New Ecards
We have added 21 new images to the site and you can see these most recent additions by clicking here to see our Recently Added Ecards.
Trips Around England
We’ve had a hectic few weeks traveling and visiting various places in England. Some places we intended to visit, and others we just came across on our travels – like Stonehenge (hard to miss) which we had previously visited some years ago.
When we saw the road sign, we decided we just couldn’t pass it by. It was also a lovely day, with puffy white ‘Simpsons’ clouds in the sky.
When we last visited Stonehenge some years ago, we spent some time looking around the site during the day and then we decided to visit it again by moonlight.
I recall that we parked the car on a grass verge with the headlights pointing into a field opposite. That’s when we saw dozens of pairs of shining eyes staring back at us – an unforgettable sight bearing in mind that we were next to Stonehenge.
We got out of the car and could see it was a flock of sheep looking at us – they being interested enough in us to raise their heads from the grass they were munching.
Well this time when we visited, we were rewarded with the sight of the late afternoon sun casting shadows on the standing stones.
Two Weeks In London
We spent two weeks in London just a few weeks ago – though it seems a lot longer since we were there.
When I picture London in my mind’s eye now, I immediately see a crush of people standing on the platform of the Underground as a tube train pulls in.
That’s what comes to mind – not the High street in Finchley lined with cafes; not the wonderful Gelato Mio ice cream parlour at Belsize Park – though the ice cream so delicious that we went back a second time; and not the Victoria and Albert Museum – though the The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1900 exhibition was worth the visit.
London has an energy that in the past has left me drained, but this time I got into my stride and loved every minute of it – well, maybe not the sight of a packed tube train pulling into a busy station! But I did enjoy the buzz of the place and all the things to see and do.
If you missed our article on Photographing London – here is the link.
The City Of Bath
When I think of the city of Bath which we visited on recently, I picture long rows of sandy-colored Georgian houses – like this street known as the Paragon that was built in the late 1700s.
Bath is very pretty, and despite being quite a small town it is bustling with life. In my mind’s eye, however, I see it as quite ‘strong’ because of it being set against a steep hillside with ranks of pale sandstone rows of houses rising into the distance.
Winchester
We also visited the city of Winchester and saw the grave site of Jane Austen in Winchester cathedral and visited the street nearby where she lived shortly before she died.
Later, we visited the pretty village of Chawton in Hampshire where Jane lived for some time.
We shall have more in a later article about Jane Austen in Winchester and Chawton – so look out for it!
But when I think of Winchester, it is not the cathedral that I picture, but Little Minster Street behind it – perhaps because I liked the way the houses seemed to be peeping out from a gap in the cathedral boundary wall.
Time For Animals
We also visited some animal parks on our trips, and were very lucky to see this rhinoceros and this Roan antelope.
My abiding memories are of a rhinoceros delicately munching grass and of this pied wagtail which was darting around the noses of the antelope as they were browsing.
New Ecards
So with our trips over for the moment, we have – as stated at the top of this article – added 21 new images to the site and you can see these most recent additions by clicking here to see our Recently Added Ecards.
Be aware though that the Recently Added page is automatically updated when we add new images, so what you see depends on when you click the link.
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