Tag Archives: Gardens

A Nightmare in the Garden

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Spotted this evening, I was too scared to get close enough to photograph these monsters very well, as it is I will probably be awake all night wondering if I will be mobbed by a million of them when I … Continue reading →

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Too Early for Gardens

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Buckland Abbey is on the far west of Dartmoor and spring is late this year. It isn’t a garden with herbaceous border, more formal and functional elegance and sweeping grounds. There is an Elizabethan garden and although it’s box hedges … Continue reading →

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An Easter Day Out, Saltram House Devon

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

A lovely National Trust property, Saltram has been overlooking the River Plym for three hundred years. If it looks familiar, it was one of the settings for 1995 film version of Sense and Sensibility. I didn’t go into the house … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Forward

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

I hope you think this fits the bill,I’m in rather a rush tonight! I hope you have time to join in at http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/forward/ I’m going away for a few days so many apologies, I won’t get to visit all of … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

As soon as I saw the challenge I knew this photo was my choice, taken last Sunday at a sculpture exhibition at, you guessed it, Rosemoor. Would you like to join in this week? http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/photo-challenge-unique/

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100 Steps at the underpass

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Myfanwy at http://chittlechattle.com/ began taking photos on a 100 step walk and several bloggers have followed her idea, it’s a great way of becoming aware of your surroundings. I’ve tried it from home and from work, and yesterday as I was at … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Resolved

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

How do you portray ‘resolved’? Lots of people seem to know the answer here at the Daily Post Not so easy for me however. In the end I decided that these guys resolved to share the same space. 

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons

Posted on December 8, 2012 by

If I had my choice I would only have one season – summer, like Cat Bird in Oman has! Having said that, it’s December and we have only had two or three frosts so far. Cheri Lucas at The Daily Post has asked … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

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