Ye Olde Folk Festival

Sharing the fun of the Chippenham folk festival for those that didn't get to go to it..

Ugly duckling..

Another post, another mix of old, young, wildlife and the setting Sun...

(2 exposures combined)

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Taxi for 3

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The doorway to the Church of St Marys, Whaddon. Originally built at the heart of a 12th century village, but plague wiped out the entire population in 1349. The village never regrew and despite being rebuilt in the 17th century, the church doesn't see much activity these days.

Melksham Allsorts

Two bizarre church carvings from the St Michael and All Angels church, built from around 1300. One seems to be of Godzilla taking a hammer and chissel to his teeth and the other.. a fox biting a cats tail??

Canada Geese goslings

Purple Bearded Iris

Local industry

Reject redemption

Some photos from the last 2 weeks that didn't make it onto my blog first time around.

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Reybridge. This was on the main road between London and Bath from medieval times, up until the late 18th century bringing wealth to nearby Lacocks cloth mills. It was the only bridge in the area to cross the river Avon until the 17th century.

Catching flies.

Change for the bus

My weekend 11..

With more nice weather over the weekend and summer '09 starting to kick into gear I got to point my camera at all sorts of unsuspecting insect models, vibrant flowers and boxes of old spanners!



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A mint leaf beetle, perched on an empty dandelion seed head.



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A male Orange Tip butterfly (females have black tipped wings). The bright colour, as with other animals, is a warning that the butterfly contains toxins.


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Church window, Lacock. Home of Fox Talbot and photography itself no less.

Weekend Wanderings

With the next weekend almost upon me, I thought I better get last weekends efforts posted! All from north wiltshire on a bimble round in the sunshine..

Abandoned van

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Doorway at St Matthews church Rowde. Probably on the site of an original Saxon parish mentioned in the Domesday book (11th century), when the parish had a population of 100-120. Enough to warrant "eight plough teams of eight oxen each, four of these operated by slaves". Rowde is an olde English name meaning "Reedy place".

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bishops Cannings. Also on the site of a probable Saxon church, with parts of the current church dating to the 12th century.

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Kennet and Avon canal.

One of the ancient oaks at Postern Hill, Savernake. Home of the Big Belly Oak which is thought to be over 1000 years old. According to legend if you dance around it naked you can summon the devil - although I think you are more likely to meet him, than summon him, as it's right next to a busy main road!