Wicken Fen in monochrome
Fences and those who live insideWicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, 2015 and 2020 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 August 2021 Posted as part of Cee’s B&W Challenge …
A rose by any other name
“That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” – William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Roses at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, June 2020 The words of […]
How many triangles in the garden?
Wimpole Hall and gardens, Cambridgeshire, March 2021 And below, the same gardens in November 2020 … … Copyright Debbie Smyth, 25 March 2021 Posted as part of Cee’s B&W Challenge […]
I’m a fan of folly
Walking towards Wimpole Folly, March 2021 Yes, I’m a fan of folly. As was Sanderson Miller, an English pioneer of Gothic revival architecture in the eighteenth century. He was regarded by many as […]
Beauty in simplicity
Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, November 2020 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 11 March 2021 Posted as part of Thursday Doors …
Nature without its colour
Sometimes nature’s shapes and patterns don’t need colour to show off their talents. St Albans, Hertfordshire, November 2020 Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire,, November 2020 And a few from Kew Gardens in […]
Autumn fruit
“Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.” – Samuel Butler, The Way of all Flesh Pumpkins at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, […]
Which season?
I thought I had sprung back to Spring when I walked through the wild flowers at the car park at Wimpole Hall the other week. Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, November […]
Orange delight
Wimpole Hall gardens, Cambridgeshire, November 2020 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 14 November 2020 Posted as part of Cee’s FOTD …
Encouraging the development of youngsters
Place of growth for the plants that will be part of the wonderful gardens at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, November 2020 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 13 November 2020 Posted as part of […]
Hats off to Lee
Meet Lee Welham, a fun and knowledgeable Big Issue seller, in Cambridge. He is proud of his half Indian, half Scottish heritage, and shares his local Cambridge knowledge with passers […]
Travel with Intent 