I'll star with this scene I witnessed, the swan you see has just chased off the geese for landing on the lake, it has a mate nesting back the other end of the lake. When the geese landed the sway swam all the wall along the lake and chased the Geese away
Later in the day some reflections I noticed in the lake by the caravan site where we stay
This week the Church Explorer visits St Michael & All Angels Alkerton. This was one of the churches that is outside Banbury I had been planing to visit. The opportunity for my visit came about when my son had to go to the Horton Hospital in Banbury for a scan. I found out that the church was about 20 mins away so I dropped him off and went off to visit the church.
Wednesday after the last sunrise and this time a beautiful pink hue to the sky
This time rather that out of the window I took it from the back patio
Zoomed in a little
Going wide
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So a friend of mine who lives in Canada told me about some snowdrops he had growing in his back yard, then today told me he had a ton of snow dumped overnight in the yard so now the snowdrops and under it all. Send daffodil photos to cheer him up. we here they are out of my garden and beyond. Enjoy, first few are form over the road by the pavilion
Couple from the front garden of our house
Only a few out the back, I seem to have lost a few
I'll end with these, they are called Cowslips in case you forgot. My wife bought a few last year and they seem to be doing nicely. Mind you they grow wild up on the bank along the Westfield road near Lollingdon. Ps can't do the Whisky
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This week the Church Explorer visits St Cadoc Raglan the last resting place of the knights of Raglan Castle. I took me two visits to get the photos I wanted.
We I'm into February now even though I know its nigh on most of the way through March (all ways good to have a reserve) This was another beautiful sunrise I witnessed which is always good to see in the morning
Looking out of the bedroom window at just gone 7 in the morning
Wider view
Got to get one out of the bathroom
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In Wales this we visit St Michael Cwmdu a church I pass on my way to our caravan, It was one I thought about visiting if I had a chance. Well it did on this occasion though the place was locked it did have a large churchyard to look around.
The end of January and another suburb sunrise presented itself for me
Out of the bathroom window through the apple tree
Zooming out a to normal setting
Zoomed out
Even Google had a go adding an effect though I don't think it made much difference
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Some more photos taken way back when in 2008 0f a village called Collingbourne Ducas where my wife went dog training, while this was going on I went out for a walk around the village to see what the place was like.
Coming out to the main road looking right and a thatched house, to me it looked like it was an old pub converted, the house to the left looks newer and may have been built in the carpark of the place
The other way another thatched house
Small industrial estate
An actual pub the blue lion, it is still there but under a different name now
An old mile stone showing it is 10 miles to Marlboro and 10 to Andover
St Andrews the village church
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This week the church explorer visits St Michael Barford St Michael a beautiful old church with some superb beak head carvings around the doorway
