Album ENGLAND from Amelia

Away for a few days. Keep cool everyone.

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:32:08 +0000

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Bee on Teasel

In the garden today

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:13:11 +0000

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A 'Small Blue' butterfly on Agapanthus.

We have been very busy this last week, taking down an octagonal greenhouse, and other things. The garden is a disaster area at the moment, with the drought and hot weather making short work of many plants.

HFF everyone

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:23:21 +0000

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HFF from Oswestry

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:15:22 +0000

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The doorway over the library entrance.

All is safely gathered in ....

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:25:19 +0000

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In the PiP one can see the irrigation of potato fields in the background. Severn Trent, our water authority, has not brought a hosepipe ban in yet. There are deep aquifers underground in Shropshire, but they have advised their customers to be very sparing with hosepipes.

We are not using our hosepipe to water borders as I want to see what plants survive the drought, so that I can give a talk to our local garden club.

I think farmers are exempt because they are providing food for the nation.

Come, ye thankful people, come,
Raise the song of harvest home!
All is safely gathered in
Ere the winter storms begin.

This hymn was written by Henry Alford (1844)

How times have changed. This harvest was safely gathered in at the beginning of July, and hopefully the winter storms are not upon for a few months.

I can go no further

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:09:42 +0000

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Contest Without Prize (2026/08 CWP) "Funny Photos"

Six-spot burnet moth and shield bug on ragwort

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:42:07 +0000

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Zygaena filipendulae, the six-spot burnet moth, is a day-flying moth that flies with a slow, fluttering pattern. Look for it alighting on knapweeds, ragwort and thistles in grassy places. It is glossy black, with six red spots on each forewing. It's a common moth and can be seen in June to August.

Interestingly, the red spots of burnet moths indicate to predators that they are poisonous: they release hydrogen cyanide when attacked.

Into the darkness

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:11:22 +0000

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Footbridge over the River Skell in Ripon

River Severn and the English Bridge

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:29:38 +0000

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The river is at a very low point and has been for some time now. Luckily the low level seems to be stable, and is kept that way by tributaries from North Wales.

Catching the eye around Shreswbury

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:33:42 +0000

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SC206 - Post 19 July - Walking the Walk

Curiosities that caught my attention today in our walk around town

Fountains Abbey from the water meadows

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:21:20 +0000

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The water meadows were covered in buttercups, but also there was speedwell, yellow rattle, lady's smock etc. Perfect. We were lucky that we got there early before the crowds, and the melting heat.

Fountains Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery near Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1132, the monastery was dissolved in 1539 as part of the English Reformation. Even in its current state, Fountains is described by Historic England as "the best preserved of English abbeys and the finest picturesque ruin.

The abbey is a Grade I listed building owned by the National Trust and is part of the designated Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Anyone for cricket?

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:58:14 +0000

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Knitted street art in the market square of Ripon. On the cricket bat there is a red rose, indicating that the knitter might be from Lancashire. ;-)

Scarlet tiger moth. Callimorpha dominula

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:43:11 +0000

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The forewings usually have a metallic-green sheen on the blackish areas, with white and yellow or orange markings.

The hindwings are red with three large and irregular black markings, and it's these wings that give the moth its name. Unfortunately this moth settled down on crack willow branches with only the forewings showing.

By the lake

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:23:08 +0000

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Cow parsley flowers and seed-head. Anthriscus sylvestris.

Where's Daddy?

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:36:10 +0000

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The pen was quietly staying with the 4 cygnets, while the cob was unfurling his wings and angrily moving towards a large dog that was attempting to retrieve a ball. The dog backed off, but eventually retrieved the ball when the swan family moved away.

The large black fleshy lump at the base of the bill is much larger and more pronounced on the cob, this can be called the "berry".

The Knife Angel in Shrewsbury

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:13:35 +0000

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SC202 - Post 21 June - It's a crazy world. It's hard to believe that this sculpture is what the world has become.

National Youth Anti-Violence Educational Programme.

The Knife Angel was intended to educate children, young people and adults about the harmful effects that violent behaviour has on communities all across our nation. it has been made from hundreds of thousands of knives being removed off our city streets.

The journey of the Knife Angel has travelled across the country, bringing communities together to reflect, remember, and take a stand against violence.

The sculpture was created By the British Ironworks near Oswestry in Shropshire.
In December 2018, the Knife Angel began its official Anti-Violence Tour across the UK, beginning its journey outside of Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral.

So far this year it has been to:

March 2026 Plymouth
April - May 2026 Newark, Nottinghamshire
June 2026 Ely, Cambridgeshire
June & July 2026 Shrewsbury, which is where it is at the moment, and stands proudly in the Market Square

HFF from Shrewsbury

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:32:35 +0000

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Hiring canoes

The Choir in Ripon Cathdral

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:58:35 +0000

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Just a giant bee?

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:39:52 +0000

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SC201 - Post 14 June - Every picture tells a story.

PiP1 is the eye of the bee.
PiP 2 is more details of the body of the bee.
PiP 3 is The Knife Angel. It was completed in 2018, and stands at 27 ft (8.2 m) tall. At present I think it is in Ely Cambridgeshire.

In collaboration with the Greater Manchester Police (GMP), the British Ironworks has created an anti-violence monument to highlight the city’s stance against all forms of violence. In July 2020, a 7.5 tonne lorry arrived here at the Ironworks to deliver thousands of weapons – including knives and guns – which were all collected from the streets of Manchester.

It's a sobering thought.

A misty morning at Ellesmere

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:50:19 +0000

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HFF everyone. I have been experiencing computer difficulties over the last few days, and we have found a loose connection. Hopefully I'll be OK now. ;-)))