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South West

South West

Surprise Torquay

The other week I was lucky enough to spend a night in Torquay between meetings down south.  It was a little bit out of the way but I felt in […]

Blue Monday

New Blue Morn

Watching racehorses on their early morning gallop is such a pleasure, especially when the scenery looks like this. Linked to Daily Prompt: New, Sundays in my City and Blue Monday.

Cityscape

Bath Reflections

The Georgian spa town of Bath, in south west England, looks beautiful from all angles and in all lights, but early evening adds a wonderful golden glow that can be […]

Challenges

Two Peas in a Pod

Strolling around a Wiltshire hotel garden , I came across an oversized pea pod: This month’s CBBH Photo Challenge called for a pair of something. I think you’ll have to agree that […]

Plant & Flower Challenges

Ivory Thistles

Here are some more beautiful thistles, from the same garden in Wiltshire as my previous thistle post.  These are Eryngium, also known as Ivory Thistles or Sea Holly.  Both are […]

Good Fences

Bath’s Royal Crescent

Bath’s Royal Crescent is a street of 30 terraced houses laid out in a sweeping crescent.  It was designed by the architect John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774.  As one of the […]

Photos

A Thistle Epistle

Dear Eeyore I know how fond you are of thistles, so I thought of you when I came across these beauties in a garden in Wiltshire recently. My taste in […]