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TV Blocking the View

This morning’s Eucharist service in St Alban’s  was shown live on the BBC, but the presence of their vehicles meant that the Abbey itself wasn’t shown quite so well. Though […]

Shady Leaves at Kew

I always enjoy the leaves of water lilies as much as the flowers, and the leaves actually serve a very useful purpose, providing shade for those below and reduce the growth of […]

Amber on the Thames

I see the winding water make A short and then a shorter lake As here stand I, And house-boat high Survey the Upper Thames. By sun the mud is amber-dyed […]

Close and Beyond

This gorgeous little close in Edinburgh, a very short stroll from the Castle, provides both views and culture.  Beneath the sign, sits the Writer’s Museum, full of facts about Robert Burns, […]