St Mary the Virgin Turville

 

This week the Church Explorer visits  St Mary the Virgin Turville which was used as the village church in the Vicar of Dibley

  

Motorway Sky

 

A few photos I took on the M4 motorway on our way to Wales the other week.

The junction 13 interchange, on this part you turn left to go down the A34 and right to join the M4 motorway where we are heading

M4 motorway , my wife commented that the traffic was light no doubt because of what is going on in the middle east. The signs are for roadworks which are a blight on the motorways

This was the reason for them, they slung a new bridge in place over the winter and are still finishing the abutments 

Bristol turn off, I've taken this in the past when I went do work at the university 

The blue bridge, well it's been painted, normally some idiot has tagged it. I say idiot because its a rail bridge and a busy one.

M4 going past Bristol. Most times the traffic is nose to tail and all the lanes are in use today it is reasonably quiet 

 Outside Bristol now going to the cross the River Severn, if you look dead center you can see the old Seven Bridge which is now used by the M48  

The Prince of Wales Bridge where the M4 crosses the River Severn

Coming to the center of the bridge

 No we are in Wales where the old toll booths used to be, one we had to pay to use the bridge now it's free. I'll show more nest time

Happy SkyWatch 

St Bartholomew Fingest

 

This week the Church Explorer visits St Bartholomew Fingest  which should have been the second of the chrurches I visited but ended up third. The church has an unusual twin apex roof on the tower

Garden Centre sky

 

Some photos I took at a local garden center the other week 

 The garden center is called Toad Hall and is in this walled garden

Lots of glass houses for plants and a cafe visit as well

This is what you see when you come in

In the corner this fellow is trying to catch a fish

 

Toad of Toad Hall

 

Happy SkyWatch

 

St John the Evangelist Frieth

 

This week the Church Explorer visits  St John the Evangelist Frieth a small church I noticed on a detour around a village on my way to another church, it was worth stopping for

 

Daffodil Sky

 

Might as well carry on the theme this week and show some different sky view points 

 

The photos are from the same place in our village

 

Just outside the pavilion

When the daffodils are out they make a beautiful display

They also make a good subject to photograph

With their bright yellow coloring 

Happy SkyWatch

Time for Daffodils

 

Daffodils are  really blooming here at the moment, you cannot go anywhere in the village with out seeing them in flower so here are a few for you to look at

 On the roadside

The glow even on a dull day

The school nature reserve

 They grow wild

 

On the bridge embankment 

 Nearby the trains go past

Take Care  

St Mary the Virgin Hambleden

  

This week the Church Explorer visits St Mary the Virgin the first of four churches in Buckinghamshire. This one came up with some nice surprises and a Historic connection to the Charge of the Light Brigade.

First Sunset of 2026

 

12th February started out quite dreary 

The daffodils brightened the morning up

The evening turned out much better

The sunset quite spectacular

With bright hues after it had gone down

The clouds looked to be rolling in

 Happy SkyWatch

 

Christ Church Cathedral Oxford

 

This week the Church Explorer visits Christ Church Cathedral Oxford a place I have long wanted to visit and finally made the time to do so