Category Archives: Travel

My Best Photo of the Week

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Barbara

I was taking some pictures of the receding flood waters on the river Wey and I like this one particularly.  The houses in the foreground are new, but the church in the background was built in 1848. The weather has … Continue reading →

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Weekly Pet Challenge

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Barbara

Very heavy rains are not good news if you live too close to a river, but if you are a Wilson, they spell heaven!

Posted in Animals, Cocker Spaniels, Pets, Photography, Water, Weybridge, Wilson, Winter | Tagged , , , , | 22 Comments

Happy Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Barbara

Our family after our traditional Christmas morning swim in Hampton Open air Pool 🙂 The best way to start Christmas! I hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas Day xxx

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Travel Theme; Winter

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Barbara

To see other entries to this weeks Travel Theme, hop over to ‘Where’s My Backpack?

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Weekly Photo Challenge; Community

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Barbara

I was very excited turning on our Christmas Decorations this week at home, but once I found this house I think my house looks a little bit under-dressed! Christmas Decorations in our Community

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A real Seagull Souper

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Barbara

We thankfully don’t get the greeny-yellow sulphur and soot laden fogs that inspired the naming of London Fogs as ‘Pea Soupers’ any more.  Today’s fog that didn’t really lift really was pretty heavy and damp and grounded hundreds of aeroplanes … Continue reading →

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If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Barbara

I found some great questions on the blog of one of my new followers ‘Granny Smith: Unleashed‘ (I’m pretty sure she’s not a granny!!) and was going to reply to a few of them but found myself answering them all! … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Death, Families, Getting old, Life, Travel | Tagged , , | 23 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Foto Challenge asks for pictures of numbers and letters.  My first post in this challenge wasn’t a number, but a picture of four thistles, being the fourth challenge in the number series. 

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Butterfly Identification help please!

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Barbara

My recent post of a Peacock Butterfly inside my house reminded me to look for my pictures of a butterfly I took near Lechlade in August. We were visiting Buscot Park, in Buscot near Lechlade for my cousin’s 50th birthday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Buscot, Butterflies, Lechlade, Photography | 6 Comments

My Best Photo of The Week

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Barbara

This is a photo of the converted mill buildings beside ‘Thames Lock’ the last lock on the River Wey in Weybridge before it joins the Thames.  I am composing another post about the lock in connection with some historical photos … Continue reading →

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