyphenhyphenyQ1z04h7VWJLmfyfURS31RjsAyy0aFxRZc-1eiVyiJ2KbtZp3A2j0t3Qpzzo_REHkdIn6HHHVWusmgh0XUJjFPAzj_4uOOvaxdiS4va3g_reRv9cCrP9Lruz83ni51QXYsJ3mfJo/s3648/Baddesley%20Clinton%20063DTWITTER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7wuP4HA69rujIEQaBf9QQpS4srFciXe3UDwyg0rSNjriHaiG7hyphenhyphenyQ1z04h7VWJLmfyfURS31RjsAyy0aFxRZc-1eiVyiJ2KbtZp3A2j0t3Qpzzo_REHkdIn6HHHVWusmgh0XUJjFPAzj_4uOOvaxdiS4va3g_reRv9cCrP9Lruz83ni51QXYsJ3mfJo/s320/Baddesley%20Clinton%20063DTWITTER.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing everyone a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to everyone who visits my blog especially those that leave comments.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">May your 2024 be full of nature, books, churches or whatever your interest is.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-69661652829802630942023-12-24T20:43:00.003+00:002023-12-24T20:43:22.603+00:00Merry Christmas<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjovm9jVwj8CJwP54US4FXJbvPM-cPC2jJkn8akpmJCbR83gkllXrPh3OrMYejnhyyaMHnOs7f3WbxlBGah350Q7xmW9CpVuO5OOoVDMKKU94OdvxMb6umKpQKKN5Ufo8rZk2cAynGp8Rqxw-PHMb3EbzjlGcbbb9tsjxQ466jp8fkyvSrhfROEsRP1c/s3200/Brandon%20March%20Monday%205th%20March%202012%20024cropchristmascard2018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjovm9jVwj8CJwP54US4FXJbvPM-cPC2jJkn8akpmJCbR83gkllXrPh3OrMYejnhyyaMHnOs7f3WbxlBGah350Q7xmW9CpVuO5OOoVDMKKU94OdvxMb6umKpQKKN5Ufo8rZk2cAynGp8Rqxw-PHMb3EbzjlGcbbb9tsjxQ466jp8fkyvSrhfROEsRP1c/s320/Brandon%20March%20Monday%205th%20March%202012%20024cropchristmascard2018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Merry Christmas and I hope everyone has a lovely day.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-64283330481640982212023-12-15T11:26:00.000+00:002023-12-15T11:26:09.415+00:00A Rather Eventful Visit to Herefordshire<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">During the cold spell at the end of November and beginning of December we went to the caravan for a few days. It turned out to be much colder than we thought!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There has been quite a change in the Herefordshire Oak in the course of a few weeks!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbAdCsS0A0fc3Sp4dN2wfjZ20PRKJWydZOasmVnZ1Nt9JE_5igTsRGCxYt5e8BWbj7driS4gOB5D_TvOvzdmkVXRAt-oFbNPpdG_YtDDdTyWf60oM4Cu1v46wVPhUuhhbwnOmoiULBjhCRHt4HjjXDhfG_8YQyjd5P8yXd1TA7c-qOnJY502KgJeIKjo/s4000/P1460935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbAdCsS0A0fc3Sp4dN2wfjZ20PRKJWydZOasmVnZ1Nt9JE_5igTsRGCxYt5e8BWbj7driS4gOB5D_TvOvzdmkVXRAt-oFbNPpdG_YtDDdTyWf60oM4Cu1v46wVPhUuhhbwnOmoiULBjhCRHt4HjjXDhfG_8YQyjd5P8yXd1TA7c-qOnJY502KgJeIKjo/s320/P1460935.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Apart from a slight glow on the horizon which was probably something else we had no luck.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0yjo5nm2I2ESu2L8QU3GE9_1_6hLOIwcp9BAJsOq3njLWM2M09nBDvAdiAAOadlV6PNKePxSjGF2swIbHdNs7IV5Be8r6Wnop66xdQ482YiN6jYazOUlZcYFWAINjhm_ONHRK6w8MLK5rQPIvt95A8LXljQVSRiavPe9N-tIPjCPD7zOMBnQkFx63vM/s4000/P1460973.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0yjo5nm2I2ESu2L8QU3GE9_1_6hLOIwcp9BAJsOq3njLWM2M09nBDvAdiAAOadlV6PNKePxSjGF2swIbHdNs7IV5Be8r6Wnop66xdQ482YiN6jYazOUlZcYFWAINjhm_ONHRK6w8MLK5rQPIvt95A8LXljQVSRiavPe9N-tIPjCPD7zOMBnQkFx63vM/s320/P1460973.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the second morning we woke to find we had no running water and the kitchen waste pipe wasn't working! It had apparently been minus 8 the night before. We discovered we had two frozen pipes on the exterior of the caravan. Normally when we are not there we turn off water to the caravan and do a mini draindown but of course being there this had been reversed! The laundrette on site was thankfully open and we were able to get water for a cup of tea. At lunchtime there was no sign of the pipes unfreezing so B went into Leominster to buy a hairdryer to try and help them along. Fortunately that idea eventually worked and we had water and a working kitchen waste pipe again! B also added more lagging to the exterior pipes. It was a right pain as there were two events I was keen on attending - a Christmas Tree Festival at Bromyard Church and a display through Leominster of tractors decorated with a Christmas Theme and all lit up. After the palaver with the pipes I went off the idea of going - sadly David didn't come on this trip otherwise he may have jollied me along to make the effort!</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While B was in Leominster this pheasant came to the door to say "hello"! and to cheer me up!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFTvLb83IvmjNiFoRgfRvxvmk7nTMzrQ8uXgXZ7NPU4epGmHXQUc3QNI6h4llf9-pgyzT32FwLQ8wq7VLw0TzN7VMpSxxC65uVtQtfD4TSVmzC191h8U65KJW8bsm8jqthXrLvwMl7anTk9q3IFJjsUkWBVzYBQofnFtb9dqELdTuvyAXGTH2K0fWcI0/s4000/P1460979.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFTvLb83IvmjNiFoRgfRvxvmk7nTMzrQ8uXgXZ7NPU4epGmHXQUc3QNI6h4llf9-pgyzT32FwLQ8wq7VLw0TzN7VMpSxxC65uVtQtfD4TSVmzC191h8U65KJW8bsm8jqthXrLvwMl7anTk9q3IFJjsUkWBVzYBQofnFtb9dqELdTuvyAXGTH2K0fWcI0/s320/P1460979.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwbMU7AZoKTvBR3ROFT4IAiR89brylDOzH7TYs-K701JYl_WfRlm_mP-zjSMrO1vB6p9Vij4UQmpOQmuVR6uh82kIL-WStQs2ofVUT-MboU-nxLa7mgxltEJEcGt9qSqax4fFWvHZ9JYfwkCBHEUxxLE-XwhHm_EbPKwUFbxKgijsKLR_CXPSM0qi2i8/s4000/P1460981.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwbMU7AZoKTvBR3ROFT4IAiR89brylDOzH7TYs-K701JYl_WfRlm_mP-zjSMrO1vB6p9Vij4UQmpOQmuVR6uh82kIL-WStQs2ofVUT-MboU-nxLa7mgxltEJEcGt9qSqax4fFWvHZ9JYfwkCBHEUxxLE-XwhHm_EbPKwUFbxKgijsKLR_CXPSM0qi2i8/s320/P1460981.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will pay one more short visit in December mainly to winterise it properly! The site is closed in January and February.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-83893581585667973592023-12-06T08:40:00.000+00:002023-12-06T08:40:21.504+00:00Herefordshire 2023 - November Visit Part 4: The Hop Pocket and a Trip To Coleshill<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We made a detour on the way home to visit the Hop Pocket by Bishop's Frome. Its a nursery but there are also a number of independent shops there and a farm shop. Its a good place to look for gifts.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2n0sioejTScfgkqU2rYOC0yWwpv-ilVZ2r4rlAMNknNbV2ftQZnCQavZYCKndRS07g0r2L4qUzkZjJciwlyIiQPWmYZBRbsW7_KLyiYLXJtwW_6IyyGYA_hNAZ1x3jIxXiRJ9GAArlHwMCqZrkBMeoC_1E1FCNMlrgkY8zul0tXrZyDm0MmJXzB5AP0/s4000/P1460907.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2n0sioejTScfgkqU2rYOC0yWwpv-ilVZ2r4rlAMNknNbV2ftQZnCQavZYCKndRS07g0r2L4qUzkZjJciwlyIiQPWmYZBRbsW7_KLyiYLXJtwW_6IyyGYA_hNAZ1x3jIxXiRJ9GAArlHwMCqZrkBMeoC_1E1FCNMlrgkY8zul0tXrZyDm0MmJXzB5AP0/s320/P1460907.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVoUp961Ixkb9Fax7bq5lRrA_cSRPb2iFsHS_KX5uA07S41pbP_-VaqGLVfit3HcWzjIO9Q7961283-AZ0sa5uOXmiQUImk-P_30KhvejKynTQ_xE-FAt4HcrX2zcdtzIqutx02fP10-i5VxZpABTxk6J0ty4Hfndrlg025jJGsMtiag_814YpJDxHfo4/s4000/P1460908.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVoUp961Ixkb9Fax7bq5lRrA_cSRPb2iFsHS_KX5uA07S41pbP_-VaqGLVfit3HcWzjIO9Q7961283-AZ0sa5uOXmiQUImk-P_30KhvejKynTQ_xE-FAt4HcrX2zcdtzIqutx02fP10-i5VxZpABTxk6J0ty4Hfndrlg025jJGsMtiag_814YpJDxHfo4/s320/P1460908.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqW37xYTuhjB4kFn803SiQGLwI8nWEMax3PlwOx-DFQQgzoRw8gJYY9YVh93SBXSE4Xj_GB2FI7VCbAw0smMzAMu2gXh4A0E82LK-MvQfO1KrdU1_OVrXnyssUKkS1IYf4Nvs6ocoBpoFM1RBP5yqwQdal_FtlQmT9VU_TIaG0IIJRZm_yHz5co6M5o9Q/s4000/P1460909.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqW37xYTuhjB4kFn803SiQGLwI8nWEMax3PlwOx-DFQQgzoRw8gJYY9YVh93SBXSE4Xj_GB2FI7VCbAw0smMzAMu2gXh4A0E82LK-MvQfO1KrdU1_OVrXnyssUKkS1IYf4Nvs6ocoBpoFM1RBP5yqwQdal_FtlQmT9VU_TIaG0IIJRZm_yHz5co6M5o9Q/s320/P1460909.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeuvhBT0DVKGCQI-FsWNpiGRuNfDiUX8ktNWGaG4qMDVLSQykdznkdkyusc9vM90OixrGloQPk5x3nGFntYyqU2q5gFropRdPzhGEkiIex89VnvtjL9iGzG8yHE0dklYmd9nZTPielOTm4pXR1KVkO-Qgc1kkLNJb1EZWS4tIn2V-BnI0n_gkqHGquMc/s4000/P1460910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeuvhBT0DVKGCQI-FsWNpiGRuNfDiUX8ktNWGaG4qMDVLSQykdznkdkyusc9vM90OixrGloQPk5x3nGFntYyqU2q5gFropRdPzhGEkiIex89VnvtjL9iGzG8yHE0dklYmd9nZTPielOTm4pXR1KVkO-Qgc1kkLNJb1EZWS4tIn2V-BnI0n_gkqHGquMc/s320/P1460910.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was a wonderful selection of Logaston Press books.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6y1v5sM4SZqtBAWRn9FFi6OQKGgtc45uqS4CtpRjLGqMV-rgznSLE3t4iM5OYkgqtjJGWync5PbY92J1Dv0qcvxjWG7DXarGRrU_tIVTqSF8p7aydnbufw6xOLEMejCrWoeH80B2Ye2Ev-n_iKXlf3COrU_yjKT1RjUFMnzY-SgKWdldI6biQmsnAgRk/s4000/P1460911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6y1v5sM4SZqtBAWRn9FFi6OQKGgtc45uqS4CtpRjLGqMV-rgznSLE3t4iM5OYkgqtjJGWync5PbY92J1Dv0qcvxjWG7DXarGRrU_tIVTqSF8p7aydnbufw6xOLEMejCrWoeH80B2Ye2Ev-n_iKXlf3COrU_yjKT1RjUFMnzY-SgKWdldI6biQmsnAgRk/s320/P1460911.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the Saturday back at home we visited Coleshill as there was an Antiques and Vintage Fayre being held in the Town Hall. After a comment left on a previous post by Wessex Reiver I'd also spent some time researching Coleshill again. According to several websites there is supposedly a rare Edward VIII post box just past Packington Lane. The only one I could find in that area was a George VI postbox although it did have a splendid postbox topper :) I am not sure if the Edward VIII post box is located elsewhere or whether the information is incorrect.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6MCHKS1GkRyDcQtjMs0RHbO8rfnvKnwoIBy2poYaYd3tYumWuWdKGWwpFA67CpydVz5g0lpGixXAUGkPp-XGNlz4fpPqhmEXCMFKKavFNpjBcC43kFfe0K9Lv5vokQG7XWNq4lJTUqW0gBVCVpC75jwsBwqSHtljBCu8dO5hJ5c_RvpwlLjZpyE8tew/s4000/P1460912.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6MCHKS1GkRyDcQtjMs0RHbO8rfnvKnwoIBy2poYaYd3tYumWuWdKGWwpFA67CpydVz5g0lpGixXAUGkPp-XGNlz4fpPqhmEXCMFKKavFNpjBcC43kFfe0K9Lv5vokQG7XWNq4lJTUqW0gBVCVpC75jwsBwqSHtljBCu8dO5hJ5c_RvpwlLjZpyE8tew/s320/P1460912.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-85664861379233459062023-11-30T15:29:00.000+00:002023-11-30T15:29:41.941+00:00Herefordshire 2023 - November Visit - Part 3: Leominster<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">On the Thursday rain was forecast but it was actually dry, if cloudy, all day.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We've moved the birdbath to the border under the hawthorn hedge so we can see it from the kitchen window.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLUO6q4mGVOCWbOH06dbtzmvTa-9nT3dbcMfW4M1kDeA05GZ5YbqcLWHeoPUUbCN6jaHNd7HOwp8lolbh_hsJNyvh-QxrYoMrwZkRDutxg4Y5nQWN7s16VAyR9CdAUBUp_GVjej1FeJjnFA-OeWnsjf6SECT8VGdEvmQ9dTWT9lIKbBZyEyQHF7Qeuvo/s4000/P1460853.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLUO6q4mGVOCWbOH06dbtzmvTa-9nT3dbcMfW4M1kDeA05GZ5YbqcLWHeoPUUbCN6jaHNd7HOwp8lolbh_hsJNyvh-QxrYoMrwZkRDutxg4Y5nQWN7s16VAyR9CdAUBUp_GVjej1FeJjnFA-OeWnsjf6SECT8VGdEvmQ9dTWT9lIKbBZyEyQHF7Qeuvo/s320/P1460853.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've put the sundial where the birdbath was at the side of the caravan. The pot isn't as tall as I would have liked a plinth to be but at least we have somewhere to put the sundial itself.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNLMs2KUmnVGzGFAeeZYGqjVsml2euwv_FX8T8N8gun5LK3qZwu9BQCULnY9ReoosxSPf_lY80crIa4pQ8SGF_giWXQ4oq3tP7ep1MHTDjEBrwDhWcURq4WHFNkuAiAmlgi0nm9EZfVR_GPXh5mmxxbVXA5Z1hkWd1juqesMeLSr45Et3DG1StMvRgRU/s4000/P1460850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNLMs2KUmnVGzGFAeeZYGqjVsml2euwv_FX8T8N8gun5LK3qZwu9BQCULnY9ReoosxSPf_lY80crIa4pQ8SGF_giWXQ4oq3tP7ep1MHTDjEBrwDhWcURq4WHFNkuAiAmlgi0nm9EZfVR_GPXh5mmxxbVXA5Z1hkWd1juqesMeLSr45Et3DG1StMvRgRU/s320/P1460850.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ul4nHUhA0vvsCL-mMTNQKLNIyepBYotLibLBDAnEPYCNPnkwP7Spj66M_Qo2rnwN-YaZo9xxkrXnmiJ-7LJmrHtyYLk8y5TdYWHAT_tIUSjAYG0ZXtvZNoSV29WsRzjqJTtc6sJphyu80Sj1VA5YaTSPD_QSWPgY13pPpenFJB9cVPmHCTzwjL7LnYE/s4000/P1460851.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ul4nHUhA0vvsCL-mMTNQKLNIyepBYotLibLBDAnEPYCNPnkwP7Spj66M_Qo2rnwN-YaZo9xxkrXnmiJ-7LJmrHtyYLk8y5TdYWHAT_tIUSjAYG0ZXtvZNoSV29WsRzjqJTtc6sJphyu80Sj1VA5YaTSPD_QSWPgY13pPpenFJB9cVPmHCTzwjL7LnYE/s320/P1460851.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">View from the window by the table. </span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_I9-xGpIARLyvLF7cmJWnGSOzrt8Nj4DkNJ75YVsSOOOfoD-_Z-tvHPlUcIyKxdilBiXH53JfxAShQgHVVaMcrmfnzUgNJt7xcJmMgq9AXVrKQld5PIwe66dW7b7sry0qfqscG66xbzCV7kZi_KiFy98uzW6hUXBVF2XaNu-DYveHDH37tMovE-oCRs/s4000/P1460855.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_I9-xGpIARLyvLF7cmJWnGSOzrt8Nj4DkNJ75YVsSOOOfoD-_Z-tvHPlUcIyKxdilBiXH53JfxAShQgHVVaMcrmfnzUgNJt7xcJmMgq9AXVrKQld5PIwe66dW7b7sry0qfqscG66xbzCV7kZi_KiFy98uzW6hUXBVF2XaNu-DYveHDH37tMovE-oCRs/s320/P1460855.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">D and I had talked of going to the Hop Pocket Shopping Village on the Thursday and I was hoping to stop off too at Bishop's Frome church but B wanted some things from Leominster so Leominster it was! Sorry the posts this visit are all a bit samey and I know I post about Tenbury Wells and Leominster a lot!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOSMdVE23WSQbehNcwDjx-wHyW3NRs_0glYHQOEcfDvzuIiEQky069qsxIuQzNK5R3V5_tLfBLcIlqj-ZUhbrb7UOP4PdA9vlgCtQwKBnLMzlrhqNBx_moGI8NgAr7uSdJ4pEeDMBP_wkTR989nu_hvTPZGcw8IT0xndbuLbGaP7wBnB7GFJjjlhMqj0/s4000/P1460861.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOSMdVE23WSQbehNcwDjx-wHyW3NRs_0glYHQOEcfDvzuIiEQky069qsxIuQzNK5R3V5_tLfBLcIlqj-ZUhbrb7UOP4PdA9vlgCtQwKBnLMzlrhqNBx_moGI8NgAr7uSdJ4pEeDMBP_wkTR989nu_hvTPZGcw8IT0xndbuLbGaP7wBnB7GFJjjlhMqj0/s320/P1460861.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As with other market towns in the area Leominster is blessed with a good selection of independent shops. This stationer's is one of D and I's favourites.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDWWdCX4MvFi-gmNtIxwYAracCINSpKopbxLPVukR7L20bbcCLwNePGdqeYH9dARUiE8kk_5sfvzvW2oznRJh4rnfsqRra3EgNr5n1l0HLtj3xR8h9VLUQfITC6GVPbiJQJQ51uWVIr4CTA-zrxY3Z4AEnk61vbneJJBzvGesNMBpS9jWkrnkrgAaYYU/s4000/P1460862.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDWWdCX4MvFi-gmNtIxwYAracCINSpKopbxLPVukR7L20bbcCLwNePGdqeYH9dARUiE8kk_5sfvzvW2oznRJh4rnfsqRra3EgNr5n1l0HLtj3xR8h9VLUQfITC6GVPbiJQJQ51uWVIr4CTA-zrxY3Z4AEnk61vbneJJBzvGesNMBpS9jWkrnkrgAaYYU/s320/P1460862.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdZ5KKZplqBZRfVcDfm_Ky9T7raQrI_rddOEZRKFv1K9ihtWu4CXG0q9H38ntUTRcgw36AsLMlFiSEniKG-rrzzHiir6dLk0l3_5ZyLB8eZpHd0jtR_h9Rr900ZF8vx9mYj_HqkvGiGGuZ6AvNmpp2YZVX3RtqkUFMthxzaDojrwo1LJTR317s2z32uI/s4000/P1460863.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Some presents but I have to admit a few sneaky items for me too! I've found another print of a British Rail poster of Herefordshire - this time featuring a view of Weobley village. I also bought a recently published book comprising The Shropshire Lad by A E Houseman illustrated with photos of Shropshire.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkOhDaCUsJSCIv3SW1Q-nempfHUiLfSjhkg7fOLQrRR68tR-xo35p_J4sjuSNxkoPDyEp43h_B-4hOc8pQRxE0GXvNxTX_XPBgBcwoQ3hly3A5vhmXHk4fTUz39Qg5JKM6BOu-VpR6ono2fQJElfFrkLNZxr9MOujsa-LRSajyMvQDhlXx02xBSIxoTE/s4000/P1460876.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkOhDaCUsJSCIv3SW1Q-nempfHUiLfSjhkg7fOLQrRR68tR-xo35p_J4sjuSNxkoPDyEp43h_B-4hOc8pQRxE0GXvNxTX_XPBgBcwoQ3hly3A5vhmXHk4fTUz39Qg5JKM6BOu-VpR6ono2fQJElfFrkLNZxr9MOujsa-LRSajyMvQDhlXx02xBSIxoTE/s320/P1460876.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44278KbgPjE42KAyBDCr86xe52uHk2yU3Elveb2mLIDWk43ExDiL4HO3JUmculwQuvDB5lgFxX2aFKkXs-O-_-bBPsg9KDLjnp63FHpqvl2S7NmdU59hyqZkLblf4DyNhOX7jJEMbWMs8naqNzrKPC5CGjItzDyXSfMstaEptsSiuT_GarNYyYWyYNco/s4000/P1460877.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one or one of my son's I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-14578777850634925062023-11-23T10:30:00.000+00:002023-11-23T10:30:12.785+00:00Herefordshire 2023 - November Visit - Part 2: Tenbury Wells and Burford House Garden Centre<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">B is still looking for a plinth for his sundial so on the Wednesday we went and had a look around Tenbury Wells and then onto Burford House Garden Centre.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsW1ORHgA7Z5JoyG2tI83wuqgdtODJfeXXefO4JTaGywZrGfpA2TVH7L8mEjLv5SMbHOgbqmFB1QOU1U9XQVFh-RTVRWfUwIDlheRVIHZKVbhsyZa15KpJC8A7SPcoVI-vYDEMjG6CCPttxuA_Swhn8ahpy5dvCj1Psk2993lSn7NOM0cJSPaHPxODHqc/s4000/P1460785.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Sorry Christmas is rearing its head again!</span></p><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUps35sEllrEsRfyamNLBf3jGfIgdEaFoG2PzcsqnbrvGS1Awu1WbRV5-FFqv3BTXoG856JmpqDEGBQXP_vMRQE2GjpiK_Ps9F-dXuTPcSxTjcWOHjBHWQscy0AtbIkkG8PelLpr_083bKRlXtXUiImAW1PBIXALk2HVEWHpubVulCPlO5fIkYQ61PXQI/s4000/P1460794.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUps35sEllrEsRfyamNLBf3jGfIgdEaFoG2PzcsqnbrvGS1Awu1WbRV5-FFqv3BTXoG856JmpqDEGBQXP_vMRQE2GjpiK_Ps9F-dXuTPcSxTjcWOHjBHWQscy0AtbIkkG8PelLpr_083bKRlXtXUiImAW1PBIXALk2HVEWHpubVulCPlO5fIkYQ61PXQI/s320/P1460794.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1hCAO3wIxPvjuLTZhqb-KOc1-pVEyWiAKGp4UexJUieVFv0MieD3Vp5E1lXoUE1_UESDoQEOswSHaj0QLR9Gt1gDpLnD2YivWfz9ba_Nn65iwBiEQh-9YRrYUWujvHqRFKTatWy-lLZHXX_3vCV35fycRRfQL_ghQZoqbUIAfmNjX4vIsdsw0VVhyphenhyphenUc/s4000/P1460795.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The most delicious cheese ever!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivr96XevsP9LBjz7b-MVbjlHVtK9c1-JO7oAouSLQB7vRZNjkhUAiXS87KKdtPCIr_eH4ycCNfVeDOrNHn1inwMswsfCTFdmg_XrLGayPrRMJ_hSU5sCiyjz94Knzy3sH0nlu_uelUeJyX1hNQy-nKaRP_-3ZdYSZGQEATuhnJgF_IY48rDjXF60C_q5U/s4000/P1460812.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivr96XevsP9LBjz7b-MVbjlHVtK9c1-JO7oAouSLQB7vRZNjkhUAiXS87KKdtPCIr_eH4ycCNfVeDOrNHn1inwMswsfCTFdmg_XrLGayPrRMJ_hSU5sCiyjz94Knzy3sH0nlu_uelUeJyX1hNQy-nKaRP_-3ZdYSZGQEATuhnJgF_IY48rDjXF60C_q5U/s320/P1460812.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZHB_-i7E-L5crZyh71WFlK_K90WWenMREfiwIh26QKLJU8wv8zO8sxo6MAuKeoO6JR6ZFR9QjkZmgzsYg8yWC2Djkp5GZm7RMlM-DbAhQKs-xcYFr8oyU1CcYd44vvvfL_Cj5O82kKJJ_X0b-w5c9pOG_WZ4eX_OR3GXmas5uEoLL9jEdP1a4vcwNjY/s4000/P1460816.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then onto Burford House Garden Centre</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have really missed visiting the gardens here - B hasn't been keen since they started to charge. I have decided that next year I am going to buy an annual pass - at £15 as a concession I think its a bargain. To be honest I am surprised the gardens were free to visit for so long - they really are lovely and the volunteers do an amazing job of keeping them looking wonderful.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RhRM9GvxjMItANFVSdj7lY2rJJL_NOrgHyve97rzhtREDD4Yv1x-S3qKSUbTPXqpu9mQ1whYMg6LzoTlRZ3UtKD8R4MM5fh1Sp7AuiciGJV9OYb2cY9ysVejtUVNbPCpehpmPy44VaChrJRWJp4f2dAm61nH610X6H6_x22wzTixUU8wvGhnXoUhVUA/s4000/P1460830.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RhRM9GvxjMItANFVSdj7lY2rJJL_NOrgHyve97rzhtREDD4Yv1x-S3qKSUbTPXqpu9mQ1whYMg6LzoTlRZ3UtKD8R4MM5fh1Sp7AuiciGJV9OYb2cY9ysVejtUVNbPCpehpmPy44VaChrJRWJp4f2dAm61nH610X6H6_x22wzTixUU8wvGhnXoUhVUA/s320/P1460830.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuj-oPcPaCQoQtBogjxXnfgxji6nkeUeWFwyIbCOg1QOO_brXXbnl9hvFdNjji2rT1xttWLY-0qtWikQ4le0wEHWK2-V4X8yoNmzW-btg6Li5M1VzZD7Xv94-lrmaAHvv0vA2H1-7k37BS6BhoO4uO0Ps6yZwrhrtuP9SBMMqy6bRlEwUnJ0Lwq4IsOIg/s4000/P1460833.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuj-oPcPaCQoQtBogjxXnfgxji6nkeUeWFwyIbCOg1QOO_brXXbnl9hvFdNjji2rT1xttWLY-0qtWikQ4le0wEHWK2-V4X8yoNmzW-btg6Li5M1VzZD7Xv94-lrmaAHvv0vA2H1-7k37BS6BhoO4uO0Ps6yZwrhrtuP9SBMMqy6bRlEwUnJ0Lwq4IsOIg/s320/P1460833.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know I said I don't "do" Christmas before December but it was hard to miss the displays at the nursery!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsFch7AC4gvPddCI-vW0ZqRe_0SR17bBjWDpthoCKmPCcTQmWBNtWNdVfLeE0_x7wnYFthWbLtnbizPov8G3w3DSDgfeIN6SXM0DmJfB9TiKNX7c4TPZuqA2r-p_VWUYK8FrSiIqlyJh2BTt56JWc7bAdJDreMyUaqQ5amR4szVXLsBQgpsvlPu4EcRs/s4000/P1460834.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsFch7AC4gvPddCI-vW0ZqRe_0SR17bBjWDpthoCKmPCcTQmWBNtWNdVfLeE0_x7wnYFthWbLtnbizPov8G3w3DSDgfeIN6SXM0DmJfB9TiKNX7c4TPZuqA2r-p_VWUYK8FrSiIqlyJh2BTt56JWc7bAdJDreMyUaqQ5amR4szVXLsBQgpsvlPu4EcRs/s320/P1460834.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGCji-L607Xy2Jz2V6sxh9sK6VXblHHFVhQBwrfaAd3zlnEfMsd78_8XHBC2zC1fJd05BRa3uqEgsPmUlTvSJCl6xZw_HVujDAz-zzVS8P3UctZE1j5aWwJhr0RWTW8Ozm9X0jQZeLyXYD4FK0P-nM7-_SsdVHTUGk9KhHPIlPvjEjnvByX37U8V82iA/s4000/P1460835.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGCji-L607Xy2Jz2V6sxh9sK6VXblHHFVhQBwrfaAd3zlnEfMsd78_8XHBC2zC1fJd05BRa3uqEgsPmUlTvSJCl6xZw_HVujDAz-zzVS8P3UctZE1j5aWwJhr0RWTW8Ozm9X0jQZeLyXYD4FK0P-nM7-_SsdVHTUGk9KhHPIlPvjEjnvByX37U8V82iA/s320/P1460835.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've did a double take on these things! - perhaps the present for someone who has everything!</span></p><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGeNM8xfCf1m5xnsRcY1hmG-dKmWfz2wzqnf0J_0PsSXfqCUlIADGu1tteL4BFqJgMiuuE55VIG8ql6kTiu3JvT4JntJCNAvOO87jpi-GbhUjKDJhk4msE1f-yNjPr593lj1oPuWN3TuPjMo6UNp95UifqZwi2UbaNlQMyg7rDLI9rMzh5v912-rOc2M/s4000/P1460836.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGeNM8xfCf1m5xnsRcY1hmG-dKmWfz2wzqnf0J_0PsSXfqCUlIADGu1tteL4BFqJgMiuuE55VIG8ql6kTiu3JvT4JntJCNAvOO87jpi-GbhUjKDJhk4msE1f-yNjPr593lj1oPuWN3TuPjMo6UNp95UifqZwi2UbaNlQMyg7rDLI9rMzh5v912-rOc2M/s320/P1460836.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD68WKCVcTBQ826rx8WjuYZEzR6U7uIRPB9pKgWyQ0hSBTUS2UccYU1_TGLgZjM750mRS7Xz42PHcksSFocZPaI9xublqrRc63e-lj5KOBEDgtWokaxDsM8JFXr1dHhXjw1pJn6urG1WkZakCJNX7Wuo5ebstbATs7rdW0uOAoXqQUxYDLJyzeTeEj5Vk/s4000/P1460837.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD68WKCVcTBQ826rx8WjuYZEzR6U7uIRPB9pKgWyQ0hSBTUS2UccYU1_TGLgZjM750mRS7Xz42PHcksSFocZPaI9xublqrRc63e-lj5KOBEDgtWokaxDsM8JFXr1dHhXjw1pJn6urG1WkZakCJNX7Wuo5ebstbATs7rdW0uOAoXqQUxYDLJyzeTeEj5Vk/s320/P1460837.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Callicarpa - I can really recommend this shrub - Blackcaps love the berries! 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Not my idea of a garden ornament!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVWSHnLARtWHJ-hgg8_6euiiOAaprbfhmjYpsISmK7zLsJPIWL_D_gx9ZP5pTGZMjg1i4F089_PAzFrGSsuQxMpYpjG73u38qslDHTQS81vW2afYFpaoFfBs-ptgIv0aP89y84WdLKCnGJi3QnFub4ToXfePD9jCUs5Pv29ePiTzPsNXTiH589Y2ZDR0/s4000/P1460840.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVWSHnLARtWHJ-hgg8_6euiiOAaprbfhmjYpsISmK7zLsJPIWL_D_gx9ZP5pTGZMjg1i4F089_PAzFrGSsuQxMpYpjG73u38qslDHTQS81vW2afYFpaoFfBs-ptgIv0aP89y84WdLKCnGJi3QnFub4ToXfePD9jCUs5Pv29ePiTzPsNXTiH589Y2ZDR0/s320/P1460840.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMJamICrOrQ2u6A7acO93Q2fcC2c-2ew4o1F2m14IbLLlmS-YjpbmdP5ySrfosyKcyws6mg0k9AoIDqAhJEoSNMJ7EUwbFiEa2aE77BrlWrU7WpsFei76_3NmWmIwhihuzt52AWrLj-yD6cMZdvA2zgw8ijiFeDBwb06js-4C_wg8S1GaEeOUn2cPhyphenhyphenc/s4000/P1460841.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMJamICrOrQ2u6A7acO93Q2fcC2c-2ew4o1F2m14IbLLlmS-YjpbmdP5ySrfosyKcyws6mg0k9AoIDqAhJEoSNMJ7EUwbFiEa2aE77BrlWrU7WpsFei76_3NmWmIwhihuzt52AWrLj-yD6cMZdvA2zgw8ijiFeDBwb06js-4C_wg8S1GaEeOUn2cPhyphenhyphenc/s320/P1460841.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But I would love one of these - a Gryphon I think.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7UYIVUQaB5Y9LeVweuB9nTGlcf8XJ-SoRw_XJ6lP-UnB2EkZrNhTZ7sHbZasEp7hipwcxIzdZ6st-maVzaVA-PAd0eAwqTHe3pONt1JlIDc2vcZ-Vc6KNfcNVMOYcKCWzEamI8KJwmOdYH4RlhZ3uKaoPVfDXK12yRYX-Xzmf4gNkT38U4h6bpyqv2g/s4000/P1460842.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7UYIVUQaB5Y9LeVweuB9nTGlcf8XJ-SoRw_XJ6lP-UnB2EkZrNhTZ7sHbZasEp7hipwcxIzdZ6st-maVzaVA-PAd0eAwqTHe3pONt1JlIDc2vcZ-Vc6KNfcNVMOYcKCWzEamI8KJwmOdYH4RlhZ3uKaoPVfDXK12yRYX-Xzmf4gNkT38U4h6bpyqv2g/s320/P1460842.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyNeK9-NE_QwMgEcg_FcjPg-m3_gSRQjGYE1cw2oOHUP0vNKGGl4yUNJERNkq7w7YqQ3iu4EOBjZhdscz0cjW71lNlAauCpiulfsb1Vhg-hejXeyhyphenhyphen50HVz7XbQA9Lb_hOJoDE8Y1ZVNglde3Mwj50MZkWzHltbk6eqlHMIg6DNpAEby2utPpG7bMtac/s4000/P1460844.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyNeK9-NE_QwMgEcg_FcjPg-m3_gSRQjGYE1cw2oOHUP0vNKGGl4yUNJERNkq7w7YqQ3iu4EOBjZhdscz0cjW71lNlAauCpiulfsb1Vhg-hejXeyhyphenhyphen50HVz7XbQA9Lb_hOJoDE8Y1ZVNglde3Mwj50MZkWzHltbk6eqlHMIg6DNpAEby2utPpG7bMtac/s320/P1460844.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2OS4tOS5XUCyAtmGyOAVL7Sh8WIb92Z4SkOk_bNu8LQNZSq2vMvn2Tl3wpMC3jEylpbDiY9w-ThT8aJixYoUWTi7PUOhhG-pvcIGR-OW0xMBavw_qA0tMZvCZ0zGFhzg-ebs-B9BwfyfbxQeQG_9LJROR5nTLg_UJXvjkPJebr8RFyZ0BY2o5TizCto/s4000/P1460846.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2OS4tOS5XUCyAtmGyOAVL7Sh8WIb92Z4SkOk_bNu8LQNZSq2vMvn2Tl3wpMC3jEylpbDiY9w-ThT8aJixYoUWTi7PUOhhG-pvcIGR-OW0xMBavw_qA0tMZvCZ0zGFhzg-ebs-B9BwfyfbxQeQG_9LJROR5nTLg_UJXvjkPJebr8RFyZ0BY2o5TizCto/s320/P1460846.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">B did eventually find something he could use as a sundial plinth - a stone plant pot which turned upside down would be ideal. If we ever find anything better then the pot could be used as a planter. I'll show a photo in the next post.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone ever wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-58296576698381598282023-11-20T11:50:00.000+00:002023-11-20T11:50:42.138+00:00Herefordshire 2023 - November Visit - Part 1: Hatfield and a Nursery<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As the weather forecast was good for a few days last week we visited Herefordshire. When we set out we had discovered the car had a slow puncture - so once we had arrived it was a visit to KwikFit in Leominster before the click and collect. The service there was very good - they saw to the car straightaway and it only took about 25 minutes although sadly as there was a screw in the tyre we had to have a new one :( </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VCNDJI8lM6aU9FD4AkAQagdbEQt2-fNWSBRTKb-I6dgz2QyrjI1f4F91iI93eT3uEB_owwCCD6kaOcdkwbK7wPUcuHr7_OzlUZx_SOWzLMAed-UxYWC7hcG9aC5oMo3CUVL9CaYPWVEldW8JAs8NiP-21H6TT5i4xIBWt_vXdt6Seibn_uI4Jix4Y8A/s4000/P1460769.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VCNDJI8lM6aU9FD4AkAQagdbEQt2-fNWSBRTKb-I6dgz2QyrjI1f4F91iI93eT3uEB_owwCCD6kaOcdkwbK7wPUcuHr7_OzlUZx_SOWzLMAed-UxYWC7hcG9aC5oMo3CUVL9CaYPWVEldW8JAs8NiP-21H6TT5i4xIBWt_vXdt6Seibn_uI4Jix4Y8A/s320/P1460769.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While the tyre was being fitted we had a look around a small nursery next door.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpCv0dQCUpGonyf7AmwOo1Hg5GmV0_zgqzjXDnD9Iv0x2xKiYpRwmDbOZcFvt4sxPuzeyhobqhzF6X4OSbaWBFRjUK2ONPgcyaYe1cW8iOnc1pxL0fIrcSIH1ZQU0ndINe_-HudyE5GK18zMUXo6jgMXmmK0bp-iioOVMYwiR0PVwqV2_kj-YDkOS-EI/s4000/P1460754.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpCv0dQCUpGonyf7AmwOo1Hg5GmV0_zgqzjXDnD9Iv0x2xKiYpRwmDbOZcFvt4sxPuzeyhobqhzF6X4OSbaWBFRjUK2ONPgcyaYe1cW8iOnc1pxL0fIrcSIH1ZQU0ndINe_-HudyE5GK18zMUXo6jgMXmmK0bp-iioOVMYwiR0PVwqV2_kj-YDkOS-EI/s320/P1460754.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36y-0YGLfzarE6O2HGWxFfFtyn-kaX4SCWKnESEPyf8e_ALZnkkIoP3Lb45U-Qx7uTmazIRTZ8s7a4RWD3tk7xX20DENfZ7eV0QOhq5y1fMA2GLjtF7NgQbI2YQUVf9y1JemYHOfwOOd-VjAHj0TjKKBSjjE4LFloXw1PcdpXAS93XFB6AXgtfIX-RBU/s4000/P1460758.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36y-0YGLfzarE6O2HGWxFfFtyn-kaX4SCWKnESEPyf8e_ALZnkkIoP3Lb45U-Qx7uTmazIRTZ8s7a4RWD3tk7xX20DENfZ7eV0QOhq5y1fMA2GLjtF7NgQbI2YQUVf9y1JemYHOfwOOd-VjAHj0TjKKBSjjE4LFloXw1PcdpXAS93XFB6AXgtfIX-RBU/s320/P1460758.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUotJq7WaIdZ-pz6P4ZoeMxRnadBoS-D-AttmWD6E1Cl35JrshihAuPGaVrxvWtC3uoewLtncUEOsvWKESmgNC6VYzRI3D1d-60Ei_Lr8d1SXLzsIpzHjVkSVnBoZiNimLqJZVTlE8wvjJMfLKW7wyrlsApIxpR_elUKmc9lpkV9C8yWtjDWhCgzhHEg/s4000/P1460760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUotJq7WaIdZ-pz6P4ZoeMxRnadBoS-D-AttmWD6E1Cl35JrshihAuPGaVrxvWtC3uoewLtncUEOsvWKESmgNC6VYzRI3D1d-60Ei_Lr8d1SXLzsIpzHjVkSVnBoZiNimLqJZVTlE8wvjJMfLKW7wyrlsApIxpR_elUKmc9lpkV9C8yWtjDWhCgzhHEg/s320/P1460760.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The roses seemed quite a reasonable price - well certainly compared to the one's at David Austen nursery a few years ago! so I asked B to buy me one as an early birthday present to plant in the small garden at the caravan.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MZ2VNoU8L5553l0crbbl9m3TSp6VVmxUBufAWWb6m_hlUgYN74-W-LAVGNH7cJoe2Ca-bcyqxynuFQeVMG7HKW4tEjkw4NRIaccBWlL8B9ZyRSW52Gel1Qgq5iAwLnjAjw8UubKP8qn7enAqEDEgNzUyZDOBrVlfuyjGOOplX4zbA-SE4CnuX14eVO0/s4000/P1460757.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MZ2VNoU8L5553l0crbbl9m3TSp6VVmxUBufAWWb6m_hlUgYN74-W-LAVGNH7cJoe2Ca-bcyqxynuFQeVMG7HKW4tEjkw4NRIaccBWlL8B9ZyRSW52Gel1Qgq5iAwLnjAjw8UubKP8qn7enAqEDEgNzUyZDOBrVlfuyjGOOplX4zbA-SE4CnuX14eVO0/s320/P1460757.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg334IppkpNJRnJKTpXqah6GShGkzf20szI3khgZGWjqFe0uQ0FT-gW4Tqo-YM-PqsBM2QrUu-95RHT1rhdOkAAERdy2fTjaQ-A0K08vVjIwqEJVuP493svUY2CdXPm77o9GiJegLlFEP6tUudVHkmI144_GeVMthxJsBwL7huyzmeg6Db0dOCAgv8S5uw/s4000/P1460761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg334IppkpNJRnJKTpXqah6GShGkzf20szI3khgZGWjqFe0uQ0FT-gW4Tqo-YM-PqsBM2QrUu-95RHT1rhdOkAAERdy2fTjaQ-A0K08vVjIwqEJVuP493svUY2CdXPm77o9GiJegLlFEP6tUudVHkmI144_GeVMthxJsBwL7huyzmeg6Db0dOCAgv8S5uw/s320/P1460761.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0OPuPBWDnZWjk4cSLskZvpqXHvftGc9aApTElOA2I7pDSAxVxWbfxD_qwGa3eDmT3uEAWxgjzPvYoNeWpqXehx-gbRwL89EQLKdSiRMHmDas2PyPBBMcnv6R-l6Iw_HAs_Z_5leAIZIQVhbWh2pErrV2vF0G-02YF85LXChZbP37UfqXLtuoZ1rc7dE/s4000/P1460762.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0OPuPBWDnZWjk4cSLskZvpqXHvftGc9aApTElOA2I7pDSAxVxWbfxD_qwGa3eDmT3uEAWxgjzPvYoNeWpqXehx-gbRwL89EQLKdSiRMHmDas2PyPBBMcnv6R-l6Iw_HAs_Z_5leAIZIQVhbWh2pErrV2vF0G-02YF85LXChZbP37UfqXLtuoZ1rc7dE/s320/P1460762.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0sNjO5h60MBSWdsgfBDafMiHPNhT1ZFNp4A4TSW7PliNkkmDkHU5yk1a-9hOpQXYd4lyJw3Ic2H_P4-jq4t3smxUWnasYymtdprCcbl3bxF3p_ExZiZoNWcGW_wT4ZFbunUxBTCtKk8q_exy6cwzeAxYYSdgeQOnwrXatfDJC_H1JN8I5uB2BeHOrCs/s4000/P1460763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0sNjO5h60MBSWdsgfBDafMiHPNhT1ZFNp4A4TSW7PliNkkmDkHU5yk1a-9hOpQXYd4lyJw3Ic2H_P4-jq4t3smxUWnasYymtdprCcbl3bxF3p_ExZiZoNWcGW_wT4ZFbunUxBTCtKk8q_exy6cwzeAxYYSdgeQOnwrXatfDJC_H1JN8I5uB2BeHOrCs/s320/P1460763.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As with so many places Christmas has started early! 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone is staying safe and well.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone ever wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-82307334238056601572023-11-14T18:21:00.000+00:002023-11-14T18:21:15.582+00:00A Wander Round Coleshill<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">D and I went a wander round our nearest market town, Coleshill, at the weekend mainly to visit our favourite second hand bookshop - "Books Revisited".</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I usually manage to park by the church in Church Hill.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0GfWTMSwAPCbEFcApZFwXfkHy27kknp-ONqENhpWrqMa4WDQArGyJ7xq9TH_cDTdKVzgV1Zjkp5-aTxM7hvhLYeI1_UGzwU7VX6UIO4YMH7vdCcaBetDgOvwSf3CKJeLTVwlPHbqf-o-QF2Hcd51Q-pnYfpelhv3XauNtz14RK2RJQih-oiapxmqfxI/s4000/P1460712.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-34016825964520456572023-11-07T15:54:00.000+00:002023-11-07T15:54:51.305+00:00Recent Reading<p> <span style="font-size: large;">The Miss Read books are a calming easy read. I can't believe I got rid of all the Thrush Green and Fairacre books when I had a fiction paperback clear out and now I'm having to buy them all again for the Kindle!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS9ACtUgW7JApzsb4-OF2cnG0_BO5HVjHiE5YDW_0Fcz271TBtFPBcMLKcHAUOZdSQFW2YEXv-n2w7E1F_lcQeyGhKqNz-7GpUTd2vNU6EU9C045EXrY4RNuzI8CUxjMDG8krl4w6_QphDU6Mf1QQLDA7zciscGAqFVqaWpFNVzewAo3OJAtp5yDCirM/s4000/P1450918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS9ACtUgW7JApzsb4-OF2cnG0_BO5HVjHiE5YDW_0Fcz271TBtFPBcMLKcHAUOZdSQFW2YEXv-n2w7E1F_lcQeyGhKqNz-7GpUTd2vNU6EU9C045EXrY4RNuzI8CUxjMDG8krl4w6_QphDU6Mf1QQLDA7zciscGAqFVqaWpFNVzewAo3OJAtp5yDCirM/s320/P1450918.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another good Mitchell and Markby book.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQKhz0fLC7GN8RlFr7wEdY5SGEeIn_Ky5bZhWhgSHLqPAg2oF9TvnsCej6gy2Xm-oymJVHpNc1ZTTTsmS0Jb7X6uRzxQDHA66tRBPMyHIWxDmeWsdKXszbZWaEbMsp70yBnUXj9h1PPXSMsDSzxJ6D_se-IoLI-L2W0Yp6Me6Tjp-L7DcXMBffuRXnBo/s4000/P1450919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQKhz0fLC7GN8RlFr7wEdY5SGEeIn_Ky5bZhWhgSHLqPAg2oF9TvnsCej6gy2Xm-oymJVHpNc1ZTTTsmS0Jb7X6uRzxQDHA66tRBPMyHIWxDmeWsdKXszbZWaEbMsp70yBnUXj9h1PPXSMsDSzxJ6D_se-IoLI-L2W0Yp6Me6Tjp-L7DcXMBffuRXnBo/s320/P1450919.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another Miss Read book - I shall soon be through the series. To be honest for some unknown reason perhaps because it was a 99p offer on Amazon I bought a pyschological thriller. Its good but somewhat unsettling and chilling and not the thing to read at bedtime especially when you have trouble sleeping anyway!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2X9_CKe0312dYdi1J13LQD1KkONH2oAzuhy0j9yJ4iwltFJrCzyVY3c8HYqfMtYTZqBjfCYHm_JbeIHLbPPpHNYVFvdcpf_tTxSqgeAx7L23NdOzwdv5gj6BwwMQ9_YOdV-cSqsb0HHtIinthl1uJzirvEgsKVhZVZfIKBqyJoyU-dkjB_Vk7_xjbsg/s4000/P1460157.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2X9_CKe0312dYdi1J13LQD1KkONH2oAzuhy0j9yJ4iwltFJrCzyVY3c8HYqfMtYTZqBjfCYHm_JbeIHLbPPpHNYVFvdcpf_tTxSqgeAx7L23NdOzwdv5gj6BwwMQ9_YOdV-cSqsb0HHtIinthl1uJzirvEgsKVhZVZfIKBqyJoyU-dkjB_Vk7_xjbsg/s320/P1460157.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been reading this book at the caravan. Alfred Watkins who is perhaps best known as the author of "The Straight Track" about his discovery of Ley Lines was a man of many talents including photograpy. This book contains many of his photos and also an unpublished manuscript called "The Masefield Country" with reflections on the poets John Masefield, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and William Langland who all had connections with Ledbury.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFCCnsgjQerU37QygtEjliccw4rtXx1EEPNGdK_1Q7j7WCMVfK-20dTGapAsjWEX87QlU_PFfWVvZautdZiCLZ3RIMr18y4KYCC5zCrji67VEtFELVAYK6EzzfHjkFOD_ZcYdAQyvcl_epg2YDjLuxeI1zxt6Yev-dxN3ECX65dd34TUaDDLubeeAwtw/s4000/P1460332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFCCnsgjQerU37QygtEjliccw4rtXx1EEPNGdK_1Q7j7WCMVfK-20dTGapAsjWEX87QlU_PFfWVvZautdZiCLZ3RIMr18y4KYCC5zCrji67VEtFELVAYK6EzzfHjkFOD_ZcYdAQyvcl_epg2YDjLuxeI1zxt6Yev-dxN3ECX65dd34TUaDDLubeeAwtw/s320/P1460332.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I always enjoy Wesley Peterson Novels and this one was particularly good.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wm1mAlnsQLOLsbPwftCoXy5JZRWLD969gdIT38byivlIaq786B9aiPttHQfyO4htq8NTyfDoUfw5ZKQLx97iLxjgwUFtsrekKtU48K7fKIwIyJuInjjFzlpJ3xIZqc8MJzd-1f8Nr6ujcYwdqW-K-57M3dBh7PYv58Pnn1nTvg1h5Fd3aAi0jKtpim8/s4000/P1460636.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wm1mAlnsQLOLsbPwftCoXy5JZRWLD969gdIT38byivlIaq786B9aiPttHQfyO4htq8NTyfDoUfw5ZKQLx97iLxjgwUFtsrekKtU48K7fKIwIyJuInjjFzlpJ3xIZqc8MJzd-1f8Nr6ujcYwdqW-K-57M3dBh7PYv58Pnn1nTvg1h5Fd3aAi0jKtpim8/s320/P1460636.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This shortish book published by Little Toller is a collection of prose and poems on the fell walls of Cumbria.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_zOS5AmJqRKBilOZK5Ma9OxEwG4c104Wzhky4CoPHkEfs2cEvFHinqcHGYnqs_XZm0SSw2BSv2UGWApRght-GN5cL1ArSK-eM05wLiZOdJkbcZqrjsbFNtGPiwt3l5tBVaGtMnl50Figc91O4l11k0ndxtOErqOP22xjQ7JE_5ZqdtF1t14oo5dsI0M/s4000/P1460635.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_zOS5AmJqRKBilOZK5Ma9OxEwG4c104Wzhky4CoPHkEfs2cEvFHinqcHGYnqs_XZm0SSw2BSv2UGWApRght-GN5cL1ArSK-eM05wLiZOdJkbcZqrjsbFNtGPiwt3l5tBVaGtMnl50Figc91O4l11k0ndxtOErqOP22xjQ7JE_5ZqdtF1t14oo5dsI0M/s320/P1460635.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another Miss Read! I fear there are not many left in the series. I will re-read the Lark Rise to Candleford books next.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLM_SdK6V4qHOxCGZH8BvWa-cqSO4GpErvgxNw7LMdgGI87gQeBz3_IqNXewJYpWy4xNHVeOOq28zngXUFx8TIEFFEFj0vsNgcsyxvvgr-nS2dBgqnrG1gBANaDUS33zWZN8qn3O9djFW-DoivCA5wEgQRRUXdrH_rNEzPc4FJiq_gcBik_umPUHJ6k8/s4000/P1460638.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLM_SdK6V4qHOxCGZH8BvWa-cqSO4GpErvgxNw7LMdgGI87gQeBz3_IqNXewJYpWy4xNHVeOOq28zngXUFx8TIEFFEFj0vsNgcsyxvvgr-nS2dBgqnrG1gBANaDUS33zWZN8qn3O9djFW-DoivCA5wEgQRRUXdrH_rNEzPc4FJiq_gcBik_umPUHJ6k8/s320/P1460638.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the pyschological thriller book I mentioned above. I finished it in a couple of afternoons. I have discovered this genre is not really for me - too chilling but the book was very very good. The end is full of suspense and there is a twist although the author does give a clue so I had sort of worked it out. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7F5pXNneCchAeEhxE_NL51WMADDKnNifOXMDatCLuBHAs134_1trpfTOY75rx6Y8g-4oEmY2dSfrHnYBSUqgT8SEJho66XsKy_y14fJYfoLxZLqivVEs1EM-E6Ro6UWahA1c6b66WfnyKruoPC_xYws9LkWaGcJdpBf1geB4f2Sx4dYctdcPxron23Vw/s4000/P1460639.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7F5pXNneCchAeEhxE_NL51WMADDKnNifOXMDatCLuBHAs134_1trpfTOY75rx6Y8g-4oEmY2dSfrHnYBSUqgT8SEJho66XsKy_y14fJYfoLxZLqivVEs1EM-E6Ro6UWahA1c6b66WfnyKruoPC_xYws9LkWaGcJdpBf1geB4f2Sx4dYctdcPxron23Vw/s320/P1460639.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I realised recently I hadn't read the next in this series which has been on the kindle for ages. Not my favourite series but nevertheless a good read.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxG-3A04KE0upW3oZKIIKNPfDeE4RzFI1X-dbzzKAmJM_4niag1-xHSES81ovjJgXuah9KHzMICL9ldl_FZsEFONz97P00cvb-CBeoZ8qKckFk7fTGcUeYclLM7EJzDrt9ZQqHx3uBtFV_ODp_gyL_ipPk6MFfiTAc5YmCU4jipRaY3uTK0vbtqNZRE4/s4000/P1460695.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxG-3A04KE0upW3oZKIIKNPfDeE4RzFI1X-dbzzKAmJM_4niag1-xHSES81ovjJgXuah9KHzMICL9ldl_FZsEFONz97P00cvb-CBeoZ8qKckFk7fTGcUeYclLM7EJzDrt9ZQqHx3uBtFV_ODp_gyL_ipPk6MFfiTAc5YmCU4jipRaY3uTK0vbtqNZRE4/s320/P1460695.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I do like Shire Books - they give a good introduction to a subject. I would have preferred the "real" book version but book shelf room has now completely run out on the bookcases and I can't double stack any more!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_t8Tbz5PvGdP9Y5QZMGKhbk1tpUTj5V6yxUBOxPh0j81xKQKgEPpyQRito8O0ujOKvXfCoU3y7FzIVBUUbMZT5YcEkaU4_m9yGkCEf_RuOC37t4zODJEoyaVmCmymjZ5ilGslJKKyYousDCKBj82KKAyDFjoFLsmeVhXaIMFb_GvPEEw8ucp9xSXXes/s4000/P1460696.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_t8Tbz5PvGdP9Y5QZMGKhbk1tpUTj5V6yxUBOxPh0j81xKQKgEPpyQRito8O0ujOKvXfCoU3y7FzIVBUUbMZT5YcEkaU4_m9yGkCEf_RuOC37t4zODJEoyaVmCmymjZ5ilGslJKKyYousDCKBj82KKAyDFjoFLsmeVhXaIMFb_GvPEEw8ucp9xSXXes/s320/P1460696.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The pumpkin carved for Halloween at home. We had pumpkin pasties for tea and I also made some Spider muffins.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8f0UfyRV1b4WylGNTV_9u4nPPeWxTTgBpZ36LSQgaMOv-wdO_8arndSrpkMKIerUOmPPXnLz_rCglQU7MoVPGwYr7o9A-klXubwPmu_5fW07PBIxh_k8MWIikKlhASVm93OjPL90GDMc8k5HgMXHmwcaIbI5ANyJa7GdQ9xVa5XgZXasQ-wMzPditMyY/s4000/P1460693.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8f0UfyRV1b4WylGNTV_9u4nPPeWxTTgBpZ36LSQgaMOv-wdO_8arndSrpkMKIerUOmPPXnLz_rCglQU7MoVPGwYr7o9A-klXubwPmu_5fW07PBIxh_k8MWIikKlhASVm93OjPL90GDMc8k5HgMXHmwcaIbI5ANyJa7GdQ9xVa5XgZXasQ-wMzPditMyY/s320/P1460693.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-59465318397663995452023-10-31T08:48:00.000+00:002023-10-31T08:48:26.097+00:00Brief Trip to Herefordshire -It Rained!<p> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We went to Herefordshire for 3 nights last week. B had arranged to meet up with friends at a pub near Malvern one evening and it made sense to stay in Herefordshire. To be honest the weather was either rain or sunny intervals and heavy showers so we didn't go anywhere except to B and Q Leominster to look for a plinth for a sundial and a walk along the river (I didn't take the camera!). So just a few photos from around the site.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Herefordshire Oak - leaves are definitely starting to change colour slightly.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJ6IrffWCg1w872q3Ue7UmGYt3nAEz6Esxgyl2QS8vVFa_6Ic8qJB9C0g9Yh1SeqwYMA3N0-eHZfktXUqOCPzjsx431OdsHaiL5uTCOHmqU9PsGFfa5SkExMA5YflrAIy3xJpOkUB1V_1_fbK4_Npq7iSNBEZFyhQ12kpiPfmcDgN9z1_oRPVKPMvG4c/s4000/P1460640.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJ6IrffWCg1w872q3Ue7UmGYt3nAEz6Esxgyl2QS8vVFa_6Ic8qJB9C0g9Yh1SeqwYMA3N0-eHZfktXUqOCPzjsx431OdsHaiL5uTCOHmqU9PsGFfa5SkExMA5YflrAIy3xJpOkUB1V_1_fbK4_Npq7iSNBEZFyhQ12kpiPfmcDgN9z1_oRPVKPMvG4c/s320/P1460640.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Octopus Tree</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFnqHRdgs55FiMiSsxpM1iK75-McHfSQhovgTZ-ytzt5PDP4SYpcrqsQyEmIsnVZ86-hwvlJexwJb9XHntXGjVszyutGQ2eHPxRwsWkh8mr2sXMaaZkmQcc3v4WwQ_C2XBOcSGHfKQzGgh_GXnGyc0f7Abdiq78rW55b4gW0qsAryOGzCsPCuBYCjxXc/s4000/P1460642.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFnqHRdgs55FiMiSsxpM1iK75-McHfSQhovgTZ-ytzt5PDP4SYpcrqsQyEmIsnVZ86-hwvlJexwJb9XHntXGjVszyutGQ2eHPxRwsWkh8mr2sXMaaZkmQcc3v4WwQ_C2XBOcSGHfKQzGgh_GXnGyc0f7Abdiq78rW55b4gW0qsAryOGzCsPCuBYCjxXc/s320/P1460642.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Constable Tree</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0z7NJigJWQ0LkgkHCMTi-aHbLNeeqceAJy0djR9AoyHaWdExqmqEskci-HRQcsrVruFKq_f-4DfKg2rZBdZaXnugSgc1Bxm9icI-2oHS3QAJDisaRAPIPNYyTI-4cdiK0FvCF5e2a4wltZ4O8g37oUw6MMpZQFxSoYw3HuUSOw-6yrtKPW-2yjDjO-A/s4000/P1460649.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0z7NJigJWQ0LkgkHCMTi-aHbLNeeqceAJy0djR9AoyHaWdExqmqEskci-HRQcsrVruFKq_f-4DfKg2rZBdZaXnugSgc1Bxm9icI-2oHS3QAJDisaRAPIPNYyTI-4cdiK0FvCF5e2a4wltZ4O8g37oUw6MMpZQFxSoYw3HuUSOw-6yrtKPW-2yjDjO-A/s320/P1460649.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are still flowers in the garden - rose, pot marigold plus cornflowers, white and purple heathers and sweet william.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66HkjqWl9VLyyPgqd8uBAACmpl5ce1AqD7WSmMF33aPUTC-yq67ftHvsbpjdSrTvMLFkpr5CfREvipIYde-9L6CEuaQ8DHuJDVMbmp1yw1DUpkX7jngP5pCLkIjLwI9YOpFIhCdW-6U8ietYZ3W5F2Hgv_7HseWqvtBCbHGvVSFqPBbn6HXnfagW2_3k/s4000/P1460652.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66HkjqWl9VLyyPgqd8uBAACmpl5ce1AqD7WSmMF33aPUTC-yq67ftHvsbpjdSrTvMLFkpr5CfREvipIYde-9L6CEuaQ8DHuJDVMbmp1yw1DUpkX7jngP5pCLkIjLwI9YOpFIhCdW-6U8ietYZ3W5F2Hgv_7HseWqvtBCbHGvVSFqPBbn6HXnfagW2_3k/s320/P1460652.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were a lot of pheasants around the lanes and on the site - sadly I assume its the time of year when they are released for shooting :( I hope those on the site remain there where they will be safe although of course such a huge release of pheasants, a non native bird, (47 million in 2016) is not good for native wildlife. A subject together with game bird shooting I could rant about for hours but here is not the place!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-85850118144224377502023-10-24T08:56:00.000+01:002023-10-24T08:56:57.865+01:00Herefordshire 2023 - October Visit - Part 6: Harvest Festival at St Leonard's, Hatfield<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We planned to return home on the Sunday but it was such a lovely day we ended up staying until early evening. I'd seen a sign in the village of Hatfield that St Leonard's had a Harvest Festival Service on the Friday evening so on Sunday morning D and I went to look at any fruit and vegetable displays still there from the Service.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">St Leonard's is the third oldest church in Herefordshire. The nave is C11th and may even be preConquest and is partly built of tufa which came from quarries near Stockton on Teme. The church was extended to the west in the C14th when the chancel was probably built. The bell turret is possibly medieval but the weather boarding dates from 1903.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W7DH6HbG8apS3IdKDy-YxWDAJW0A-5pFjInn3U-i9AFmWFswpEd_m6QgH40UhwFHSvp-J74HHGnFIpEik7mjtdPh5ZN7rPNFZt_SzdQzOeXNAs3cItK-Vr4Mj_2DIJ22-ZlCFHN95VJF8orMjAMxDvFpYJOLFXAwyMSAGGRZWRxCTAjLtkf3OV9YKcA/s4000/P1460522.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W7DH6HbG8apS3IdKDy-YxWDAJW0A-5pFjInn3U-i9AFmWFswpEd_m6QgH40UhwFHSvp-J74HHGnFIpEik7mjtdPh5ZN7rPNFZt_SzdQzOeXNAs3cItK-Vr4Mj_2DIJ22-ZlCFHN95VJF8orMjAMxDvFpYJOLFXAwyMSAGGRZWRxCTAjLtkf3OV9YKcA/s320/P1460522.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; 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The Norman tub font was replaced with this one which in my opinion must be the worst font I have ever seen! Although the Harvest Festival decorations have improved it somewhat!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_1CUWkaCkpItVGt04WuZa25lZdxqYJWfjpr6sMhbjyL3-0wesdYPwpQ3V4p-ab58Yimn2UiqGj6FSIEAmHWXNIXoy-k-JIosRuiwjAJ1K0nE6G44y7N1QgV213pNW_bMIWgHy0S9cUKVxn90J6t-tLUj4MijsczNP7wowKipK9E1Y8l_oLuLp9QgjWA/s4000/P1460536.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_1CUWkaCkpItVGt04WuZa25lZdxqYJWfjpr6sMhbjyL3-0wesdYPwpQ3V4p-ab58Yimn2UiqGj6FSIEAmHWXNIXoy-k-JIosRuiwjAJ1K0nE6G44y7N1QgV213pNW_bMIWgHy0S9cUKVxn90J6t-tLUj4MijsczNP7wowKipK9E1Y8l_oLuLp9QgjWA/s320/P1460536.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Typanum comprises <i>Opus reticulatum</i> (square stones set diagonally).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R2duOlCLSZMA_es57kaIHK46WMLtgEyyWtBB8fDW15RtiMt6pSV6bJFXulYivHbO0f7JLcyCvZrZSj6pROEDifph0B-EHi2__wDZG8NUpmEI8nkPtAMg0zSPQ3sIPy8PONa7sT6dITdK7l7DfFo1tSp9AvnjeTzs3sjggivYL3T1SHSNEs-YhX8vQkI/s4000/P1460582.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R2duOlCLSZMA_es57kaIHK46WMLtgEyyWtBB8fDW15RtiMt6pSV6bJFXulYivHbO0f7JLcyCvZrZSj6pROEDifph0B-EHi2__wDZG8NUpmEI8nkPtAMg0zSPQ3sIPy8PONa7sT6dITdK7l7DfFo1tSp9AvnjeTzs3sjggivYL3T1SHSNEs-YhX8vQkI/s320/P1460582.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Late C11th herringbone masonry and</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSY1h09trsQLXDcU8O1KmIEUyIYhKiEFauZMhQnit6Uzj3r1FYK8Fm0CNHtI8UYMYLk92zE5Noc4RKPhIesEADpj_r5kxu85rUMeznunfAscPuh-fTvv8gKMC3aL0L75S4K7jrGDGWUyRTEq1XJy8RWp2aNg80m2N74BT3XdDSLoa7oc33ZbfxkK8_ws/s4000/P1460583.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSY1h09trsQLXDcU8O1KmIEUyIYhKiEFauZMhQnit6Uzj3r1FYK8Fm0CNHtI8UYMYLk92zE5Noc4RKPhIesEADpj_r5kxu85rUMeznunfAscPuh-fTvv8gKMC3aL0L75S4K7jrGDGWUyRTEq1XJy8RWp2aNg80m2N74BT3XdDSLoa7oc33ZbfxkK8_ws/s320/P1460583.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">quoins made of tufa</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OYDxZJHgGeZQK4Qy2dWezjdcmSlTMJfDNtoytu1hJtH2pEpp5h3V-t1JxjPpRsNtEIZB5YsepsBTzNwI-XNG23JuPpZvh8sZhhirmcSfNnFA_9i6ob3xgzemA7NsaGSNOkt2BcVnf3DbP1jQS7dE-51NC9GyQf7PeGFDS3HfnXXy7CyJRRAo5j14HvQ/s4000/P1460584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OYDxZJHgGeZQK4Qy2dWezjdcmSlTMJfDNtoytu1hJtH2pEpp5h3V-t1JxjPpRsNtEIZB5YsepsBTzNwI-XNG23JuPpZvh8sZhhirmcSfNnFA_9i6ob3xgzemA7NsaGSNOkt2BcVnf3DbP1jQS7dE-51NC9GyQf7PeGFDS3HfnXXy7CyJRRAo5j14HvQ/s320/P1460584.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fox and Cubs still flowering on the churchyard wall.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpFrPlwC9aUSoi4ZB6EbPuxtPBthUNDiazMxhn3687Oc5JOAmatzYHJkflqH__MitMQ1_s1JF4BM3mQNq_Mpl9x3fuZ6nqE2YP076NIyQdGc7MwmDNvxEbM0ZtmKZPasMAPBoxljGshVeMjwMEOoguYjSDiQ89vlW_EwafAkINFc3ra8fSfN95hpcVhw/s4000/P1460586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpFrPlwC9aUSoi4ZB6EbPuxtPBthUNDiazMxhn3687Oc5JOAmatzYHJkflqH__MitMQ1_s1JF4BM3mQNq_Mpl9x3fuZ6nqE2YP076NIyQdGc7MwmDNvxEbM0ZtmKZPasMAPBoxljGshVeMjwMEOoguYjSDiQ89vlW_EwafAkINFc3ra8fSfN95hpcVhw/s320/P1460586.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">St Leonard's is only about a quarter of mile away and I often go there just to wander round the churchyard which at the rear of the church is a delight in the summer with wild flowers and insects galore.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reference: "Buildings of England Herefordshire" by A Brookes and N Pevsner Yale University Press 2017</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-90382113364899822102023-10-21T11:09:00.000+01:002023-10-21T11:09:43.529+01:00Herefordshire 2023 - October Visit - Part 5 Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Queenswood which is only 20 minutes away is a place where we all enjoy walking so we visited on the Saturday morning. Silly day to go really as it was packed! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Queenswood comprises 123 acres of ancient mature woodland on Dinmore Hill which has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and an arboretum with many species of rare and exotic trees from around the world. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtWjtd3zUIBzqeKBzyG-OKYYBbKgtUwSUgpeoBebiUGF04gEBvZNO1mrE42fY8eYcRxINKmhcGUNzI99Juh5-ptfjuzLX2js4t5tIwee7YZYza35C4VIvYmql2g6ws2s22RrljQCh2SEwmOoU-MFejYqsEMCNPDcAi3WI31FaOCFimAHyIaVVDwvqm3w/s4000/P1460438.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtWjtd3zUIBzqeKBzyG-OKYYBbKgtUwSUgpeoBebiUGF04gEBvZNO1mrE42fY8eYcRxINKmhcGUNzI99Juh5-ptfjuzLX2js4t5tIwee7YZYza35C4VIvYmql2g6ws2s22RrljQCh2SEwmOoU-MFejYqsEMCNPDcAi3WI31FaOCFimAHyIaVVDwvqm3w/s320/P1460438.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was once part of a large area of ancient oak woodland which stretched to the Welsh Borders. A Royal Forest where only the king and his nobles could hunt venison. As deer and boar hunting became less popular the woodland was managed for timber and coppiced. Much of what was left of King's Wood gradually became farmland and only this small remnant remains. Its name was changed to Queen's Wood during the reign of Elizabeth I. Some decades ago there were rumours that the wood would be sold to a property developer for the construction of bungalows. To prevent this happening the Herefordshire branch of the Campaign for Rural England raised funds to successfully save the wood. When they could no longer afford to maintain it it was leased to Herefordshire Wildlife Trust and Leaf Sustainable Development.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over time native species felled between 1914 and 1918 were replaced and a public appeal in 1953 led to the planting of an arboretum of 1200 rare trees to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many species of native trees have been recorded at the site and there are dormice hidden away and fallow deer. 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They had some really good books but I resisted the temptation! We sat outside the cafe and had a lunch of cheesy chips.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSWqvMF72RVcsEoUbmUQfucQIaecK59pv2y_y4D3USm4km8aPHaLfQlE0YseYPBh_8ppxdoudsTx5-zLi8xRtRDeM8KRq0_2IQPLARcRYlH_6dKqyX4qOhM9UEnpepL_Xu_8umy8MC_g7BSGyTxfVIUfbsBBpJAVRvO8nkA935VfBfanHq8MueGVRh-o/s4000/P1460513.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSWqvMF72RVcsEoUbmUQfucQIaecK59pv2y_y4D3USm4km8aPHaLfQlE0YseYPBh_8ppxdoudsTx5-zLi8xRtRDeM8KRq0_2IQPLARcRYlH_6dKqyX4qOhM9UEnpepL_Xu_8umy8MC_g7BSGyTxfVIUfbsBBpJAVRvO8nkA935VfBfanHq8MueGVRh-o/s320/P1460513.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocd-Ba00oyvFM9MvHEK4cxYv-6fdsv1fKql5ht0t7dGNU-dq_-HysbXuTVk4jb08rAc3b28FllklPfAcG2aIH6oYehyphenhyphen9CoKZ1aV7r3mOHN54fxkcOzC5j6e_17RRr-3oKoZPl-S0X7dC6YGCuqYgZLZUbGxUq9PxHU3qJt7sCrcW_8FLWdVuXh_A849A/s4000/P1460512.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocd-Ba00oyvFM9MvHEK4cxYv-6fdsv1fKql5ht0t7dGNU-dq_-HysbXuTVk4jb08rAc3b28FllklPfAcG2aIH6oYehyphenhyphen9CoKZ1aV7r3mOHN54fxkcOzC5j6e_17RRr-3oKoZPl-S0X7dC6YGCuqYgZLZUbGxUq9PxHU3qJt7sCrcW_8FLWdVuXh_A849A/s320/P1460512.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we left we spotted a display of woodland fungi collected by local naturalist societies for UK Fungus Day and there was a good selection. I was pleased to see Earth Star as I have never seen it before.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gtGNvB5GOt-cFKrd0U9Yq19jGbVBYPmZYXLaa8j8I2EAmo8ph3O1gnm-7LUrpZY0v3G7cqeybYT159Ig-tHdOIfVmLrDzK_lwcJv6sipPv2RTUXfiJZ0T0Pg-PL0t-0v736WQwGbCckOPREB3JL979CkMD2_zIfgYGOiObHe1T4NzsvpgOUcpiRx-KQ/s4000/P1460514.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gtGNvB5GOt-cFKrd0U9Yq19jGbVBYPmZYXLaa8j8I2EAmo8ph3O1gnm-7LUrpZY0v3G7cqeybYT159Ig-tHdOIfVmLrDzK_lwcJv6sipPv2RTUXfiJZ0T0Pg-PL0t-0v736WQwGbCckOPREB3JL979CkMD2_zIfgYGOiObHe1T4NzsvpgOUcpiRx-KQ/s320/P1460514.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The food there is very good and there is a good selection of vegetarian dishes.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyWkS96H97j8yFf502K7rEgLOLUjGGp0Fs_LmOX03QncNUVjtLnYxMDgpG4kW_QFwWVBPsOSlgAsQqQdJGongY72VqMaqE0vwZ-dLO2e8EBd6IiCVDJkC_i9QUbK57JC1K-7mb0xeuY17MzOPJhuvKSTICZtgr5tgHnQAkM4YFBdrLkCSeqcaM2my2zU/s4000/P1370691.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyWkS96H97j8yFf502K7rEgLOLUjGGp0Fs_LmOX03QncNUVjtLnYxMDgpG4kW_QFwWVBPsOSlgAsQqQdJGongY72VqMaqE0vwZ-dLO2e8EBd6IiCVDJkC_i9QUbK57JC1K-7mb0xeuY17MzOPJhuvKSTICZtgr5tgHnQAkM4YFBdrLkCSeqcaM2my2zU/s320/P1370691.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwz84JbSMJuVxzX25SNV3umV_iSGYE61QhciAqUCO-tSLWM-q_9U6oGKNO8dz7gN8pF50GXTON-UfMuxxY8EKI3Vn-940MTvJBjr9s6hdoFwyA_ZrZAidZSepkduHU5wI4yOTsI5zb9_A68n4s-VoGF5bVGSUXz6rsWo94iXwFmyTOlleZTrXUDnODafE/s4000/P1370692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwz84JbSMJuVxzX25SNV3umV_iSGYE61QhciAqUCO-tSLWM-q_9U6oGKNO8dz7gN8pF50GXTON-UfMuxxY8EKI3Vn-940MTvJBjr9s6hdoFwyA_ZrZAidZSepkduHU5wI4yOTsI5zb9_A68n4s-VoGF5bVGSUXz6rsWo94iXwFmyTOlleZTrXUDnODafE/s320/P1370692.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">(I didn't take the camera so the photos of the pub are from an earlier visit)</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera - for some reason D didn't take photos this holiday. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reference: "Fifty Gems of Herefordshire" by David Phelps Amberley Publishing 2022.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-59948542424869262942023-10-18T10:02:00.001+01:002023-10-18T10:02:53.432+01:00Herefordshire 2023 - October Visit - Part 4: Tenbury Wells<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the Friday D and I went into Tenbury Wells for a wander. I do like Tenbury it has some lovely old buildings and a good selection of independent shops although sadly no book shop!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was the Apple Festival the following day which we didn't attend but there were signs of preparation everywhere including signs and shop window displays.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPpQqhoc9PYbBWrgfuoZgB4VePZ975dwxF8y0d5luQwy5uAo7vFvPvXISsG5-bPJxAJfI7VVsg1stR3tuHwsyjuIS9s9izavqS2VeeusDfvBijgv_ksK-XxRcCM7e07XjFxjRGqSdgoIWbonONhYrWfH0sI9KWeFyh3YnNhsEiJ9vEew_jw5T6mXCu9w/s4000/P1460357.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPpQqhoc9PYbBWrgfuoZgB4VePZ975dwxF8y0d5luQwy5uAo7vFvPvXISsG5-bPJxAJfI7VVsg1stR3tuHwsyjuIS9s9izavqS2VeeusDfvBijgv_ksK-XxRcCM7e07XjFxjRGqSdgoIWbonONhYrWfH0sI9KWeFyh3YnNhsEiJ9vEew_jw5T6mXCu9w/s320/P1460357.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFutGbXF4mfo45UW1yLNtdBW1BPIr0xtl-_U7vwGAKXgcSIItI6WlDtfxujFzrYdDBdgNBbwv_-usals1m1jHqP_2IAFNj7_MIJNImCYSKR6NM_SFLh3UfdUXhFIK51AOfekBnR_5U3j3utO8OeBGp3EhEoEx2PR-dEepXT_0uvFLRpPnpR0CS4iSA5s/s4000/P1460358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFutGbXF4mfo45UW1yLNtdBW1BPIr0xtl-_U7vwGAKXgcSIItI6WlDtfxujFzrYdDBdgNBbwv_-usals1m1jHqP_2IAFNj7_MIJNImCYSKR6NM_SFLh3UfdUXhFIK51AOfekBnR_5U3j3utO8OeBGp3EhEoEx2PR-dEepXT_0uvFLRpPnpR0CS4iSA5s/s320/P1460358.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEF5-IxuyeRAotyDk77_YVBZBQhaRJeoUgGza0e693H-8LZ4IQUshmRNUsma9plZNM83L5-r7PtIs0jySkLVxJkQoip_9FCux_pusRCrhh1rCVXw9aHuMfhM_LygMkL6IiiI_y9kbHLO5WZA5-k9x55doiastzxB6Yy9_A5b_IOTYiG6aWrhyphenhyphenU0srM6vE/s4000/P1460359.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEF5-IxuyeRAotyDk77_YVBZBQhaRJeoUgGza0e693H-8LZ4IQUshmRNUsma9plZNM83L5-r7PtIs0jySkLVxJkQoip_9FCux_pusRCrhh1rCVXw9aHuMfhM_LygMkL6IiiI_y9kbHLO5WZA5-k9x55doiastzxB6Yy9_A5b_IOTYiG6aWrhyphenhyphenU0srM6vE/s320/P1460359.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tenbury Wells is an ancient market town, once a spa for a short period, known as "the Town in the Orchard".</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I parked by the leisure centre and we walked into the centre of the town via an area called The Burgage. This gets its name from the medieval word for an enclosed field extending into a town for which tenants (burgesses) paid a rent in lieu of giving feudal service to the Lord of the Manor. Today it is a recreation area with views of the River Teme and lots of lovely trees.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgY_uVxcBoxT6k_VGrO1bgDYCPxIfDG3qGWVwhVYDyi4pPBN1ltj0-qFVZc38DdDHITgy2MH0dgfwoYwEVy4GLgZ0vTt78iJbOdRgNMznvYYHGX3J_lLPGurybCFQrEAWys5m89kzKUVciSK8mC7WhkD7mV3H7vzPVDC96GMq_LhuKWPgu5J0FlZwrpU/s4000/P1460360.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgY_uVxcBoxT6k_VGrO1bgDYCPxIfDG3qGWVwhVYDyi4pPBN1ltj0-qFVZc38DdDHITgy2MH0dgfwoYwEVy4GLgZ0vTt78iJbOdRgNMznvYYHGX3J_lLPGurybCFQrEAWys5m89kzKUVciSK8mC7WhkD7mV3H7vzPVDC96GMq_LhuKWPgu5J0FlZwrpU/s320/P1460360.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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By 1804 the building was made into two separate properties one called the Ship Inn and the other was used as a Blacksmith's Shop and Iron Warehouse. 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I wish I had bought more - they were only 20p each and I bought five and E has already nabbed one :(</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-45619561311281023582023-10-15T11:49:00.000+01:002023-10-15T11:49:58.506+01:00Herefordshire 2023 October Visit - Part 3: Shobdon Arches<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After looking round the Gothic Rococo delights of Shobdon Church we walked up to the Shobdon Arches which are important remains from the Norman Church built by Oliver de Merlimond in the C12th (between 1136 and 1143). They are possibly the earliest example of work by the Herefordshire School of Romanesque Sculptors. Since 1752 around the time the new church was the built the Arches, which comprise the Chancel Arch and two doorways plus tympana of the Norman Church, have formed a folly.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Herefordshire School of Romanesque Sculptors carried out work between c1134 and c 1155 in churches in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire. They were a group of sculptors who may have received their training at Hereford Cathedral. Their work was of the highest quality and was among the finest of English Romanesque sculpture. Their carvings drew on both Christian and Pagan symbols and could be bawdy at times.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The main researchers and writers on the School are George Zarnecki and Malcolm Thurlby. We do not know the names of the sculptors although two were referred to as "The Chief Master" and the "Aston Master" Examples of their work can be seen at places such as Leominster Priory, fonts at Castle Frome, Eardisley and Chaddesley Corbett churches, Shobdon (font and arches) and the outstanding church at Kilpeck.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">To reach the Arches you walk along a grassed avenue between rows of oak trees for about a quarter of a mile.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEa3hKvVnWd_1zEjLVmHjwYl7EjjmvKCjfJ0iZ2t-3FBbHoo1xSGTIZDo2lwSYKIqYepxcXg7FXwTEUAjurAyMxHpc1P_qHt3L5mB1o6_tlW8WRnknP68ScWrTncG5fThZhdy-z5ELuYJdVcBSDf6iEuE3zwnZ05rwkX_tjgxQBT21Y7OPhradtTB8D0/s4000/P1460177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Arches are an impressive sight although sadly they are very weathered and eroded due to exposure to the elements and many of the details of the carvings have been lost.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The gables, pinnacles and crockets were added in the C18th when they became very fashionable.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFwRrLXpN9q_0aQihiE-o6V2izKlDLyXklQg2jWJfzktaYNz9XgD1DvY7SuX17GdKMP8DdvqaCt7ArFb_wrqmYTjxoLdU3m2hMLN_QzgApP3M4shvf2SpXr41wpFuA9_ucDwc0E0jCSwho1voRv3nR7ZZX7Gc-70IrNUDYBYsbCr3JHX5HtSMEoA5Kmc/s4000/P1460297.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFwRrLXpN9q_0aQihiE-o6V2izKlDLyXklQg2jWJfzktaYNz9XgD1DvY7SuX17GdKMP8DdvqaCt7ArFb_wrqmYTjxoLdU3m2hMLN_QzgApP3M4shvf2SpXr41wpFuA9_ucDwc0E0jCSwho1voRv3nR7ZZX7Gc-70IrNUDYBYsbCr3JHX5HtSMEoA5Kmc/s320/P1460297.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can still make out some of the carvings on this tympanum which represents Christ in Glory. Christ is in an oval mandorla surrounded by four angels. His right hand is raised in blessing and in his left he holds a book which rests on his leg.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFVzvnR4TxV0xqSA54a_fN5YL3L0dNg4XA0mLUZM78hQ_kp23DaW4Sm6F3BpFPwJbqt0Q7YVmYGQqBozLdAB8HiyW9E7JS1xTIhYEWJ6CSs1ovXVlRKpq3fwlQjMoIwc9bOdiBCHPbvke_RNcayBCRZVxzqjzHr-KgN8zOr2e1PLIzq9ZuMLdcU50hlk/s4000/P1460299.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFVzvnR4TxV0xqSA54a_fN5YL3L0dNg4XA0mLUZM78hQ_kp23DaW4Sm6F3BpFPwJbqt0Q7YVmYGQqBozLdAB8HiyW9E7JS1xTIhYEWJ6CSs1ovXVlRKpq3fwlQjMoIwc9bOdiBCHPbvke_RNcayBCRZVxzqjzHr-KgN8zOr2e1PLIzq9ZuMLdcU50hlk/s320/P1460299.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Doorways have two orders of shafts and the Chancel Arch in the centre has three. All the shafts and capitals are decorated and although many details cannot now be made out carvings include:</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">beaded and plain interlace</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">human figures and dragons with Anglo Saxon or Scandinavian influence</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">chevrons</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Foliage trails</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">male figures wearing ribbed garments similar to those at Kilpeck</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">quadrupeds in twisted poses</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">serpents with gaping mouths.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Arches have voussoirs with birds, lions, heads, fish, stags etc.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">George Zarnecki's research shows that the principal influence on the carvers may have been churches at Poitou and Saintonger. Oliver de Merlimond travelled through these towns in Western France when he went on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela c1130. His travels may have influenced the work of the carvers although they may have known of the churches from other sources. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fortunately drawings of the carvings exist in a book by GR Lewis called "The Ancient Church of Shobdon" (1852)which illustrates how the carvings once looked.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In 1998 the Shobdon Arch Preservation Trust arranged for work to be carried out by S T Walker and Partners to stabilise the structure and to arrest further flaking.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQMI1Rc_dGMWomx4MQbXjRMW5IcpoJ8OOBqPluVXqbzXzpLjyUNOFsjFiZR2iKsfObQHZlYvx128tpfwrTJs9_Y5dN0F1635MHPKNa40-nXxZgmGJPx-tipRk2xbK4VqGxroApdonnusojyacyPCydMp6MQWRT2qRZBaNslZ6xoRSVOLE2v86Nz2Tx4M/s4000/P1460307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We popped into the village of Shobdon on the way home in search of a village shop that we thought sold beeswax candles but failed to find it. So to finish off a photo of the postbox in the village. I do like postboxes and all the different styles you can find.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26gbbPGL6GAhzu2WNWfhpXNloB8Z9nDlXR3burtniz3lLXrBE7x_c8WMmGTyJiD7a2Aqs4x5ZjlqjPNjAWSijyXPOZP_dTWqh6Ag6fR81Rf-xl5nQfLs1gtRUjeNJ8NiB0_6hwi0eFGoJKL70KgIDNez3_9r2Azj1Eru0WgbvawXQE0CCzj0EEGhwyUQ/s4000/P1460329.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26gbbPGL6GAhzu2WNWfhpXNloB8Z9nDlXR3burtniz3lLXrBE7x_c8WMmGTyJiD7a2Aqs4x5ZjlqjPNjAWSijyXPOZP_dTWqh6Ag6fR81Rf-xl5nQfLs1gtRUjeNJ8NiB0_6hwi0eFGoJKL70KgIDNez3_9r2Azj1Eru0WgbvawXQE0CCzj0EEGhwyUQ/s320/P1460329.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would appreciate an email first - thanks).</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reference: Pevsner "Buildings of England Herefordshire" by Alan Brooks and Nikolaus Pevsner, Yale University Press 2017</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Herefordshire School of Romanesque Scupture" by Malcolm Thurlby Logaston Press 2016</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Churches of Herefordshire and Their Treasures" by John Leonard Logaston Press 2005 ed</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shobdon Church Guide Section on the Shobdon Arches by Muriel Passey</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-63672843615062083152023-10-12T09:18:00.000+01:002023-10-12T09:18:54.977+01:00Herefordshire 2023 October Visit - Part 2: St John the Evangelist Shobdon (A Gothic Rococo church)<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Thursday was dry and cloudy but with a distinct possibility of rain in the afternoon! E was happy just relaxing at the caravan and B wanted to garden so I suggested to D who is always happy to go out and has developed quite an interest in Listed buildings that we could go to Shobdon church about 40 minutes away. Its a place I have long wanted to visit both for its Gothic Rococo church in the Strawberry Hill style and the Shobdon arches which are some of the remains of the Norman Romanesque church that once stood there. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Shobdon means "Sceoba's Hill" and the village is located as ground rises between the valleys of the Rivers Arrow and Lugg. The church and Shobdon Court are a few miles from the actual village.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The very first church at Shobdon was a Chapel of Ease dedicated to St Juliana which was unusual at the time in that it was dedicated to a woman saint. It was probably built in timber.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">At the time of Domesday the manor was held by Ralph de Mortimer. Hugh de Mortimer of Wigmore Castle gave the Shobdon estate to Oliver de Merlimond who was his chief steward and he built a castle and founded a Priory for Augustinian Canons in 1135. Soon after the Romanesque Norman church was built between 1136 and 1143 and consecrated by the Bishop of Hereford, Robert de Bethune. In later years the priory moved to buildings nearer Wigmore Castle.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sadly, I completely forgot to look for the remains of the flattened motte of de Merlimond's castle :( the bailey is apparently obscured from view by a meat processing factory next to the church).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BUc1_EniZo5mIOPSEiRj_MInPRzHcc1ZSyG_bHAQhXG_LRQmCCxJWV6SIO35RcjVs6oF-DC5WduGFMrRtnsZwBP6y5HU_emtEnuBybhIEwDTIN5MWA3VgUQRJtWaBbQPS52XuYzlqQOC56MlqR2d8rEQtkfOvLjW8CfNjd2a5QnUYRreenkmEoLxjl4/s4000/P1460280.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BUc1_EniZo5mIOPSEiRj_MInPRzHcc1ZSyG_bHAQhXG_LRQmCCxJWV6SIO35RcjVs6oF-DC5WduGFMrRtnsZwBP6y5HU_emtEnuBybhIEwDTIN5MWA3VgUQRJtWaBbQPS52XuYzlqQOC56MlqR2d8rEQtkfOvLjW8CfNjd2a5QnUYRreenkmEoLxjl4/s320/P1460280.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Shobdon Estate was bought in 1705 by Sir James Bateman who rebuilt Shobdon Court on a grand and large scale. His son, Sir William, married one of the grand-daughters of the Duke of Marlborough and in 1725 he was a made a Viscount. He died in 1744. His son John became the 2nd Viscount and he was responsible for rebuilding the Norman church in 1749-52. The furnishings of the church were fitted under the supervision of his uncle The Hon. Richard Bateman, a friend of Horace Walpole and a member of his "Committee of Taste". Influenced by Walpole he was fond of Gothicism in the Strawberry Hill style. The Nave Chancel and Transepts date from this period.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghB1IOvthQHEMWxQxjY-dLXwwNKq54M-ABcOY7dBoagmGG2W1vuG2n-Vke_GjvStkJ9vDwT7ikG48AmfgacLE529J3GkEv85ZfD9-Ee_rklsnw8i-TK8bTmLjKPbtAdcZhBTJIE3WNijo0GshjHMucxZLA-aeO_LA0hyphenhyphenESkqOJ_Gd2Hj5EqzObFBIcybI/s4000/P1460178.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghB1IOvthQHEMWxQxjY-dLXwwNKq54M-ABcOY7dBoagmGG2W1vuG2n-Vke_GjvStkJ9vDwT7ikG48AmfgacLE529J3GkEv85ZfD9-Ee_rklsnw8i-TK8bTmLjKPbtAdcZhBTJIE3WNijo0GshjHMucxZLA-aeO_LA0hyphenhyphenESkqOJ_Gd2Hj5EqzObFBIcybI/s320/P1460178.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTOYTGqz-eQ8gTGsyhL8RdykgrfjxUj4z4biL1EGtxBduMdl83x9BINRYgRUA7DdgJjusZkea1ryLzSVq2f76Aqm_CMhzG4ajxOEe1byXbSnKsqqJUQQvhuwc5VKC2FoY8n-eVzLCgv6xeBl0BxwbM4ZDFZjKfK-uYgMDfOq5BcNDoCEgWYsE5yrBLvs/s4000/P1460180.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTOYTGqz-eQ8gTGsyhL8RdykgrfjxUj4z4biL1EGtxBduMdl83x9BINRYgRUA7DdgJjusZkea1ryLzSVq2f76Aqm_CMhzG4ajxOEe1byXbSnKsqqJUQQvhuwc5VKC2FoY8n-eVzLCgv6xeBl0BxwbM4ZDFZjKfK-uYgMDfOq5BcNDoCEgWYsE5yrBLvs/s320/P1460180.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Tower is battlemented in Early English style and was constructed in 1725-1736 replacing the original central tower which had collapsed in 1719. This formed part of the rebuilding of the church mentioned above.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWVdpgfzoQiZcFn_X2RUVwdUJJPHFHZRxSvF98h8GmrhPaz9zE5YptTbkm3GpIdCB9Cz_2Y19tr2-DRLJKUWoBd5osrJM8R3z0-5-LXsyrm0Z6E7eYSPShuB-M1oVUwAILTf6F49XkutbGmWH84X95kaQaTSKeJb5JbGdQ4Sp6JS4vrObuPW1PJ0dDyM/s4000/P1460181.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWVdpgfzoQiZcFn_X2RUVwdUJJPHFHZRxSvF98h8GmrhPaz9zE5YptTbkm3GpIdCB9Cz_2Y19tr2-DRLJKUWoBd5osrJM8R3z0-5-LXsyrm0Z6E7eYSPShuB-M1oVUwAILTf6F49XkutbGmWH84X95kaQaTSKeJb5JbGdQ4Sp6JS4vrObuPW1PJ0dDyM/s320/P1460181.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ooh! ogee headed windows galore!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf86td4CLTULWSTLQzFWdy28RBVjKbC5LYdVXrjN-8QTMtQwTRg97CvoLG5bxconqqkNZZndYyAYQiJXyfx-MZG9a9ldu20vtCemieTNlv_4aN-DO3ofGPYbWJz6147SVs3aI8jp0-8NF6WbrU7TGrjNQR4MFEpQccLsjX50EFEUAkuavELHk0V1NniNA/s4000/P1460183.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf86td4CLTULWSTLQzFWdy28RBVjKbC5LYdVXrjN-8QTMtQwTRg97CvoLG5bxconqqkNZZndYyAYQiJXyfx-MZG9a9ldu20vtCemieTNlv_4aN-DO3ofGPYbWJz6147SVs3aI8jp0-8NF6WbrU7TGrjNQR4MFEpQccLsjX50EFEUAkuavELHk0V1NniNA/s320/P1460183.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoE-o8t0DGLWghQnc6qBf9YAoi7JtrjSOk-gHHlQZ43ZlxpWS7w7F8hOvBy6EiVJwASOBTq1hlW2HLGyEtsYzMiB5bRWmbl8-1ZDKIgOAxez3HtjPkXiG2iI3vSv_-6XtgOy8UuIPiUSPRN90ADNoC9tgCnlhcAtKlhGQJGcl4GhNCduMGMc4QPQREtCg/s4000/P1460186.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoE-o8t0DGLWghQnc6qBf9YAoi7JtrjSOk-gHHlQZ43ZlxpWS7w7F8hOvBy6EiVJwASOBTq1hlW2HLGyEtsYzMiB5bRWmbl8-1ZDKIgOAxez3HtjPkXiG2iI3vSv_-6XtgOy8UuIPiUSPRN90ADNoC9tgCnlhcAtKlhGQJGcl4GhNCduMGMc4QPQREtCg/s320/P1460186.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">According to Pevsner Shobdon posseses the finest C18th architecture in Herefordshire with "Rococo Gothic at its most elegantly fanciful"</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The interior of the church and furnishings are the sole example of this unique Gothic style of Georgian architecture and furnishings following the example of Walpole at Strawberry Hill. The church is Grade 1 listed.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The tower contains old memorial tablets. 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At the top is a putto with portrait medallion in front of an obelisk.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1xg9roCL7xXB3rO_JXrlr6D3Z0keEN7De4Bt8H4PnxGYZi_MQ_Yu3U4-bikt8V4ImZMWQG4CnYgHBjCKIZaqjCSqaaw_6mX8lcazLQjC1awuKQ-BViJBpi-NyOZwG1CHgAK0q0piGmzIYHRfRzL0FILvucKDnAFH4Oe3f_9y73wHtM_iNHO8jl_wJV4/s4000/P1460215.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1xg9roCL7xXB3rO_JXrlr6D3Z0keEN7De4Bt8H4PnxGYZi_MQ_Yu3U4-bikt8V4ImZMWQG4CnYgHBjCKIZaqjCSqaaw_6mX8lcazLQjC1awuKQ-BViJBpi-NyOZwG1CHgAK0q0piGmzIYHRfRzL0FILvucKDnAFH4Oe3f_9y73wHtM_iNHO8jl_wJV4/s320/P1460215.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPD4D9_-pxzeYAdDn2fpYjHR4qQ1MGxNHP4BhPcRboO8OLCUHqfGrOP6fTkte8qamMbpq8jV_g25gzGKZB1LrRKnA_h-i4VeSmII5gGDNmTXGhiN6SyAWp3Ua4C27k4hvqGJA0E41HF0M4nkHxWIj0SjJKXp969XtxMYJhb70QZtVrBYHKI03jwCi9CLs/s4000/P1460217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPD4D9_-pxzeYAdDn2fpYjHR4qQ1MGxNHP4BhPcRboO8OLCUHqfGrOP6fTkte8qamMbpq8jV_g25gzGKZB1LrRKnA_h-i4VeSmII5gGDNmTXGhiN6SyAWp3Ua4C27k4hvqGJA0E41HF0M4nkHxWIj0SjJKXp969XtxMYJhb70QZtVrBYHKI03jwCi9CLs/s320/P1460217.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGwFzo3Xd4QWy3D63ZWjGR3AicqaCIMa10qGf2DmO2BG5joeLAHc537g6YRtVbOBa2TziVW6d_OTobn6VFzUcC7mtsH85_m_H6G1gK4k_G4Pane1s-vFvkMmq6Xo3wh8BFe30m-pYhbQLeLg5SWRfRsm_cdITK0u26GHbI5u8nc4oJU38Q88sh_w50KM/s4000/P1460218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGwFzo3Xd4QWy3D63ZWjGR3AicqaCIMa10qGf2DmO2BG5joeLAHc537g6YRtVbOBa2TziVW6d_OTobn6VFzUcC7mtsH85_m_H6G1gK4k_G4Pane1s-vFvkMmq6Xo3wh8BFe30m-pYhbQLeLg5SWRfRsm_cdITK0u26GHbI5u8nc4oJU38Q88sh_w50KM/s320/P1460218.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being a huge fan of Romanesque churches and especially the work of the Herefordshire School of Romanesque sculptors I find it very sad that the Norman church was rebuilt even if the new one is quite amazing. However, the Romanesque font which was moved out of the church at the rebuilding as it didn't suit the furnishings! was returned early in the C20th from where it had been languishing in the gardens of the Court. It is sadly weathered but there are four sinister lions on the base of the short stem by the Herefordshire School. The carved lions remind me of similar ones I have seen at Leominster Priory and Castle Frome church.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZLQWQsAaid8sqKxvu0ldL0JwNV2doJuWVDP_ZFp9vrhsQRG0A8w0J13U6zzQiIBe6oSk9J3b4KLV99jmhSHbdxTIana-aU3pdEit75A0n3b7fT0A_90yhnivGW-Wk-nO8HEc4NUXU7F0sHxnFpjjh8pqOYfXAoJPTpwjMi4oVIR9rN0kBn-K47Ch4AA/s4000/P1460219.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZLQWQsAaid8sqKxvu0ldL0JwNV2doJuWVDP_ZFp9vrhsQRG0A8w0J13U6zzQiIBe6oSk9J3b4KLV99jmhSHbdxTIana-aU3pdEit75A0n3b7fT0A_90yhnivGW-Wk-nO8HEc4NUXU7F0sHxnFpjjh8pqOYfXAoJPTpwjMi4oVIR9rN0kBn-K47Ch4AA/s320/P1460219.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsI23VyslJDCVr_xKVph5qr3OhwhZYGCFNSRfdRscnEKgWhBQptfzSLPKI0U69xaSY9-2LCRfL4FvOvyNvkybnu0BHYtdqAat2wNIEJc7lD1k6fKhsakdtKP-jl7vKfQMvuh_s_6L7GFh_zd4Ofia0IuX0g9B1gFHAh9kM3gMt9oZI3SGcieunigomL0/s4000/P1460222.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsI23VyslJDCVr_xKVph5qr3OhwhZYGCFNSRfdRscnEKgWhBQptfzSLPKI0U69xaSY9-2LCRfL4FvOvyNvkybnu0BHYtdqAat2wNIEJc7lD1k6fKhsakdtKP-jl7vKfQMvuh_s_6L7GFh_zd4Ofia0IuX0g9B1gFHAh9kM3gMt9oZI3SGcieunigomL0/s320/P1460222.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDRL7hxAogLqyfbpiSrqK-hfWMfq_8w_r7xdHTHke6p6HQpcFZRjA4Kbiil-r-B7ANiwtvAyWoscE5lt1-p6KdCTeW3gUfa8QBhjGim8QyHwAlPCo60CvhGJM4d0DyeMtveSS4g1v5nIT5R0fTJrSRvhUTrjjb91clhkYQ5-xymQJLzVhU9NqEcvI6fc/s4000/P1460271.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDRL7hxAogLqyfbpiSrqK-hfWMfq_8w_r7xdHTHke6p6HQpcFZRjA4Kbiil-r-B7ANiwtvAyWoscE5lt1-p6KdCTeW3gUfa8QBhjGim8QyHwAlPCo60CvhGJM4d0DyeMtveSS4g1v5nIT5R0fTJrSRvhUTrjjb91clhkYQ5-xymQJLzVhU9NqEcvI6fc/s320/P1460271.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For comparison here is a photo of the lion on the font at Castle Frome Church and the</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayFLJaMmrlLL3YinbsJZm_DVZmxsWaCYCiY41ToHOWXE_W0KrD30laCyeyY0zGycuYuf4nmlv9ZggqNeOptoZgzTFA3JYtTaieCVRhdPzEtlLnYRLxQzkHpSXC4LgfpLzgqp2dKTqIu8Yf7aDqR-6pXEB6dHSnu5yU4D3azDa0gYzdNjVXQxel_-warA/s4000/P1070775.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayFLJaMmrlLL3YinbsJZm_DVZmxsWaCYCiY41ToHOWXE_W0KrD30laCyeyY0zGycuYuf4nmlv9ZggqNeOptoZgzTFA3JYtTaieCVRhdPzEtlLnYRLxQzkHpSXC4LgfpLzgqp2dKTqIu8Yf7aDqR-6pXEB6dHSnu5yU4D3azDa0gYzdNjVXQxel_-warA/s320/P1070775.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">lions on a capital at Leominster Priory. Both were also the work of the Herefordshire School.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6D49b7NWxZjCT8Q2D_4Y03Xvtqty0_NJJRbMjvy6rHVS70wjJ2QFYseu6Hv7jv1LuVcFseQ8nZRdzgHLmoBtxMd2CbJdG-GQXFn2wYkGQ1otRDTm3b2uz_JHHTD20rhyu_TUuckJH8nvbBS_jo3P7vEFbJDAu5jTiH8VnOwM1wkHuEAZmdEnpibxn20A/s4000/P1300728.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6D49b7NWxZjCT8Q2D_4Y03Xvtqty0_NJJRbMjvy6rHVS70wjJ2QFYseu6Hv7jv1LuVcFseQ8nZRdzgHLmoBtxMd2CbJdG-GQXFn2wYkGQ1otRDTm3b2uz_JHHTD20rhyu_TUuckJH8nvbBS_jo3P7vEFbJDAu5jTiH8VnOwM1wkHuEAZmdEnpibxn20A/s320/P1300728.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Victorian font in late C19th Decorated style.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix37-Ulq84_jnTyolO3Z9bTOhUuJLt-cd-yxbQohgkyWcqjK9HLDjQgI8L-s526LUY1G2rAfdZB7xlfWb7ZaxHa10omKFfH8h0m4jBx86paSj6yA6ZQ5pmYXJAe42n9R5wZB96CtmOxdsdI0kJI_kdT2smgzAlOQ425KDKIliXvynOLFpZXohaoKZU5aA/s4000/P1460245.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix37-Ulq84_jnTyolO3Z9bTOhUuJLt-cd-yxbQohgkyWcqjK9HLDjQgI8L-s526LUY1G2rAfdZB7xlfWb7ZaxHa10omKFfH8h0m4jBx86paSj6yA6ZQ5pmYXJAe42n9R5wZB96CtmOxdsdI0kJI_kdT2smgzAlOQ425KDKIliXvynOLFpZXohaoKZU5aA/s320/P1460245.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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All we know is that he was from London and there are elements derived from William Kent and Batty Langley.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are a few fragments of glass from the original church displayed in frames in one of the transepts. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmqs5mM88dmpnLQ56-dY4W0TmJRE_kTu0o4nB-ygHYy1dcncQ-7Zb-fh0sM7UK1CErHY56ZcyHDhpiGzuVsvmIOPN82t7DZt-5efTCgkgCj3TbfDeQ4Tu1Zdbn3eXZDnAh1v-lHSRpPe5fzP8v8bD5jXReNqsVj8wJ0_nTqvOYrOBFFG74BJdcjDVmpI/s4000/P1460246.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmqs5mM88dmpnLQ56-dY4W0TmJRE_kTu0o4nB-ygHYy1dcncQ-7Zb-fh0sM7UK1CErHY56ZcyHDhpiGzuVsvmIOPN82t7DZt-5efTCgkgCj3TbfDeQ4Tu1Zdbn3eXZDnAh1v-lHSRpPe5fzP8v8bD5jXReNqsVj8wJ0_nTqvOYrOBFFG74BJdcjDVmpI/s320/P1460246.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4_qS8XpM-vOyzN15acE_bqrWgRjSlBpiU2FouZfT0cGMQxmxZLPVbsJieQI790WFJjl9h-Kj7SP_97dSqCYXPj7Umreb1xF-Nw_w507-oo3npeictRuGi1qC5NGtNUZXzDMOpTNTCV1NLSY-hSu_Ao4T-kx3-McxXaQc_juA4Uw0a03Zoqu1AkeB5IQ/s320/P1460282.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Luckily the rain held off and after the visit to the church we walked up a tree lined avenue to see the Shobdon arches. These were erected as a folly around the time the church was built or just after and comprise the chancel arch and two doorways of the Norman Church. Sadly, having been exposed to the elements they are very weathered but you can still make out some of the carvings by the Herefordshire School which I'll write about in the next post.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincsO1D9EVSCKIVQfjhHnqRuEfKQWQFNnf4lYLpMS35QU2o2A4OBFy6Vdz7APuehqjEHj3O1-8B_DbUUq4OI3SFqOHJCR3M7OGgJ_Z3PRfFixsxqRBv2SUc8CoOljFOt5Va998sOoKIRH5y0_8Ef_wdFDtxSw0iGEmCilPuhxfwFl0KlPsFDS9QmNauUg/s4000/P1460177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincsO1D9EVSCKIVQfjhHnqRuEfKQWQFNnf4lYLpMS35QU2o2A4OBFy6Vdz7APuehqjEHj3O1-8B_DbUUq4OI3SFqOHJCR3M7OGgJ_Z3PRfFixsxqRBv2SUc8CoOljFOt5Va998sOoKIRH5y0_8Ef_wdFDtxSw0iGEmCilPuhxfwFl0KlPsFDS9QmNauUg/s320/P1460177.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reference: Guide Book to the Church</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pevsner "Buildings of England Herefordshire" Alan Brooks and Nikolaus Pevsner Yale University Press 2017</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Churches of Herefordshire and Their Treasures" John Leonard Logaston Presss 2005 ed</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com8