Snow on the ground

 

We did get some snow today, not much but enough to show it had been 

My back garden

The skateboard park 

 

Well trod path

 

 Well trodden footpath people take when out walking or taking the dog for one, it's also used by visitors to  Agatha Christies Grave which you can see over by the wall who died 50 years ago this month.

Church Explorer Review

 

 

This week the Church Explorer publishes the first of two reviews of 2025 

 

Nativity Scene

  

The Nativity scene here is outside the Lawrence Hall in Cholsey, when I went past on Christmas day the baby Jesus had not been placed in the manger, now someone seems to have done so

Diamond Light

 

 The Laser beam you see reaching into the sky here is in Celebration of 80 years of Harwell Campus and is shining 8 km into the sky from Diamond Light Source in the courtyard near were my stores were. The beam is nearly 11 km from house. The photo was the highlight of New years day after capturing the dawn

 

Happy SkyWatch 

Happy New Year

 

Dawn on New Years Day, Happy New Year 

 

It's Christmas

 

 So some trees and lights to see

Little Christmas theme collage

 

Christmas tree in Harwell Church

This one is at church in Rotherfield greys

and Cholsey church

Droveside in Cholsey

They do like their lights

The close is really well lit up

In the village you can see this display

The light display here is different this year

The tree is more or less the same

 

Shop display 

 

Local cafe all lit up

Village tree and shop

May I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

 

St Matthew Harwell

 

This week the Church Explorer makes a return visit to St Matthew Harwell for a look around the church and some new photos. This is the last church I will be featuring this year so will be back with more hopefully in 2026

Merry Christmas 

December morning walk

 

Early December  I took the dog for a walk out of the west end of the village, looking over to the railway I noticed a slight color in the cloud

 Zooming in shows rainbow colors 

In further it became clearer view of a sundog

A muted sunrise but typical of the time of year

That's it for this year so may I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New year

Happy SkyWatch  

Didcot Railway Centre

 

A Christmas visit to Didcot Railway Center  was on the cards over the weekend 

Lined up on display

Got their Santa hats on

Two of the bigger engines

King Edward II I've seen this flying through our station on the main line

One of the trains taking passengers for  ride

On the other line this one was doing the same

Smoking away

Nempnett Thrubwell, Ubley I'd never heard of the place till now,it's in Somerset 

This used to deliver milk to a creamery in Wallingford till the place closed and the line pulled up

Big crane, I'd like to see this in use

I will leave you with this train with a head of steam

Take Care