St Michael, Aston Tyrrold

 

This week the Church Explorer revisit  St Michael, Aston Tyrrold the first of two churches that are in adjoining villages

 

Horsechest-nut sky

 Couple of photos from the village showing our magnificent horse-chestnut tree in full bloom

 

 

 Really does stand out in the summer

 

 The flower spears show up well

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Solitory Bee

 

 This is my hose reel, gets used most days to  clean off the patio 

 I'm not the only one using it

 This bee is making a nest in it

 Who would have though they would like a hose reel. 

Aton Tirrold United Reformed Church

 

This week the church Explorer visits  Aton Tirrold United Reformed Church for a look around, it's a lovely little church set on the edge of the village

 

Big Skys

Stopped off at this place to see why it has shut 

but got some blue skys while I was there

On the other side of the road big sky and clouds

They just went on and on

 

Took this for another reason but the sky just went on 

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The Knollys Chapel

 

 

This week the church explorer visits the Knollys chapel at Rotherfield Greys to see the stunning Elizabethan  monument

Some local roads

 

I stopped off to get some photos for some little project I am doing at the moment so these are all local roads to me

The Oxfordshire boarder, that side is South Oxfordshire or what used to be North Berkshire before 1974 and they changed the boundary's 

Turn round the other way and your looking at West Berkshire

This is what is behind me, a few weeks ago I showed a photo pylons disappearing into the distance from just outside the village, well this is the last one, after this it runs underground to the other side of Streatley Hill 

This was looks over the surrounding countryside, the pylons head back past my village way past the last one you see

Just out side Streatley on another side road taking you to Cleeve court

That is one of the nearby cottages there

Streatley recreation ground

The carpark for the grounds is to the right where that flash of read is, carry on and you get to Cleeve court

 Townsend road which will take you back to the first one I was on at the beginning though I might add it is a private road.

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Blossom and Bluebells

 

 I still feel the need for some flowers to bring a bit of joy to our lives

 Cherry blossom

 Bluebells

They are pretty

Single stem

Cowslips

These grow on the roadside as well

Daisy's

 Lilac

My wife found it growing in the garden and grew it into a standard to start with, it was replanted out the front of the house and now looks stunning

It smells nice too

Take care

St Margaret of Antioch Harpsden

 

This week the Church Explorer visits  St Margaret of Antioch Harpsden a lovely little church just out side Henley on Thames

 

Some blossom to brighten your day

 

Taken on different days 

 Blossom near Blooms cottage

Bluebells always bring a smile

No blossom here just showing the pylons disappearing into the distance

Not the effect I hoped with this one

This one is up on the estate 

This was taken out the back of my garden.

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