Bridge over the River ...Avon in Tewkesbury. This slightly springy bridge goes from the centre of town's backwater to the large spanse of fields beyond (left) called The Ham. Popular with dogwalkers and sheep.
Alan Grimmett has attracted much press attention for his protest.
Couldn't resist taking this gorgeous horse's photo and he seemed to like posing for me. What absolutely fabulous colours and what a shine!
I worried about this chap. He'd passed me on my left whilst driving, so I wasn't expecting to see him and I wondered about the safety of such a vehicle. As we had stopped, I reached across to my camera and captured the moment. Perhaps he was irritated by the jam, or maybe just emotional and who could blame him. This was taken on the way back from Remembrance Day parade.
Armistice Day. There will be a service at Westminster Abbey today (11th November) to remember those who lost their lives in World War I. This photo taken during the two minutes' silence on Remembrance Day on Sunday, in Tewkesbury.
Remembrance Day - attended by hundreds today in Tewkesbury, where there was a march, parade and poppy wreaths laid at the Cross monument in the centre of town. Weather was terrible and the rain poured over the crowd and servicemen and women. I was struck by so many sad faces, deep expressions. Obviously you would expect that, but with news of yet one more British young man losing his life only today in Afghanistan, it somehow made it worse. You can see more photos of Tewkesbury Remembrance Day Parade here.
Thought, with all this rain we're having, we needed a little lift. Flowers taken recently at Upton, by the river.
Looking directly out of my back windows, the very least I see are gorgeous green fields for miles then beautiful hills. Sometimes the fields are dry and corn coloured. Often they flood and then the whole thing turns magically into a stunning lake. We get sheep in there too; er, not when the lake's there. Now, just for a change, we have cows! What fun to have such a diversely changing view.
So it's Theme Day again, and the theme is 'Doorways'. This is a loo, recently installed at the Cheltenham Literary Festival as a temporary measure. Now, usually, you would run screaming from a portable toilet, but this one, being Cheltenham, is clearly a luxury one. I didn't go in, but I'm betting there were towels and Lux soap in there... :)
This is Gloucester Docks. I find it a pleasant place to be any day of the week for a quick break, watch the birds and the ships etc... I like to be near water. This of course was the day the Queen also came to the docks, hence the flag, of which there were many.
HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, in front, visiting Gloucester Docks and being photographed on both sides.
Gloucester Docks, with crowds of people waiting to see the Queen. We were told her vessel was going to make a circle in the docks so all could see her. Unfortunately it turned around way back here behind the camera, so those people that you see, who had waited for hours, didn't get a good view at all.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Phillip sailed into Gloucester Docks today to see the regeneration of Gloucester. They visited Gloucestershire College, then went to GCHQ in Cheltenham in the afternoon. I took quite a few pics at Gloucester of the royal couple, but didn't follow on to GCHQ (Intelligence) as security is so tight there you can't get near. You can see my photographs of the Queen & Prince Phillip in Gloucester here.
Almost (to me at least!) a scene in St. Petersburg or somewhere with a message to be delivered; "the dog is behind the bush"... ;)
Cheltenham's a popular place; beautiful architecture, restaurants, culture, arts, horseracing, theatre, festivals...you should visit!
I'd love a shopping trip like this one! Imagine getting home with that lot. Lucky lady. Spotted these lovely colourful bags yesterday whilst out at the penultimate day of the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Last day today. You can see my collection of photos of the Cheltenham Literature Festival 2009, here.
Nick Clegg, MP, arriving at Cheltenham to give a talk. I haven't had a lot of respect for MPs in recent months, but this man yesterday called for more investigation into MPs' expenses and that's what we need. Honesty. Transparency. Two words not associated with MPs this last year, for sure.
