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A Country Rhapsody
One day I walked in a country lane;
the morning opening all around me.
I smelt the garlic of wild ramson plants;
I saw the primroses growing in the hedge.
Fox cubs played in the shadow of an oak
that grew close, in a nearby field.
The vixen's rank smell, assailed my nostrils
from the spot where she watched over them.
A small spring, gurgled and splashed as it
fed a rivulet: which ran along the path side;
teasing and swaying at the frog's spawn
tacked to the watercress which grew in bunches.
Birds drank at the shallow pools and bathed
in the waters at the edges; minnows
coasted up and down looking for food,
a stray midge larva, or a water flea perhaps.
In the hedge bank, rabbits had burrowed;
and the baby ones, for the first time, crept out
only to hurry back in fright, at the noise
of my booted feet as I went past.
This demi-paradise was not to last;
the lure of money raised its head.
Desirable residences to be built
so let us pipe the spring, culvert the rivulet.
We'll bulldoze out the bank, and fell the oak.
The narrow lane becomes a road;
my country paradise is gone, and now
the lane, is just another road in town.
Ben Grader 2002
Country Bus Mercedes Vario YX05DWA is seen parked up in Newton Abbot town centre as a drivers rest room, 27th February
Leah and I took a ride around the country roads near our B&B and this is one of the many places we stopped to take pictures.
Cyclists pedal off into the distance and a woman walks her dog on an Adirondack country road. Seen from Amtrak's Adirondack train.
Just a quick post to let you know about a great article in this months Country Gardens magazine. I took pictures of a magazine and they are not great, sorry. But wanted you to see this article on growing living pictures with succulents!
Part of the "Country Garden" cupcake course which we are now running - aimed at beginners & particularly children (8+).
Margam Country Park is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres (3.4 km²). It is situated in Margam, about 2 miles (3 km) from Port Talbot in south Wales. It was once owned by the Mansel Talbot family and is now owned and administered by the local council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Situated within the park are three notable buildings: Margam Abbey, a Cistercian monastery; Margam Castle, a neo-Gothic country house that was once the seat of the Mansel Talbot family; and the 18th-century Orangery.Margam Park owes its location and beginnings to the monastery, which was acquired by Sir Rice Mansel in 1540 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1537. A Tudor mansion was later built on the site of the former monastic ranges by Sir Rice Mansel as a county residence. In 1661, the first mention of a garden is referenced, including walled areas and by 1727 the estate's gardener drew up a catalogue of the plants at the gardens. 1793 saw the completion of the Orangery, the masterpiece of eighteenth century architect Anthony Keck,and by the late 18th century the gardens were fenced off from the park to keep out the deer, and a main gate was erected. An 1814 estate map shows that a working park had been realised, with a 'Great', 'Little' and 'Upper' Parks, and by 1830 the construction of a new manor house, to become Margam Castle, had begun. Before the end of the decade, plans show the inclusion of several new buildings and features, including the Temple of the Four Seasons, the stone facade and the gardener's cottage.
The Margam Estate was acquired by Glamorgan County Council in July 1973, and the next year, after a Local Government re-organisation, the Park fell under the ownership of West Glamorgan County Council. The park was opened to the public in 1977.
The estate is noted for its peacock population. Also on the estate are deer, which have existed on the site since at least Norman times. The majority are fallow deer (numbering around 230); red deer (about 60) and the non-native Père David's Deer (about 30) were introduced in the 1990s, the latter as part of a breeding programme. Venison from the management of the deer herd is sold to the public. Aviaries on the estate house a number of rescued birds of prey. The rare breed Glamorgan cattle are raised on the estate.
The Coed Morgannwg Way, the Ogwr Ridgeway Walk and the St Illtyd's Walk long-distance paths all begin/finish around Mynydd y Castell within Margam Country Park. An inland section of the Wales Coast Path runs through the park along the escarpment above the motorway, and there are a number of shorter (less than three miles (5 km)) walks waymarked in the park. There are no major rivers in the park, but there are lakes and ponds, and it is possible to fish some of the ponds.
The 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge Margam Park Train conducts visitors around the grounds in the summer. The Orangery has a licence for civil marriages. Events on the estate are held through the summer: anything from fairs selling particular goods to car rallies. The Margam Country Show is held in August. In 2003, the park was host to the Urdd Eisteddfod.
Mahuida Co - Tornquinst - Buenos Aires - Argentina
A sign near Parque Provincial Tornquinst indicated to visit this view: the oldest hills in the region, as old as 2200 million years old.
I <3 my polarizer filter
[somewhere in Randolph Country, Spring 2007]
Mamiya C220
Mamiya-Sekor 80mm f/2.8mm lens
Kodak T-Max 100 120 film
Thought I'd break the Cuba set again just to keep things interesting! Taken in the country last Autumn .I really gotta to get my pictures and seasons in sync!
We actually have stopped in this exact side road before in 2007, it's perfect to grab some lazy landscapes on the way back to London - old cotswold shot.
That prickly bush you see in the older picture is still there! hence how I always recognise the road!
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A fine art photograph of an old country road. The artist drove down this peaceful, back country road listening to the birds chirp, the nearby river flowing and the whistling of the wind swaying the trees from side to side.
My sons modelling took us to a rather nice country home at the weekend, we had a great day and thanks to the crew who were great as usual.
I live n the country, 6 miles from the nearest grocery store. This is my house. I wish this challenge had been a month later, because when everything is green it’s beautiful. I regularly see deer in the field behind my house, and they go to the creek in front for water. I love the wildlife, but we don’t have many neighbors so it gets lonely sometimes. I’m “retired” so I’m home most of the time. It’s a quiet, peaceful lifestyle.
ODC 87 Lifestyle