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 

St Peter & St Cynidr Glasbury

 

 

 St Peter & St Cynidr Glasbury I had passed a few times while going to other churches I wanted to see, this time I stopped for a look, unfortunately it was locked but it did have a big churchyard to look around

Last ones from Wales

 

This was our last walk around in Wales before we packed up for the season 

On the way up the track we were confronted by this little lot

 

After leaving the sheep we found ourselves looking back down the valley

Where two track join

This was near Pips bench

The previous time I came here the view was unhindered now if you look you can just make out the line of an anemometer which Is 90 odd meters tall

 I took this the day before, seems like Bute has been up on the hill. I hope the wind blows it over

 Last look towards Landrindod

Happy SkyWatch 

Uffington

 

Came across somer photos in my archive of Uffington a village in Oxfordshire I visited a few years ago 

Looking down the street near where I parked

I had gone to visit this church, I think it is called the Cathedral of the Vale

Same street again looking towards the thatched cottage

This one was across the road

Where I noticed the Hound and a fox

Plus a couple of Pheasants 

And a phone box, this one has a change of use to take a Defibrillator  like may others now

Take Care

 

St Peter in the East

 

The last of the churches I needed to visit from the book I have called Oxfordshires Best Churches, St Peter in the East church is now St Edmund's Hall Library and I visited during the Oxford Open Doors event. Inside you see some beautiful stained glass and lots of books. I did go back for a second arranged visit to see the crypt

Evening after the walk

 

For the sky's from the morning and after noon walks check the link. After having dinner and taking the dog out for a pee I spotted a beautiful sky 

So it was a case of going outside and walking over to the lake

Looking up the track to Aberedw Hill, the  sun was shedding out the last of it's light

Zooming in on those lovely pink hues 

And a reflection in the lake

 Happy SkyWatch

Morning and afternoon walk

 

More photos from my days down at Fforest Fields campsite, this time two walks were did, one in the morning and another later on in the day

Morning while going to the hill gate the sky was misty over towards Radnor hills

It was just  as bad looking towards Landrindod wells

After lunch and the cloud had all gone with blue sky showing

The same in the Landrindod direction

Up on Aberedw hill 

The clear hillside

From Pips bench the place we make for the view was wonderful to see

The clouds creeping over the hill

Looking back towards Aberedw

From along the hillside further along

 

Taking the view of the hill before it goes out of sight, little did I know the next time I came up here the view would be spoiled. Friday I'll show the sunset

Take care