One Day One World Project: 15:00 to 16:00 hours

Wednesday afternoon found me on top of the Vinnalls Loop in Mortimer Forest not very far from where I live. Having exhausted local walks I thought it was time I returned to this spot where you have panoramic views over Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Wales. It is a stiff climb up though!

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 But what a view!

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Lisa of the blog NorthWest Frame of Mind has decided to run a different project over the next 24 weeks. To try to show what is happening in different parts of the world (if you all join in) at a particular time of day.

If you would like to participate you have until next Saturday midnight to post a photo or write about what is happening in your part of the world between 15:00 – 16:00 this week.  I hope you’ll join in! See links for more details.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist

Several things immediately entered my head when I read the subject of this week’s photo challenge:

  • Dancing away in a holiday club to Chubby Checker’s “Let’s Twist Again” in the summer of 1961
  • The ‘twist‘ of blue paper containing salt in a packet of crisps
  • Barley Twist – that amber stick of twisted sugar which was probably the cause of many a tooth needing to be filled.

All very nostalgic but the twist is that I don’t have a photo of any of these things, so I am going with this delightful Springbok in Namibia who had to twist her neck to be able to scratch the itch. Springbok or what about these twisty horns of a male Kudu? kudu-2 so what has got you into a twist?

Anglo-Saxon England

The Fuller Brooch
Anglo-Saxon England, late AD 800s

This large Anglo-Saxon silver brooch is of extraordinary craftsmanship and perhaps belonged to a high ranking churchman. The centre part is decorated with five figures representing each of the human senses.  Sight is in the centre with large bulging eyes and he is surrounded by Touch, Taste, Smell and Hearing, who can be identified by their actions.

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The Desborough Necklace
Anglo-Saxon England, late AD 600s

This necklace, found in a woman’s grave, is the finest of its kind to survive from Anglo-Saxon England. Its gold wire beads and pendants set with garnets reflect a mix of Mediterranean and continental fashions. The inclusion of a cross pendant reflects the influence of Christianity.

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The Strickland Brooch
Anglo-Saxon England, AD 800s

This silver brooch is an especially fine piece of Anglo-Saxon jewellery. Its intricate pattern of lively animals with glittering gold bodies and blue glass eyes is inlaid with niello, a black metal alloy that was popular at this time. The mixture of materials is unusual for a brooch of this date and it was probably worn by a wealthy woman.

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Images are my own. Descriptions are from the British Museum.

Road Trip: Route 62 – Wine and Roses

After spending five days in Cape Town it was time to head for the road and the Garden Route, one of the most spectacular regions in South Africa.

I hope you’ll join me on this journey, it is not the usual route that tourists take to get to the Garden Route – comments welcome on the original post.

Do you like taking alternative routes?

A Table and a Tablecloth

In Cape Town one thing dominates the horizon, and that is Table Mountain – not Table Top as I have heard it called, but simply Table. There are several such named mountains in the world, but only one with views like this one.

Make sure you get up to the top if the weather is good – you won’t regret it.

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