Tag:Wiltshire
That 21 Pilots Song, “Stressed Out” made me think about the simpler times in my life. Upham Sunset is a view across the fields where I grew up. It hasn’t changed much. The house I lived in is off the frame to the right, behind the trees. The house was aligned east-west so I didn’t get to see the sunrise or sunset from my window. That didn’t bother my much, I spent a lot of time outdoors back then. This […]
There are lots of ‘Marlboroughs’ around the world. This one is in Wiltshire, England, where I went to school. RC & J Upton Leathercraft of Marlborough sits in an alleyway between 106 and 107 High Street. The Post Office refers to this as ‘Old Hughendon Yard’. Applebys, at the end of the yard serves tea, coffee, breakfast and lunch, though I’m more likely to take a few more steps for some fine real ales. If you stroll up to Applebys […]
The last few days here in my corner of Texas have been gray and overcast so I went looking for an image that reminded me of summer. I found this one that, for want of a better title, I’m calling Tree on the Horizon. I took this image in England back in 2012, near where I grew up in the Marlborough Downs. I’d gone for a walk, retracing the steps I’d taken many times some 35 or more years before, […]
Today’s photo is another shot of the Philadelphia in Aldbourne Square. There’s also a black and white rendering below the color one.
Clearly I would not have been able to repeat this shot in the summer since the leaves on the trees would obscure the cottage from this direction.
This view shows the tower and spire reaching up to the skies. It was taken from the north-west corner of the close from the intersection of the West Walk and Choristers Square.
