Telling Stories With Words and Pictures
Happy, funny, serious. Something that caught my eye this week.
We’ve just spent a peaceful week in the lovely Shropshire market town of Ludlow. There are plenty of good walks with splendid views. Here’s a picture of the town with a view of the breathtaking Shropshire landscape in the background.
This week’s picture is from the Ryedale Folk Museum in the lovely village of Hutton-le-Hole in North Yorkshire. This daylight photographic studio, believed to be the oldest existing one in England, belonged to local photographer William Hayes. The studio was in the garden of his home in Hutton-le-Hole, until his son donated it to the …
This week’s picture is of St. Gregory’s Minster, near Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire. The minster dates from Anglo Saxon times. The sundial in the porch was probably donated to the church sometime in the 1050’s or 60’s. This beautiful small church is well worth a visit if you’re passing.
Getting up close in Pickering Castle Lunchtime on my first full day’s shift at Pickering Castle was a leisurely stroll round the grounds with a camera. The grass on the castle’s moat and embankments is left to grow, to encourage wildlife. Grasses and wild flowers thrive there and attract insects. I had some fun trying …