Welcome to Eastney Beach — No trip back home to Portsmouth would be complete without a visit to the beach — Ginger was getting her nails done, and I spent an hour on the beach and even went for a swim.
England
Selby Abbey – North Transept window. Selby, North Yorkshire.
August 28, 2024 12:14
Rood screen detail — Selby Abbey. Selby, North Yorkshire.
August 28, 2024 12:13
Selby Abbey with visiting German choir. Selby, North Yorkshire. Being here took me back to my days working for The Diocese of West Missouri. One-minute read.
August 28, 2024 12:10
Selby Abbey, stained glass window. Selby, North Yorkshire.
August 28, 2024 12:08
Selby Abbey, South Transept window. Selby, North Yorkshire.
August 28, 2024 12:06
Selby Abbey, North Transept. Selby Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey and current Anglican parish church in Selby, North Yorkshire.
August 28, 2024 12:05
Curtain — Netherwood Hotel & Spa. taken for no other reason than I liked the texture and the light.
August 23, 2024 10:52
Lounge — Netherwood Hotel & Spa. I liked the light, colors, and ambiance of this room.
August 23, 2024 10:25
Lounge — Netherwood Hotel & Spa. I liked the light, colors, and ambiance in this room.
August 23, 2024 10:20
Heysham Nuclear Power Station. Quite blurry, but it is eleven miles away. I’ve spent a lot of time there. +1
August 23, 2024 10:02
Morning run at Grange-over-Sands — the return leg, with the railway station caught in a shaft of sunlight.
August 23, 2024 8:13
Morning run at Grange-over-Sands — From the Netherwood Hotel along the entire length of the promenade and back was just over two and-a-half miles. Just right for my morning run. +1
August 23, 2024 7:49
Netherwood Hotel & Spa, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria. We are here for a couple of well-earned rest days before heading to Glasgow, and our final business event.
August 22, 2024 10:31
Another hotel sea view, this time of Morecambe Bay. Netherwood Hotel & Spa, Grange-over-Sands.
August 21, 2024 15:34
Fort Purbrook from Farlington — or to be more accurate, Fort Purbrook (on the top of Portsdown Hill) seen from our bedroom in Farlington. +1
August 21, 2024 7:06
Farlington, Farlington Marshes, Langstone Harbour and Hayling Island from Portsdown Hill.
August 20, 2024 16:29
Langstone Harbour and Portsmouth from Portsdown Hill.
August 20, 2024 16:29
Langstone Harbour and Portsmouth from Portsdown Hill.
August 20, 2024 16:26
Lizzi & Ginger Outside 78 Derngate.
August 9, 2024 15:23
Entrance & wallpaper detail. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Even the owners found this too dark, and it was lightened up — but has now been restored to the original color. +1
August 9, 2024 14:55
Bedroom. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
August 9, 2024 14:54
Bathroom. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The mosaic tiles aren’t. It’s custom wallpaper.
August 9, 2024 14:53
Clock — Mackintosh style. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh.