New Beginnings

 Taken on a recent day trip.  Daffodils in a local church. Every year this church has a splendid display.

"A host of golden daffodils"

                                                                © Lionel Callow 2021

Canterbury Cathedral

At the start of our week in Kent we looked at the weather forecast and it did not look good, lots of rain most days. However, by carefully planning our different destinations we managed to avoid the worst of the wet conditions with the exception of Tuesday, so that was the day we decided to visit Canterbury Cathedral. The Cathedral is undergoing a lot of major work both inside and out at the moment, this work will be going on for the next four years, behind the scaffolding and building works the fabric of the building is beautiful.

This candle burns in memory of Thomas A Becket, it marks the spot of his martyrdom.

Amnesty International's candle burns perpetually.

The pulpit, Canterbury Cathedral

© Lionel Callow 2018

Steeple Morden

My last post for the day is Steeple Morden’s church, St Peter & St Paul (Nr. Royston Cambridgeshire). This was my last village of the day. My wanderings around the villages near to my home that I have never visited before has been most enjoyable and I intend to repeat this kind of day out again in the future. Better still having done the recce of these different places next time I will take a packed lunch and visit the best of them on foot.

Finally we were about to have our food and outside the pub was the steam roller just setting off down the road so I rushed outside and grabbed these two shots.     

© Lionel Callow 2016

St. Albans Cathedral

© Lionel Callow 2014

Wimpole Hall / Sunflowers

I visited St Andrews church in the grounds of Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, I had permission to take my tripod allowing me to do some photography inside the church.

I then visited a small farm growing sunflowers.

© Lionel Callow 2012