Ivy

..in the garden!

Curry and Birthday Cake

After a delicious curry.....we think he enjoyed his cake from the new French patisserie......full of kiwis, strawberries, fresh cream and light sponge .....along with the figs, nectarines, pineapple strawberries, kiwis, and plum topping!

Happy Birthday Dad!!

The Shell

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The contour lines made this really interesting....it works well in black and white too!

Butterfly

..McFarlanes Butterflies - great place for taking photos....

.......once your camera has adapted to the very humid surroundings!

Seasalter Sunset

This photo has not been "processed"...the sunset was awesome over the beach tonight!

Stone Balancing

....What an art!!!  We had such fun .....balancing our pebbles!

Herne Bay

Lifeguart was "out" when I walked past!

Fields

Fiels in the village and amazing sky today

Upside-down Plum Pudding

...served with vanila custard and cinnamon and raspberry ice cream - Delicious!

The leaf in the web

...tiny leaf caught in this weeny web!

Indigo

The Cake Shop

....Tim spotted these.....they made us smile!

Thistle

....loads of thes tiny thistles out along the roadside now...

I stopped to snap this one whilst walking the dog.

The gull

..this curious gull was so tame,  he ate peanuts from my hand!!

Sunflower

To brighten up the lounge after such a fabulous holiday!

Beer beach huts

Yes, there really is a place called "Beer" - and its lovely - small, pretty, quaint and full of history!

The long and windy road......

...that leads up into the forest campsite....fab place and great views!

Dartmouth Emergency!!!

This ferry takes vehicles from one side of the river Dart to the other........but this time it had the emergency ambulance aboard...all lights flashing too!!

Beach Huts

Budleigh Salterton....a beautiful beach

The colours changed completely when this dark cloud arrived

....we were lucky enough to miss the rain!

Dartmoor

.View across one part of the moors and one of the many free roaming famous Dartmoor ponies.

SMILE !!

Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary 

(a wonderful haven for rescued and poorly donkeys)

Bickley - Devon

...next to Bickley Mill is a nature reserve....we walked round it!

Stonehenge

Stonehenge is probably the most important prehistoric monument in the whole of Britain and has attracted visitors from earliest times. It stands as a timeless monument to the people who built it.

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) west of Amesbury and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Salisbury. 

One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. It is at the centre of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.

Archaeologists had believed that the iconic stone monument was erected around 2500 BC, as described in the chronology below. One recent theory, however, has suggested that the first stones were not erected until 2400-2200 BC whilst another suggests that bluestones may have been erected at the site as early as 3000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge monument. 

It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust

Archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2008 indicates that Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains found on the site indicate burials from as early as 3000 BC, when the initial ditch and bank were first dug. Burials continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years.

Publish Post

My photo was taken whilst driving past in the car!

The Alfa Romeo saga ......

.the large brick (block paving) that caused the oil sump to fracture, which in turn caused the huge oil slick on the main road and the car to unfortunately be written off!!!

the bottom half of the oil sump torn out by the brick on the road...

....the oil slick, causing the road to be closed, in order for the two police cars, fire engine, and highways maintenance to come and clear the mess up............!!!

The storm........

......is coming our way!

One minute it was sunny, the next, torrential rain and thunder!

Boats

Boats in the City waiting for the tourists!

Garden Fruit

Blackberries ready to pick - delicious!

Sloes should be ready next month and hopefully will be made into Sloe Gin .....ready for Christmas  !!

Limited Edition

This is the designer tie which only gets worn on "special occasions"....

John Snow the TV Policital Presenter only wears this label...how posh!