Lifting Fog

Coombe Abbey Hotel

This photo was taken from one of the main walkways

at Coombe Country Park looking towards the hotel

yesterday morning.  The fog was just lifting.

York Railway Station

IPhone to the rescue...couldn't pass on this.

Yes, we visited York recently.  Only briefly but time enough

to stop by the train station.  I could spend hours there.

Read all about it HERE.

York is about 3 hours by car to the north of Coventry. 

Or, you can travel by train!

Well, that is me done for the week.

Have a super weekend :).

Thatched Roof Thursday #78 - Shottery Village

What a delight!  I found a collection of thatched cottages

in this charming village located just outside Stratford Upon Avon.

This is one.  And, it is only 30 minutes away by car from

where I live in Coventry.

There is a rather famous home located just down the lane from this cottage.

I'll show you that one next week.

Time for a cup of tea.  It was really cold out today :).

Postcard from Arizona - Cotton Fields

Taken in September off the road between

Needles, California, and Bullhead City, Arizona.

Amazing to see those cotton balls as a living plant.

I don't think we have anything like this in England. If we do,

please tell me where.

Tomorrow is Thatched Roof Thursday. I looked everywhere

on our trip in the States with little success. Wonder what I can post tomorrow :).

My Tree In November

Taken on Sunday. A favorite Oak Tree I like to

photograph throughout the year as a part of a Tree Series.

The bench?  

A super place to enjoy a hot chocolate

after a nice walk around Coombe Country Park.

The photo below was taken from a bird hide some distance

from the oak tree above.  Hey!  I can see my oak tree.

Can you?  (It is way, way far away.)

Participating in Our World Tuesday

Council House Square

The construction trucks are gone, grass is down and

please do note some blue sky too.

 I'm thinking that the photo above of the landscape outside Coventry's Council House

 is a vast improvement over how things looked earlier in May (below).

It's Monday and I am back.  It is going to be a slow 

process getting back into the blogging routine.  I've

got plenty of photos to share, some from our trip to the States.

Take care all.  See you tomorrow!

PS I'll add a couple more shots below.

It looks like this is going to be a busy spot.

City Daily Photo Theme Day - Landmark

Coventry's Three Spires
Photo taken from the village of Ansty (4.7 miles away).

In the days before skyscrapers, Coventry's 'Three Spires' would have
dominated the skyline of the City and served as an impressive and easily recognizable
landmark for visitors to the City.  As you can see, the Spires are visible from some distance.
The trick is to find a vantage point where you can see all three.

Left spire - Christ Church (Greyfriars), just over 200 ft/61 m
Middle spire - St Michael's (Old Cathedral) 300 ft/91 m
Right spire - Holy Trinity 230 ft/70 m

Participating in City Daily Photo Theme Day

Rust And Ruins

On the first day of each month City Daily Photo has a Theme Day.

The theme for 1st September was 'Rust and Ruins'.  

Today, I found what might have been a perfect entry.

The metal signs commemorate the ownership of property in Bayley Lane, destroyed during the Blitz.

You can see Coventry Cathedral ruins in the middle with the new Cathedral beyond.

A closer look at occupants of 43 Bayley Lane between 1410 and 1940.

I am adding this photo, also taken today.

Update:  I have missed my blogging friends.

I am recovering from having a tooth out.  Hooray.

And, I am taking a month off to do a little of this and that.

Stay well and be happy!  See you soon :).

Participating in Our World Tuesday

Thatched Roof Thursday #77 - For Sale

Meadowbank, High Street, Marton 

 This certainly is a family home.  It has 5 bedrooms.

This is the last of the thatched cottages found in the village of Marton, not far from Coventry.

I found the online listing for this house.  If you want to have a peek inside, click on the

link - HERE.  (When the house is sold the link will not work.)

Day Out To 'Another Place'

Crosby Beach, England

Another Place is the title of a permanent exposition of sculptures 

(there are over 100 of them) created by Antony Gormley.

The ship, conveniently,  just happened to be passing by.

The dog?  Just having a closer look, I guess :).

When we visited, many of the sculptures were out of sight, hidden by the high tide.

Crosby Beach is between Liverpool and Southport in the North of England.

It takes about 2 hours (123 miles) to get here from Coventry.

PS.  I am suffering from a rather bad toothache.  Been to the

dentist 3 times and hopefully it will all be sorted next week.

I'll post when I can :).