Wordless Wednesday
Tag: Heavitree
Mundane Monday#3 for me
Trablogger says that The Mundane Monday challenge is simple, anyone who comes across the challenge can take part . And you are free to challenge or invite other bloggers who might be interested in finding beauty in those everyday things all around us.
A Morning Challenge in Heavitree
This morning person has no problem getting up, but finds it harder to get out the door. Today I was awake at 4.45, stressing about all the things I have to do and up at 5.20!I love the quiet hours around dawn, so yesterday partly because of the photo challenge, and partly because I was going east 125 miles to visit my daughter and family, I made special effort to walk the dogs early so I took them out at 7am, they were shocked!
Stepping into the front garden the sun bleached the colour from the pesky Spanish bluebells
When I saw this photo I couldn’t think what shrub this was, then realised it’s Gilliae Shadownia plant!
A view up from the path, spot the bindweed invading from next doors garden.
Dido is trying to smell the camellia.
Up around the block is a window I’ve always admired, in the shade this morning though. Discovery is a nursery.
This tiny council border always has a little colour.
if you look through the window of St Clares Chapel you can see the morning light on the window on the other side of the building.
Here is St Clare’s, glowing in the morning light. It’s built from Heavitree stone, I think they still have a service here occasionally.
These pods are left from autumn, anyone know what the tree is? Jude maybe?
These are the Livery Dole Almshouses, next to St Clare’s, built by Lady Louisa Rolle in 1849, to replace earlier ones dating back to 1594. Livery Dole, from the old English Leofhere – the man who owned to land, and Dole meaning a piece of land, is a small triangle dividing Heavitree road from Magdalen road. Until 1531 heretics were burned at the stake at the junction nearby, hence the name lots of history here!
This is a very difficult challenge for me, dawn is before 6am at present and I would need to drive a few miles to photograph anything interesting, so this is the best I could do, phone photos on a dog walk!
Five Day Black and White Challenge Day Four
My penultimate photo for the five day black and white challenge is close to home. In celebration of its history, Heavitree, my local area had a seating area created a few years ago, and when this young oak tree was planted, it was enclosed by a poem!
‘up tree up
sky remains sky earth remains earth
here we are human betwixt and between
sing pretty maids all in a row in a row
and pretty maids all in a row
the droves of kine and wide herds of goats
and flocks of fleecy sheep if she will she
increases from a few or makes many of less
what the hand to write?
what the ear to hear?
what proclaims the red sandstone of Heavitree?
The words sleep within rock to be brought to life
in yew deep rooted oak where stunned
horizons branch out to meadow copse and housing estate
Oh Heavitree!’
I don’t think I’ll nominate anyone today, but if anyone would like to join the challenge just go ahead!
Sentimental Value
‘The personal value of an object, place or pet derived from the personal memories associated with it’ is what Jake at http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/sunday-post-sentimental-value/ has challenged us with this week.
My first school, Heavitree, was rebuilt a few years ago and the children now have a lovely modern building and more outdoor space than when I was a pupil. All that remains of the original is the house where the headmaster Mr Knowles lived and had his office. The only reason we children went inside was to see the school nurse, get told off, or like me for extra tutoring because it was decided you had a chance of getting a scholarship for one of the posh schools. It’s no longer part of the school, but a dental surgery.
This is the old school, around the early 20th century.
I’m not going to say what year this was taken but I think I was about seven. The photo was sent to me by Lesley, two to my left. She is probably my oldest friend.
The school always had close ties with the church and now it’s renamed St Michaels.
Jakes Sunday Post: Surroundings
About a year ago I was procrastinating over some study on a dull Saturday afternoon, so I decided to take my phone camera and see what I could find within five minutes from home. I always intended to post it, now I know why I waited, thanks Jake! To join in visit Jake here Here are my Heavitree surroundings.
In reply to http://traveller2006.wordpress.com/ here are the words around the tree guard in the photo below.
‘up tree up
sky remains sky earth remains earth
here we are human betwixt and between
sing pretty maids all in a row in a row
and pretty maids all in a row
the droves of kine and wide herds of goats
and flocks of fleecy sheep if she will she
increases from a few or makes many of less
what the hand to write?
what the ear to hear?
what proclaims the red sandstone of Heavitree?
The words sleep within rock to be brought to life
in yew deep rooted oak where stunned
horizons branch out
to meadow copse and housing estate
Oh Heavitree!
Lucid Gypsy 