Sunday Serenity: More Solitude

Posted on June 6, 2021 by ShakespearesGal

From the archives: The south coast of England at Abbotsbury, June 2019

Wherever you are I wish you a moment of healing solitude today.

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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From an English Country Garden

Posted on February 15, 2020 by ShakespearesGal

Flowers 1200 WM

A moment in the gardens at The Vyne, Hampshire.

Thanks for visiting

Dorothy

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©Dorothy E. Chiotti … All Rights Reserved 2020
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Wordless Wednesday: The Rose Garden

Posted on August 7, 2019 by ShakespearesGal

Rose Garden

Rose Garden, Tylney Hall, Hook, Hampshire

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©Dorothy E. Chiotti … All Rights Reserved 2019
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Head Scratcher

Posted on May 3, 2018 by ShakespearesGal

Head Scratcher

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Somewhere near Bolton Abbey in rural Yorkshire, England, stands this old Roman (?) wall which someone some time ago appears to have tried to “integrate” into an expanded road system. Looks to me like the small archway helps to accommodate cyclists. At any rate, it’s a real study … and a bit of a head scratcher.

Kudos to the local government for not tearing down history in favour of all things modern.

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unlikely

Wordless Wednesday: Swan Lake

Posted on February 7, 2018 by ShakespearesGal

Swan Lake

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Waiting in Windsor

Posted on September 8, 2017 by ShakespearesGal

Captured on the River Thames at Windsor

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Waiting

Ancient Structure

Posted on September 1, 2017 by ShakespearesGal

Structure II

The big, old churches of Europe fascinate me. Salisbury Cathedral in southern England is one of the most beautiful I’ve experienced on my travels, and when I was last there in 2013, I’d just finished reading Edward Rutherfurd’s epic tale of the building of this cathedral and settling of the area around it in his novel, Sarum. Rutherfurd’s story provided me with a greater appreciation for the years, heartache, politics, conflict, et al, poured into the mould of this incredible ancient structure.

Structure

Of course, when visiting these old churches it is important to look up and take in all the astonishing detail that might otherwise be missed. For instance, the stonework in the vaulted rafters, the patterns and subtle shifts in colour depending on the angle of the light. As always when I am drawn into the dramatic curves and arches of such an edifice, I am in awe of how the masons and engineers of centuries ago could construct something so beautiful and so enduring with the primitive tools at their disposal.

Structure III