Another beautiful sunny day saw us back near Aldbury but, this time, on top of the nearby ridge. This is the Ashridge Estate – a large area of woodland and downland forming part of the Chiltern Hills. We parked near the Duke of Bridgewater monument which we hoped to go up but were out of [...]
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- Today I met a Saxon earl.
- Off the Wall and Mind the Gap
- Ancients in an ancient town
- They don’t come any shorter
- Happy Christmas
- A journey in reverse.
- From plain glass to stained glass.
- An elephant’s tentacles and some pickled moles.
- Eastbourne PS (I forgot)
- Cow Gap
- A Musical Soiree
- The view from Platform 1
- Time and Tide
- An adventure – should I?
- Lynn – Day 4
- Lynn – Day 3
- Lynn – Day 2
- Lynn – Day 1
- Lynn – Prologue
- Bright, Brighter, Brighton – Day Two
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- A high speed trip.
- Our trip is at an end.
- Better late than never.
- Medieval, Monumental and Modern
- I’m just a little flower
- What’s the rush?
- Trains, Cranes and Cobbles
- Spring is sprung, the grass is ris
- Snow and Software
- Don’t mention the weather!
- Plan A or Plan B?
- We are Siamese if you don’t please.
- The New Year starts with a bang!
- Happy Christmas to you all
- Cosy
- It’s a jungle out there!
- Everyone should have one!
- We are siamese if you plea-ease
- Second time lucky.
- Under an Essex sky
- And now for something slightly different.
- And now for something completely the same.
- Paws for thought
- 1,2,3,4,5 – Right, that’s enough!
- This really was Nasty.
- The Republic of Texas
- Rock and Water – Day 6
- Rock and Water – Day 5
- Rock and Water – Day 4
- Rock and Water – Day 3
- Rock and Water – Day 2
- Rock and Water – Day 1
- Rock and Water
- The best laid plans of mice and men . . . .
- T-pot
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- Singing, singing, buttercups and daisies – Wednesday
- Singing, singing, buttercups and daisies – Tuesday
- A narrow perspective
- A very wet drought
- The Prospect of Whitby, Captain Kidd and the Town of Ramsgate
- The trip that nearly wasn’t.
- A March march
- Angle Shades
- My New Torch
- On top of the world
- Stairs, reflections and sunlight.
- A few statistics.
- Happy Christmas
- So, was it muddy?
- We talk about it all the time.
- Living with an old fossil
- A Mere interlude – Day 4
- A Mere diversion – Day 3
- A Mere peregrination – Day 2
- A Mere jaunt – Day 1
- A later date.
- Nothing!
- A tale of two mugs
- Yesterday we walked four feet
- Tudor Turrets and Topiary
- Cucumber Alley
- A pile of words
- Kew 2 – The route march!
- Somewhere …..
- 75%
- Two big buildings and a steep hill
- Round the world in a day.
- To Babylon and back.
- Today we had visitors; about 25,000 of them!
- England’s smallest and England’s oldest – Wednesday.
- England’s smallest and England’s oldest – Tuesday.
- England’s smallest and England’s oldest – Monday
- He said “Let there be Blue”
- Down among the tulips something stirred.
- Gloom, Gloom, Gloom – It’s official.
- Just to show that people don’t always avoid us.
- A Non Event
- 2.92 miles
- Happy Christmas
- Winter Solstice 2010
- Nature’s Colour Palette
- Pas de Deux
- The same but different!
- Picture this!
- You won’t see me photographing this in summer
- Dove of Piece
- I’m going to have to use the ‘F’ word!
- For Sale: Pair of Olde English Legs – only one careful owner.
- Hungry? Time for a Sandwich.
- British Weather – What happened to Summer?
- Here today, not gone tomorrow
- Technology – Part Two
- Technology – Part One
- A monumental trip.
- Anyone want a bit of a buzz?
- Living on the edge.
- This is getting toadally absurd.
- An imposter, tea for two but it’s all Greek to me.
- A round, another round and around.
- The Birds and the Bees
- Unlucky for some?
- Ouch!
- Compost and Concrete
- Taking the bull by the horns.
- Missed it again!
- A power station that isn’t and a wobble that isn’t.
- A Capital Trip – Tower Hill
- A Capital Trip – Greenwich
- A Capital Trip – Docklands
- Toad of Toad Hall
- Red, White and Blue
- 2010 – Preparations start.
- First ya see it then ya don’t
- Walking in circles
- Gobbledygook!
- Zoom and Bloom
- We’re not the only ones.
- Beaky’s back.
- Have you noticed?
- ‘Beaky’ and friend.
- It’s that day again.
- Two days later!
- Grey, cold and dismal
- Was it or wasn’t it?
- Up the tube without a camera.
- Bird’s Nests
- The Art of Wool Making
- Oh dear – winter again.
- Down South – Day 4 – Sunday 27th Sept.
- Down South – Day 3 – Saturday 26th Sept.
- Down South – Day 2 – Friday 25th Sept.
- Down South – Day 1 – Thursday 24th Sept.
- Latest trip.
- You’ve heard of ‘Gold Finger’ – What about ‘Goldhanger’?
- The Winton Train
- Bank Holiday
- Springs and Things.
- Oxon-Hants-Wilts: Homeward Bound.
- Oxon-Hants-Wilts: Two rings and a spire.
- Oxon-Hants-Wilts: A holy house and a giant stairway.
- Oxon-Hants-Wilts: A non-view, a smithy that isn’t and horses for courses.
- An English Summer with a vengence
- Road Names
- Yes and No
- Will we be lucky?
- Blooming Marvellous!
- A step too far.
- It’s ‘B’ time again!
- Snaking through Epping Forest
- Six tired legs.
- Chaos reigns
- The Chilterns: A woodland interlude – Day 3
- The Chilterns: Follies Galore – Day 2
- The Chilterns: A beacon in an ancient landscape – Day 1
- Two years ago.
- March in, Spring up, Step out.
- ‘Birdie’ again
- Stumped!
- Happy Christmas
- Amanda’s Foot – Part 3
- A peek at a porch with panache.
- A Door into History
- Thereby hangs a tail!
- Amanda’s Foot – Part 2
- A Geriatric Computer
- Amanda is for the chop!
- A book cover village
- Messing about
- Cervine and Feline
- It’s that funny rain again.
- Ghost bird
- A grey day
- Oliver Cromwell in a hurry.
- Dark, wet and underground – what could be nicer?
- Wells – Days 5 & 6 (Thursday & Friday)
- Wells – Day 4 (Wednesday)
- Wells – Day 3 (Tuesday)
- Wells – Days 1 & 2 (Sunday & Monday)
- Singing in the rain!
- Time and Space
- Mud and Lavender
- You can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear!
- Can the world survive this?
- Big Sky – Small Fry
- Yellow Spikes and Purple Haze
- Towering over Tollesbury.
- Deer me!
- Stone, stone and more stone.
- We’re off again.
- Hip, Hip, Hoo Rye
- A Sussex Sojourn
- Heaven and Earth
- Trans-Atlantic Friends – Part 2
- Mystery Bird
- Cups, Locks and Ducks
- Houses through the ages.
- Wood, Water and Webbed feet.
- Ups and Downs – Day 3.
- Ups and Downs – Day 2.
- Ups and Downs – Day 1.
- Surfing the Web
- We have seen the light!
- Salami and Chips – Part 2
- Yorkshire and the Great North Road
- Salami and chips
- Summer for a day
- Mid-summer madness!
- Walking on cobbles
- Water, water and more water.
- The naked truth and a can of worms.
- Time and tide wait for no man
- The Peak District – Day 4
- The Peak District – Day 3
- The Peak District – Day 2
- Peak of perfection
- Trans-Atlantic friends
- A quick visit
- Lavenham again
- Lavenham here we come!
- Feelin’ Blue
- Angels, Windmills and Porridge
- Today we celebrate!
- Two churches and a wood.
- Another day, another wood.
- Dressed to impress
- Cottage and Castle
- Flowers and Houses
- Time is of the essence
- Spring has un-sprung!
- Distant Horizons
- Spring has sprung
- World domination
- New year plans
- Gloom with a view
- Let there be light
- Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
- Autumn Jewels
- Autumn has arrived!
- Winter – here we come!
- Colours? What colours?
- Another visit to Copford Green Church
- A visit from the Admiral
- Extra mural activities.
- A promenade in the park.
- A Sunny September Interlude
- Going up in the world.
- Gallivanting is hard work!
- Talking point.
- Size does matter
- Back again
- Lessons learned
- Norwich – Thursday 15th June 2006
- Back home again
- Norwich – Wednesday
- Norwich – Tuesday
- We got there in the end!
- Something I didn’t know!
- Can it get any worse?
- A rather prickly subject
- “Edged-halved and bridled scarf” – pardon?
- The V.I.P. treatment!
- No rest for the wicked!
- A short visit to Maldon
- Head in the clouds
- Barking mad!
- It’s nice to know!
- Orchids galore!
- Our next trip
- It had to happen!
Browsing Posts published in March, 2009
The Chilterns: A woodland interlude – Day 3
21 March 2009 at 12:00 pm No comments
The Chilterns: Follies Galore – Day 2
20 March 2009 at 12:00 pm 4 comments
Thomas Gray said "Tis folly to be wise" – so how wise is this then? That is just one of over 40 ornamental 'follies', or monuments, in Stowe Garden just outside Buckingham. On our first and only full day on this short trip we cheated and, although still in Buckinghamshire, travelled 30 miles away from [...]
The Chilterns: A beacon in an ancient landscape – Day 1
19 March 2009 at 12:00 pm 2 comments
The view from the top of Ivinghoe Beacon wasn’t as good as it could have been. We had just walked a short stretch of The Ridgeway, an ancient path that goes back to Avebury times, having arrived at our hotel just an hour previously after an uneventful drive of about an hour and a half. [...]
Two years ago.
8 March 2009 at 2:33 pm 5 comments
I see that in March 2007 I gave a list of places which we were hoping to visit that year and this is that list: ‘Stay Away’ trips: Lavenham Stamford Lincoln Peterborough Rye Winchelsea The South Downs including the Seven Sisters and Birling Gap. Wells Glastonbury The Mendip Hills including Cheddar Gorge and Burrington Combe. [...]
March in, Spring up, Step out.
1 March 2009 at 11:36 am 5 comments
It is now 1st March and I’m very glad to have got here at last. It has been a long, dark, cold three months from the beginning of December and it’s now beginning to warm up. The winter has been unusually cold, for this country, with temperatures well below freezing for a lot of the [...]
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