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The Tatton Show 2023
The elite show is Chelsea. I have long nurtured a desire to exhibit at Chelsea, but healthwise that is not to be. God's wlll I suppose
frankbeswick, on 07/27/2023
A Forest for the Future
I have not encountered antipathy to lichens on this side of the Atlantic, but I suppose there is some.
frankbeswick, on 07/27/2023
The Tatton Show 2023
She took them in the Middle morning and she used a simple smart phone. She is a very careful, thorough and diligent woman.
frankbeswick, on 07/27/2023
A Forest for the Future
My preference for my lawn is a mix of bare soil, lichens, mosses, native non-turf grasses and wildflowers (such as chicory) and of course woodies (of which I love all even as trees are my favorites).
Lichen may be seen as an irritant by ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/27/2023
Snow White and Its Symbols
Your fourth symbol, organs, concentrating on the evil queen caused me to reflect upon the latter's power.
Her queendom apparently does what she wants them to do even as perhaps they do not do so completely or as she wishes. For example, the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/27/2023
The Tatton Show 2023
The clarity and -- ;-D -- its repeat as the third text-inserted image account for my not having to ask my typical question about what the image to the left of the title is!
When during the day -- morning, noon, afternoon? -- did your wife take ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/27/2023
The Tatton Show 2023
Lovely article, thank you for sharing. Happy the show goes on! Yes, a little rain just gets you a little wet but doesn't dampen the enjoyment. Your wife took gorgeous photos, everything looks so fresh and colorful and alive.
jptanabe, on 07/27/2023
The Tatton Show 2023
The current monarch is keen on things horticultural and agricultural, so no fears there.
frankbeswick, on 07/26/2023
The Tatton Show 2023
Quite right about the low angle.
frankbeswick, on 07/26/2023
The Tatton Show 2023
I see from the credits that you delegated photography to your wife.
It is good that the garden shows are continuing. I believe it was the queen who fancied visiting some shows, and I doubt the current monarch will have the same interest.
I ...
blackspanielgallery, on 07/26/2023
The Tatton Show 2023
Frank,
Your lovely article gives a true feeling of the enjoyment you felt on Saturday. The Tatton Show in Cheshire is a wonderful event every year. Great photos too.
Veronica, on 07/26/2023
Thinking About Painting Your Walls Pink?
Blue and pink appear to be July colors here. They're for the Barbie film released last week. The Barbie doll wardrobe and the Ken doll wardrobe respectively concentrate upon pink and blue.
What blues could share ceiling, floor and wall space ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/25/2023
A Forest for the Future
Both species of elm are rare.
frankbeswick, on 07/25/2023
A Forest for the Future
Your last sentence in the first subheading, Get to know the forest, ends with a reference to elm trees.
The Woodland Trust online site gives wych elm (Ulmus glabra) as the only United Kingdom native elm. It indicates that it is a rarity because ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/25/2023
Our Lady's House at Ephesus
Wikipedia has an article called Tomb of the Virgin Mary.
That article identifies the Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, also indicated as Tomb of the Virgin Mary, as the burial place at the foot of Mount of Olives, in Jerusalem's Kidron ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/25/2023