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Pictures of snow
This post is simply some of the images that I’ve taken over the last few days. We’ve had an unexpectedly large amount of snow fall (for where I live), and I’ve been out with my camera capturing it.
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Walking on my ancestors
On a recent walk, I found myself in a churchyard. I’ve been here dozens of times before. Because it commands wonderful views of the coastline, I’m usually looking up and out across the sea. Today though, it was cloudy and I found myself looking at my surroundings more, looking at the ground more. For the first time in this place I noticed that the path is made up of unusually large stone slabs. They’re all slightly different to one another, some are taller, others taper in unexpected ways. Upon further inspection, I noticed that some of them had marks on…
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An English seaside town in the winter
I’m exploring the beauty of the charming English seaside town nearby. It’s filled with lovely winter walks, historical sites, and captivating photography opportunities.
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Weird English stone carvings
Explore the captivating gargoyles of York’s churches, offering a glimpse into the rich history and architectural beauty of these iconic structures.
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Recycled churches
In the UK, church attendance has been in decline for decades, possibly a century. Almost nobody I know, including myself, go to church for it’s intended purpose. Our villages, towns and cities are peppered with thousands of churches. Many of them are very old, expensive to maintain and trying to find a place in a world in which their old role has been all but washed away. This past week I attended two events. One was a ‘festival of light’, and the other was a group of Armenian musicians. Both events took place in churches. Both were remarkable. One of…
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Walk in the Howardian Hills
A few weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to walk more. Long walks through the magnificent countryside near where I live. However, I did not want to do loads of research into which walks I’d like, map out a route etc. Lucky for me that in the UK, there’s a thriving community of walkers already in place. It’s called Ramblers, and you can find their website at ramblers.org.uk. You sign up and just start to attend walks which have been planned out by current members who share a love of walking. You just turn up, walk, chat, take in…