Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all my readers, I hope you all have a wonderful time.

That's My World

Dawn today

Midnight yesterday

Snow in my world this week.

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Monochrome Weekend

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Sky Watch Friday

 

Sunrise on Tuesday, the sunshine did not last long,  after the sun came up the clouds came and it rained all day.

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Monochrome Monday

 

 Rooftops

 

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Sky Watch Friday

 
I haven't posted for Skywatch for a long time.  But today the sun came out for the first time since last week so I had to take a photo of the blue sky.

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Monochrome Monday

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Monochrome Monday

Salt container

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Monochrome Monday

Bristol Harbour

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Problems

I am having problems with my Internet connection - hope to be back soon.

My World Tuesday

The Tour of Britain cycle race came through Somerset last week, I had the day off so was able to take some photos as they rode past. It was a very bright morning and they went by so fast I was lucky to get these photos. If you would like to read more information visit the Tour of Britain site here.

The Leaders

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Monochrome Monday

Corsham Town Hall

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My World Tuesday

This month my friend and I visited Corsham in Wiltshire, more information next week. I have a crisis at home - my fridge/freezer has stopped working, I came home from work to a large puddle on the kitchen floor, I have rescued the frozen food and it is stored in my sister's freezer, so now I have to find the money to buy a new one.


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Monochrome Monday

Morris Oxford

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Photohunt - Orange

Photohunt this week is Orange.

When I moved house I brought some of these Lilys with me but unfortunately they have not grown. I do miss them and will have to buy some more.


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1939

Today is the 70th anniversary of the day war was declared - visit this site and see these before and after photographs of Normandy:

http://acidcow.com/pics/3772-normandy_1944_then_and_now_204_pics.html

My World Tuesday

I spent some time today working with Photoshop Elements and enjoyed 'popping colour', I hope you like the effect. This post box is just down the road from where I live and is very much a part of my world.



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Monochrome Monday

Another view of Bradford-on-Avon

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My World Tuesday

My friend and I have decided we are going to visit a different town each month. August we went to Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire.

History (from Wikipedia)

The earliest evidence of habitation is fragments of Roman settlements above the town. In particular, archaeological digs have revealed the remains of a large Roman villa with a well-preserved mosaic on the playing fields of St Laurence School. The centre of the town grew up around the ford across the river Avon, hence the origin of the town's name ("Broad-Ford"). This was supplemented in Norman times by the stone bridge that still stands today. The Norman side is upstream, and has pointed arches; the newer side has curved arches. The Town Bridge and Chapel is a grade I listed building. It was originally a Packhorse bridge, but widened in 17th century by rebuilding the western side.

On the bridge stands a small building which was originally a chapel but later used as a town lockup. The weather vane on top takes the form of a gudgeon (an early Christian symbol), hence the local saying "under the fish and over the water" also known as "under the fish but over the water".

The river provided the power for the wool mills that gave the town its wealth. The town has seventeenth century buildings dating from the most successful period of the local textile industry.

Bradford on Avon bridge

Abbey Mill

Parish Church

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Photohunt - Ripples

Photohunt this week is Ripples,
I love ripples as the tide is coming in.

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Monochrome Monday

This is the Tithe Barn at Bradford-on-Avon. The Tithe Barn was built in the early 14th century as part of the medieval farmstead belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey. Its function was to store the produce of the farm, and of the farms of the manor. Tenant farms contributed a tithe, meaning a tenth of their produce. King Ethelred gave the Manor of Bradford, including the monastery founded by St Aldhelm, to the Abbess of Shaftesbury in 1001. The barn is now owned and maintained by English Heritage.

Information from http://www.bradfordonavon.co.uk/tithe-barn.htm


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Short break

I am away for a few days - no posts until late next week. Hoping the sun will shine!

My World Tuesday

I have decided to show more photographs of the pier at Weston that burned down one year ago. See post below for links to information about the pier.



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Monochrome Monday

Sadly, one year ago on Tuesday the pier at Weston-super-Mare burnt down, this photograph was taken a week afterwards. The pier is now being re-built and will open in 2010 - you can read all about the progress here. The news article from the day can be read here.


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Photohunt - Utensils

Photohunt this week is Utensils - my kitchen utensils, essential for daily cooking.


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Monochrome Monday

Clevedon Pier

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