Monday, 30 November 2015

A view from the top

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This toposcope (panoramic viewpoint) is atop a stone pillar (erected for the Millennium) which is atop a triangulation point which is ato...
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Friday, 27 November 2015

Malbank mound

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A simple mound in the ground?  Not to the expert eye of my walking compnaion.  This, he said, is clearly the site of an old moated house ...
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Tuesday, 24 November 2015

Bicycle of good intentions

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What story does this picture tell us?   Does it tell us that the weather has been windy?  Perhaps. My own interpretation is that this i...
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Saturday, 21 November 2015

All that is left of what-was

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As one wanders along a wooded path in Longdon Green, suddenly one sees, up upon the bank, this gravestone: "William Edwards died 17...
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Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Matching the mismatching

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Catching up with fads can be a puzzle.  At the trendy Spout Cafe in Leek we sat at shabby chic tables, and were served tea in mismatchin...
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Sunday, 15 November 2015

Medieval practices - coming back

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It's amazing to think that there are over thirty almshouses still going in Burton.  Dating back to medieval times, these charitable i...
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Thursday, 12 November 2015

'Main Street' streams along

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Believe it or not, this flooded cobble-stones path is actually the main road through Butterton village!  And the recent rains have turne...
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Monday, 9 November 2015

Peace undermined

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With Armistice Day this week, one looks to war memorials.   This statue of Peace (with dove in hand) stands on one side of the war memori...
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Friday, 6 November 2015

Factory makes Biennial

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The British Ceramic Biennial comes to an end on Sunday - the exhibition, which highlights contemporary work in the ceramics world, has b...
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Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Last of the season

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It's been very misty/foggy recently, and there has been a dull pall over everything.  At the Sugnall Walled Kitchen Garden , everythi...
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