A Day in Brighton

A couple of weeks ago we went to Brighton for the day....looks like we weren't the only ones to have this great idea!!



The weather was amazing



As I sat on the beach I tried to photograph the seagulls flying overhead



Do you know how difficult it is to get a perfect picture??



Perhaps I should stick to taking pictures of things that stand still?





The water looked so inviting



That looked fun



I loved the shopping!! These shops are along the seafront





But the best place to shop is in The Lanes, a maze of narrow streets with a wonderful selection of shops



That's where we spotted this delightful gentleman. I felt like I had stepped back in time!



~A

Walking in Wiltshire

It was half term holidays last week and we did a couple of day trips. First was a visit to Caen Hill Locks which are on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Wiltshire. There are 29 locks over a distance of 2 miles. All the locks are manually operated and I was glad that I was on foot and not in a boat, it took the boats hours to get through.

Looking down from the top of the hill



Looking up the hill



Lock gate



Canal Boat



Not just locks and boats



My husband spotted this sign



Do you think he's trying to tell me something?

Next stop was



and a l-o-n-g walk to the top of the hill





Time to rest



Made it!



Views from the top





Close up view of horse's head




~A

My Version Alphabet Photography - Letter A

I'm working on photographing my town in an unusual way - see this post.

I have two possibilites for the letter A. Both taken at the local Church of England church.

Possibility 1 - the steeple



and possibility 2 - the front doors



Which do you prefer?

~A

I ♥ Nando's

Not only do I love the food in Nando's restaurants but I also love the decor.

Vases in Nando's Windsor



Nando's in Woking has one wall decorated floor to ceiling with these mini canvases



Closer inspection revealed that some were painted



Some were mosaics



And some were beaded



I guess I'll have to eat more Nando's so I can post more pictures?!!

~A

Sunday Stroll

We found another new place to walk.





I loved all the variation in the vegetation, sometimes we were walking under tall trees





then the trees became more sparse



and it became dry, open grassland



then we came to a stream



followed by more trees and ferns



we came across this boarded walk way that seemed to go on forever



which some considerate person had put there because (as we soon realised) it went through a swamp





Time for a rest!



Ah, some color standing out from all that green



The theme of the day was definitely 'holes'...

Holes in tree trunks



Holes in the board walk



Holes in the ground



Holes in the sign posts





All in all a great walk!

~A

You win some, you lose some...

I woke up last Sunday only to discover that someone had stolen both my car number plates...front



AND back



It is so annoying and irritating and frustrating and such an inconvenience.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

~A

I'm A Winner!

Recently I was a winner in a draw on this lovely blog and yesterday I received my prize, this beautiful Easter wreath.



I'm battling to take a good photo of it and unfortunately you can't see all the sparkle. It's so pretty.



Thanks Kirsty! Thanks dotcomgiftshop!

~A