All my
walks start here at the local shop. I explained to the woman who served
me that I would like a shot of her and my purchases as a photographic
intro for the walk. It was a mistake, I should have just taken the
shot without warning. As it was she got out of the frame so fast that
she practically left skid marks.
You will note that the national
newspaper considers the deaths of three British soldiers to be less
newsworthy than the love lives of minor tv celebrities and butt shots
of a few bimbos.
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I parked in Ashley, climbed
what passes for a hill in Northamptonshire and this was the view looking
back. |
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I love patterns formed by crops, ploughing
and harvesting. the more so when the pattern is unusual. This pattern
reminded me of tartan and it was heightened by the gently undulating countryside. |
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It is easy to forget that
the much loved, 'unspoiled' patchwork quilt effect is entirely man made
so we are not a total disaster. |
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End of the line for two chicken mayonnaise
sandwiches, two packets of Hula Hoops, one Crunchie bar and a flask of
coffee. |
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Brampton Ash church in the
background and a weed, that triumphed over spraying, in the foreground |
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These bales always remind me of stone monoliths.
A sort of Hayhenge :-) |
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These guys alway baffle
me. Northamptonshire is by and large flat and cyclists are not that
common when compared to the high number of cyclists in the north, hilly
part, of the county. |
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Back to Ashley. I should take more shots in
the village. Much of it, including the redesigned 13th century church
interior, was designed by George Gilbert Scott who more famously designed
the Albert Memorial and St Pancras railway station. |
