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How does one wear a hat? This was Izobelle having a try to fit a cap on. Not being quite sure, but at least having a go. Quite funny I thought.  So, this thing on the lawn is a hat? Yes? You say it goes on my head? Let's  have a try I guess like this mum?  - No? Well how then? What about this then - it feels better. Perfect! Now I guess I look all grown up. Home      Forward      Back

Watching young children when they encounter things for the first time is, at time, quite hilarious. As was Izobelle`s encounter with bubbles blown by Nanna. Not sure who laughed the most! A `Kung Fu` chop initially failed to do much    So she settled to watching them burst around her. Then an attempt to catch the elusive things. Followed by wild shaking of the arm which popped several, much to her delight.    Then a few squints and giggles as the bubbles popped on her face. Home      Forward      Back

Danny is a landscape gardener, and one of his ongoing jobs was for a client who had a property in Thetford Forest. The property was largely old, but with attached, more modern quarters. The whole thing stood in huge grounds surrounded by forest and some lawn and flower areas, much neglected. While we were there Danny was tree felling one section. Danny in action while we wandered. One of the derelict buildings was this Victorian greenhouse. Decayed, but fascinating.  Winder for the windows in the top of the greenhouse. Just hanging on the wall. The makers of the green house who started in 1848 I believe, and are still going strong. Left on the shelf. Some form of trap we came across in the grounds. Door in the wall. Obvious really! Loved the look of this shed, so a couple of images, from different perspectives Wish I could find out what this was. Over the main door is a biblical text a...

Roughly half of the world’s population of grey seals are found around Britain, their protection is of international conservation importance. It is one of our largest mammals but is still vulnerable to disturbance during the pupping season. Grey seals come ashore at Horsey & Winterton to breed during the winter months. Horsey offers a great opportunity to view the seals from the viewing platforms and for wildlife watching although it is very important to respect the seals and not to disturb them or their environment. Unfortunately people ignore all the guidance as to the welfare of these creatures, so here is a reprint of the Friends Of Horsey Seals Guidance: THIS IS AN URGENT MESSAGE to please treat these beautiful animals with the ultimate respect they deserve. Human intervention can easily prove fatal to Seals and in particular their Pups, so please ensure you adhere to the following rules when visiting the beach: KEEP YOUR DISTANCE Maintain a distance of at least 10 metres betwe...

So here I am at the start of my very first Christmas, whatever that is. Everyone seems to be happy and busy at the same time. I will just sit in my seat and watch proceedings. Lots of food nearby and mummy keeps tapping me with this funny yellow, round thing. Makes me giggle though! It's  a present? What is that? Ah! I get it, something to suck? That was inside?, how did that happen? The paper looks really good mummy, can I play with it please? One of my favourite presents this one. I love it! My First Christmas. That was fun. Home     Forward      Back

Layham held a scarecrow festival this year with the theme of Dickens characters, and here are images from the ones near the church. The idea was raising funds for the church and I think about £200 was the total raised. The Spirit of Christmas Past appropriately surrounded by mist one morning The Old Curiosity Shop  More of  The Spirit of Christmas Past Great idea and my only wish, in hindsight, was that I had photographed more of them. Ah well, another time!   Home

Our last place to visit with Gra and Jane was Ripon, not far from our holiday home High Oak,  near Pickhill.  The doorways in the West end - and I missed the splendid Gothic façade I took very few images, which in hindsight was a mistake - I have learnt in the last few years what a wealth of history I have missed. A revisit is needed! The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, is a cathedral in the North Yorkshire city of Ripon. Founded as a monastery by Scottish monks in the 660s, it was re-founded as a Benedictine monastery by St Wilfrid in 672 St Wilfrid, who built the stone church, with its still-surviving crypt, died in 710. Only four years later, an account of his life was written by a monk, known to us as Stephen of Ripon. He tells us that this was the first church to be built by Wilfrid, and that the church and its monastic community remained the favourite of all of his foundations. It was to Ripon that his body wa...