“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 […]
This jagged Giant Redwood lost much of its giantness when struck by lightning. What’s more, it was struck twice, first in 1987 and again in 1999. It is now a […]
Keeping in the theme of my One Word nosy challenge, I thought we’d go with an up close and personal perspective today. Lion and lioness, Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, June 2020 […]
Getting close and personal outside the house at Angelsey Abbey: A musical welcome at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, June 2020 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 16 July 2020 Posted as part of […]
Quy Water and Lode Mill, Cambridgeshire, June 2020 Lode Mill is a working mill that dates back to the eighteenth century, and it is believed that a watermill stood on […]
I showed this woman a couple of weeks ago, in her GRL PWR sunglasses. But I wanted to share her again, as this low and close photographic point of view […]
Three of the six caryatids, Anglesey Abbey, Cambs., June 2020 These Coadestone caryatids dating back to 1793, and originally housed at Buckingham House, stand at the junction of Coronation Avenue […]
This striking statue is standing with three other statues of women in the gardens of Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire. At first glance, I thought she was holding a mask and […]
One of the entrances to Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, June 2020 Anglesey Abbey started its life as a hospital, in the early 12th century, and was converted into an Augustinian priory […]