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Saturday Snapshot

  • The Druid’s Circle

    The inner ring at The Druid’s Circle, at Birkrigg Common,near Ulverston, in Cumbria. We have been away, hence the somewhat patchy posts and lack of response to comments last week – you might as well be in outer space as… Continue reading

  • Knock The Village Down – It Spoils The View!

    Part of the grounds at Shugbrough Hall. Today’s Saturday Snapshots come to you from Shugborough Hall, in Staffordshire, where an entire village was once razed to the ground because it spoiled the view! Sadly, on the day I visited, the… Continue reading

  • A Crusader’s Penance for Killing his Wife

    Today’s Saturday Snapshot is a romantic tragedy. Once upon a time in the dim and distant past, a brave and devout knight bid farewell to his beautiful wife and joined a Crusade to the Holy Land. While he was away… Continue reading

  • Parisian Pictures Take Two!

    This week’s Saturday Snapshots don’t need many words, because they’re a collection of some of my favourite views of Paris, taken over the last two or three years. My parents were very fond of the city, and planned to celebrate… Continue reading

  • Saturday Snapshots of a Warrior Queen

    I took this picture of Tamworth Castle a couple of years ago,and some of the trees have been cut back, but it shows themound (said to have been built by Ethelfleda) fairly clearly. I am feeling sad today, because my… Continue reading