A flight of 199 steps takes you up from the harbour to St Mary’s Church and Whitby Abbey, giving great views of the town and coastline. References to the steps go back to at least 1340 (wooden then, not stone) and it is believed they were used as a test of Christian faith for those who wished to worship: a form of pilgrimage to get to the church.
And now, someone says the original count was wrong!
At the top of the steps to St Mary’s Church, Whitby, July 2021
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Thanks to everyone who gave us ponds and pondering last week. I’ve had a very busy week, part work, part staycation, so apologies to any I haven’t visited yet.
If you didn’t have chance to check out everyone’s offerings, the links are below. Why not grab a coffee now and go blog exploring.
Next week’s theme will be old / older / oldest – take your pick
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 25 July 2021
Posted as part of One Word Sunday
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Travel with Intent 
Goodness! So funny!
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I’ve climbed those steps.
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Well done. It’s worth it for the view, isn’t it?
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Ok, I have made it countless rather than count, but here goes: https://suejudd.com/2021/07/25/countless/
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Debbie, I so adore your photo for this week. What a fun find. 😀
Here is my entry, although not nearly as clever as your photo.
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hi debbie, an interesting and wonderful theme, i like your picture very much. here is my contribution for this week, https://wp.me/p2AvI7-3Qw. till next week.
many greetings robert
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This is what I came up with for count:
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Fun choice, Debbie!
Here’s mine: https://outofmywritemind.com/2021/07/25/counting-koi/
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🙂
janet
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Very clever!
https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2021/07/count.html
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Here’s my offering….
https://hopsskipsandjumps.com/2021/07/25/count/
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Here is mine:
https://mywanderings.travel.blog/2021/07/25/how-old-is-the-tree/
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Hi Debbie
Your post for tiks week’s OWS is charming, with so much history. And I love the photo you posted.
I, too, have difficulty keeping cont. The top photo in my submission has the word ‘six’ in the caption, but that should have been ‘seven’ Great Blue Heron nests!
Best, Babsje
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199 maybe but it has always seemed many more to me….. 😄
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so funny
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I hope they’re gradual steps, Debbie, and not sharp steep ones. I’m planning on visiting there one day, but didn’t even think about there being steps. Should have really though, thinking about it, with it being up on high and all! I’ve done a number on ‘Count’ for this week (hehehe!):
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Oh, ha! I’ll have to count them myself next time.
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Oh, well done….I haven’t a clue what to post for count…..I’ll get thinking
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🙂 It is easy to loose track of the steps.
Mine for today: https://mariawijk.wordpress.com/2021/07/25/countless/
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It’s too early for me to count anything. So I did this: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2021/07/25/last-resting-place/
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It can happen 😉
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Not the post I was initially planning which was a large flock of birds. That changed when I was selecting a photo:
https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2021/07/25/count/
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You can count on me to do a post Debbie 😁
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😀😀😀
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