Balloonwatch 2

I'd  missed the big take off in the local park when I saw this lot go over my house 

 But I did not miss the night shots

Grey Skys

These photo's probably look more dramatic than they really are though there was a hint  of rain in the air at the time. They were taken pointing the camera at the sky

 There is a village down there and

 Tricking the camera bit gives this result

Happy Skywatch everyone

Admiral in the Apples

Red Admiral

Farnham Castle

Normally I would write a separate blog on a place like Farnham Castle but there did not see a lot to see let alone photograph. My Wife & I had taken the opportunity of visiting the place along with Waverley Abbey nearby and had stopped off here first. The place is run by English Heritage and I was disappointed to find you could not even get a cup of tea there, still that aside the place is well looked after.

 About all that is left of the castle is the keep which dates back to 1138

 Mind you the walls look quite imopseing

 

 Back then you would not have been climbing these steps as there would have been a drawbridge here

There would have been a dry moat and a Drawbridge here

 This is the keep now. Not sure what was going on but the people here were hanging about for something going on in the Bishops Palace

 Will say the view was quite nice

And this looks down to the Bishops Palace which was home to the Bishop of Winchester from when it was first built. I think it was odd the Bishop of Winchester lived in Surrey.

 This is part of the Bishops Palace

 You can see this over the entrance door

This part is a Tudor building

Stained glass windows

I dipped out as when there was a function being prepared when I looked in the room these were in and I could not get in to get a photo from the inside.

Maybe I should have asked.

This looks out from the castle to a park

Part of the grounds to the Bishops Palace . The walls are the outer ones of the castle

I'll leave you with this view of the Garden at the Bishops Palace

Taking Part in Our World Tuesday

Chaple Mural

I came across this mural in a chapel at a place called the Vyne in Hampshire. The Chapel is Tudor and Henry VIII was known to have stayed there and no doubt went to the chapel here. The hose and chapel will be featured in a couple of my other blogs in the near future. I will be also showing more murals from round the House. The photos were taken with my  compact camera as I did not expect to need my Tripod.

 These are high on the chapel walls  and I think amazing though I could not tell you the age. The mural is reflected the other side but with out the figures

Taking Part in Monday Mural

Sunday Photo

Duck on the Run

Have a great Sunday

Balloon Watch Friday

What better way to celebrate Skywatch Friday than a Balloon in the sky floating by

 I'm still waiting to get the chance to fly in one of these.

Happy Skywatch

The Ridgeway Path

The Ridgeway Path

A Welsh View

A couple of weeks ago I was in Wales with my wife and we went out for a short drive, after seeing a sign pointing to what looked an interesting place we ended up in a carpark of sorts on top of a hill. This was the view I saw when I got out of the car.

The village you see here is called Llandegley

The Hill here is Llandegley Rocks you can see the whole view of the area we saw from the hill in the photo below

Taking Part in Our World Tuesday

Sunday Photo

Forgotten Wellies