Peeking out.

 Sadly I can't tell you much about this old chair apart from it was carved in 1600 and is in St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds. It was well worth the time spent to have a proper look at it as mixed in amongst all the religious iconography there were little faces peeking out all over the place....even the bottom of the legs hadn't been missed!

We are off to visit family this weekend...enjoy whatever you're getting up to!

Ar

Silence

"A meaningful silence is always better than meaningless words."

B K Swathi

 This is the space set aside for silent contemplation at Hidcote Gardens where we went back in the summer. 

Arilx

A spot of gardening

On one of my regular routes into town there is a small cut through I like to use which has is a tiny piece of scrubby land with a stream running along the bottom of it. At times people have used it to dump their detritus [flytipping swines😠], so it was a lovely, if mildly puzzlingly, change when I started to spot a few flowers popping up here and there during the summer. I thought perhaps someone had just scattered a packet of seeds in the hopes that they might germinate. Towards the end of last week I then saw two chaps on the far side of the fence. Unable to resist being snouty I asked them if they were the guerilla gardeners who were responsible for the small changes I'd noticed. Indeed they were and so I took the opportunity to thank them in person for all their efforts thus far. Apparently they've got plans to make it even better next year⚘⚘

Since my last wander past this sign has appeared. The road opposite is called Shandy's Close, but up until I saw this I had no idea what "Shandy" was. Back in the 1960s this area was all farmland and one of the fields was lived on by some local travellers. One was a carter who had a sandy coloured horse called Shandy. It was well known to the local children and many would feed it as they went past. Informally the field became known as Shandy's Field in honour of its permanent equine resident and when the land was sold for a school to be built on this family were the last to leave. Amazingly Shandy's name lives on and it's been good to be able to learn the story behind the name.🐴

Just a small local snippet, but then these small moments are actually what makes up most of my daily life and they are the ones that are so easily forgotten.

Arilx

Illuminating

 I am sharing just the single set of photos of the one piece of work by the artist Judy Hurst. This lady's work has been inspired by the Medieval illuminated manuscripts which she has then gone on to develop into her own glorious style. Horsham Museum is currently holding an exhibition of her work and this one is called "The Horsham Carpet Page". If you like what you see please do hop over to her website here https://www.judyhurst.co.uk/ .

Arilx

Lazy bones

 I just couldn't be bothered to put my winter woolies in the wardrobe on Friday morning after I'd got them out of the loft......this was the result🐈😼

Once his plumpness had enjoyed a goodly snooze I got my rump into gear and tidied it all up! Fairly par for the feline course.

Arilx

The reopening.

If I'm on my own in the town two of my favourite things to do are to visit the library and the museum. I can never leave the first without a pile of books and the latter without having unearthed a new gem or taken in one of their ever changing exhibitions. The library reopened some months ago, but much to my sadness the museum has remained shut since the first lockdown and the reopening date has been put back several times. Thankfully that day has finally come and it opened its doors once more last weekend. Today was my first chance to go. During its closure the team have taken the chance to empty the cabinets and completely restructure the displays. Perhaps some will be unhappy with the results of this radical overhaul, but I, for one, have embraced the changes. It has freshened the whole place up and breathed new life into it. Naturally I was my usual snap happy self, but I shall limit myself to just the one here. Shards of stunning Roman glass found in London.

Have a great weekend folks!

Arilx

Open the door please!

 If I see this at the Natural History Museum is it any wonder that I want a member of staff to open it for me.....wouldn't you?!!🧞

Sadly it didn't happen, but I left much happier knowing where this fellow now hangs out😆

[Pixabay image]

Just a silly today...am intrigued though!

Arilx