Another Circle
The Devonshire Regiment was formed in the late 17th century as an infantry regiment, and was engaged in many conflicts until 1958, when it amalgamated with the Dorset regiment to become the Devonshire and Dorset. They had a base at Topsham barracks in Exeter, a once grand building that I suspect is rather faded now.
The regiment’s badge was an eight pointed star surrounding a circular scroll with Rougemont (Exeter) Castle in it’s centre.
I found this badge on a wall at Coldharbour Mill on Saturday and thought it was a good circle for Cheri’s photo challenge.
January: Winter Gardens
Jude’s new challenge has begun, and much as I’ll miss her bench challenge, garden photography is something I love. The theme for January is Winter Gardens, not the easiest when so much is dormant in damp, grey England. She doesn’t mind if we use photos from our archives and luckily I have a few from a visit to Rosemoor a few years ago.
Every winter they have a sculpture exhibition with fascinating pieces displayed throughout the garden, Jude if you’ve never been in winter I recommend it.
Interesting bark like the Acer Griseum in the first photo, and bright golden bamboo adds an extra element when flowers are scarce.
Brightly coloured conifer is a bonus too.
Silver birch always glow beautifully, especially when planted in groups.
Rosemoor is an RHS garden, so of course they know what they’re doing, and good hard landscaping stands out in winter.
This summerhouse is a nice spot, for a bit of a sit down.
Aren’t these doves a delight, perfectly placed, they could almost be real.
This isn’t the first time I’ve posted about Rosemoor in Winter, but in case you’ve known me a long time, I’ve used different photos.
Another Quay Perspective
I wasn’t intending to post for Jo’s Monday Walk this week, the skies have been so grey that my photos have been depressing! But then yesterday I grabbed a dry hour, took the dogs out, and the light turned out to be quite pretty. I had a lift to Colleton Crescent, from where I could drop down to the quayside, but first I went along to see the view.
If you can see the crescent from the quay the reverse should be possible I thought.
Here’s the crescent, Georgian and built in 1800, it stands on a sandstone bluff over the Exe and was even painted by Turner in 1827. In 2013 one of these houses sold for nearly 1.5 million, so this is a crescent of privilege.
Time to head on downwards, I like the shapes in this photo, the right fork of water is the canal.
I like these little houses but they must get a lot of passers by.
I’d usually walk across the wooden bridge but there were lots of swans gathered on it, someone was feeding them and besides terriers and swans don’t get on!
But that’s okay, we walked along Commercial road. This area used to be clubland when I was in my teens, and I haven’t walked that way for years. I’m glad I did because of these two gates.
Back along a footpath to the river and over the blue bridge.
Where the footpath up river is flooded.
The terrace is at the top of this photo and I was picked up again so my short walk is over.
Six Word Saturday
I think we’ve had enough rain
Weekly Photo Challenge: Circle
Cheri at the Daily Post says.
With 2016 officially here, we face forward to take on what’s next. It’s a time of endings and beginnings, so I wanted a broad theme that could be simple, fun, and festive, but also complex and introspective. And so, circle it is.
I found this circle? a few days ago at Escot, in east Devon. It’s part of a sculpture that as a whole, I didn’t find very exciting, but cropping the photo turned out a bit better I think.
Lazy Poet’s New Year Haiku
Time for renewal
for walking a fresh pathway
with Nkeiruka
Wordless Wednesday
Weekly Photo Challenge Now
For this week’s challenge, take a moment to notice your now, and share a photo of it. Perhaps it is something imperfect, or mundane, or under-appreciated. Maybe it is a simple moment, or maybe it is something grand; we can’t wait to see!
I went for a walk under a grey sky yesterday and had just driven off towards home, when I spotted something that told me when now was. I though it was quite a good fit for Jen’s challenge at the Daily Post.
I case you can’t make it out, the clock commemorates Queen Victoria’s 60th Jubilee in 1897. Then I scrolled through my reader and came across this post from Bossymama, showing a much more sophisticated version, what a coincidence!
Mundane Monday
Jithin at Photrablogger has a weekly challenge, Mundane Monday, but the photos are anything but mundane. It’s about seeing beauty in the everyday.
Gridlock
Lucid Gypsy 