St Mary Upper Hayford

 

 

This week the Church Explorer visits St Mary Upper Hayford which is rather devoid of graves in the churchyard till you look across the road and see the cemetery. 

Another morning walk

 

Morning walks are always something to look forward to in Wales so we went out the following day after last weeks post only to find it was rather dull but that did not stop the photos

Looking to the top of the quarry I noticed something and after zooming in found a couple of sheep

This point we usually turn left towards the hill the track here is private taking you to the owners house

Looking to the right this was the view you got

Further back the way we came and a view in the Builth Wells direction

Zooming in a little

Further along another morning view

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The Trip Home

 

I came across some photos the other day taken back in 2010 when my wife & I took a trip to Scotland with out Camper, we had dropped off out son at his grand parents and then gone on to Scone near Dundee so we could visit the oldest son who was working in Dundee. After our stay we drove back to Edinburgh to pick up our son from his grand parents  and drove home.

 

We drove over the Forth road bridge on our way to get our son

 

Which is beside the Forth Rail Bridge

 

It is quiet a fete of engineering 

 

After picking up our son ewe drove back along the Motorway stopping off at a services where I took a few photos of the lake nearby

 

I must admit the weather was not at it's best

 

But it did not put off these seagulls 

 

Nearby a family were having lunch like we did

 

The seagulls flew past

 

Even photo bombing my pictures

 

I looked back up the lake and hear the commotion behind me

 

The gulls wanted to hep out with the families lunch

 

We left them to it and went back to our van to travel back home

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St James the Apostle Somerton

 

This week the Church Explorer visits St James the Apostle Somerton one of the churches featured in Oxfordshires Best Churches and worthy of a visit to see its tomb effigies

 

Morning and Evening

 

In October we took an early morning walk past the lake at the campsite

The sun was rising behind us and the mist was still on the water

We past a duck stood on a rock watching the others in the water

A little flotilla of ducks milling around in the lake

Further on a little uphill mist can be seen in the valleys

The sun just poking above the hillside

Lighting up the hill opposite

Come evening the sun lit up the clods as it went down

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November Color

 

I remember November as a kid being cold and damp with hard frosts on Bonfire night and fog stopping you seeing where you were going. As for flowers in the garden if any they were white with hoar frost, as the years went on the season changed and now it is quite warm for November and I noticed a few flowers hanging on in the garden

Magnolia and Acer changing color

Malvern hills hanging on

Even this pink one

Along with hot lips those three flowers you saw I see from our kitchen window

Going out the back this rose is seen

Though Olivia is looking worse for wear now

The blackbirds have not got these berries off the holly yet

Purple stands out

Along with another rose

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St Mary Ardley

 

 

This week the Church Explorer visits St Mary Ardley a place I have been through many times in the past and only knew the place for the nearby quarry. The church turned out to be a disappointment as I found it was closed at the time of my visit 

Last of the Afterglow

Taking our dog for a walk around the lake before bed gives me the chance to capture the afterglow from the sunset

This particular evening it was nearly over

 The last of the glow seen in the sky

 It was almost gone behind the hills

 Leaving the clouds darkening the sky

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Random photos

 

I'm running out pf ideas as to what to post ATM so thought some random photos might be in order.

Severn Services this is on the England side of the Severn bridge which used to be the main M4 crossing over to Wales before the built the new Price of Wales Bridge and moved the motorway. We stop here for a quick break on our way to the caravan

Road laying, something you do not see in England much but in Wales you do and the roads are better there

Suzuki Jimny's these are like hens teeth to find in garage if you want to buy one, this place does not seem to have a problem, mind you they are not cheep

Heather's Cafe just after it opened after taking over from TJ's, for some reason no one seems to keep the business going long in this property, TJ's lasted about 18 months, I hope thsi one fairs better.

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