picture of the week
The Spider and the Wasp
Life and death struggle on the window ledge. Bruce and I were coming back form our afternoon walk, when I witnessed a life and death struggle taking place on our kitchen window ledge. A small spider had spun a modest web in the corner of the window frame. An unfortunate wasp had flown into the …
Picture of the week: highland cattle
Bruce the dog and I were out walking near Thixendale on Saturday when we spotted these magnificent highland cattle. They hung around patiently while I photographed the. Bruce reined in his natural instincts and sat calmly until I’d finished. Thixendale isn’t far from where we live, only a fifteen minute drive, but it’s the furthest …
Picture of the Week: 6th May 2018
Here’s the earliest document from our family archives that I possess. It records the marriage of my great-grandfather, Edward Fernley, to his first wife, Mary Garger. The marriage took place in 1861, but Mary died some years later and Edward married twice more before his death in 1921. There’s a mystery surrounding Mary that I …