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Posted 15 hours 42 min ago
St Catherine’s Church in the village of Boot at Eskdale, Cumbria, was not easy to find. KP stopped a random woman out walking her dog to seek direction; providentially, she turned out to be the church warden and offered clear instructions.
Posted 2 days 15 hours ago
The Convent Garden painted by Francis Walker (1848–1916) is displayed at the Leeds Art Gallery, and dates to 1878. As well as a lovely garden, of which my picture offers just a snapshot, it shows a group of nuns, among whom an older woman offers instruction or advice to a novice, whose distinctive headdress denotes her juniority.
Posted 3 days 15 hours ago
I was delighted to see a bee sleeping on a flower in the chapel grounds this month, one which I call Fox-and-cubs. Although a professional gardener friend warned me about its propensity to spread, I think our graveyard a suitable place for it. The bee certainly had no complaints.
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