Stratford pictures

My program went to Stratford for Shakespeare's birthday celebrations.


Shakespeare's grave.


Wisteria at Nash's house


Elizabethan knot garden at Nash's house.


Rosemary growing against the railings at Nash's house.


Apple blossoms.


More apple blossoms.


And more apple blossoms.


The garden at Anne Hathaway's cottage.


Apple trees at Anne Hathaway's cottage.


The cottage itself.


Roses growing over the cottage.


Lambs in a field near Anne Hathaway's cottage.


Scenery from the train.

A few Edinburgh pictures

The view towards Salisbury Crags, from just outside Edinburgh Castle.


The Scottish War Memorial, in the castle complex.


Edinburgh, from the castle.


Still at Edinburgh Castle, St. Margaret's chapel, built by her son King David.


Out towards the city.


Castle walls.


The view from Calton Hill out to the North Sea.


The National Monument and North Sea.


A spire near St. Giles'.


St. Giles' Cathedral.


A tombstone in Greyfriars Kirk cemetery.


A broken urn in one of the enclosed tombs at the Greyfriars cemetery.


Door of St. Giles' Cathedral.


Stained glass inside. I believe it's not the original.


Fields, sea, and sky.


On the train back to London: a white house and the sea.


Sea and cliff.

Assorted

1. I just put all of my monthly reading lists under a tag--"monthly reading lists."

2. I also updated the list of books I have checked out from the library.

3. I have pictures of my rose bush. They are actually from some time ago and that rose has fallen and three (THREE!!!) new ones are blooming, but you'll get the idea.

Evening light

A few pictures I took in our backyard the other evening.

The fuchsia blooming.


Blackberries ripening--I picked probably a quart of them this morning and there are still tons left on the bush.


The pear tree with garden shed in background.


Garden shed with herb garden and raised vegetable beds.

Fuchsia again.

The sweater

I finished a cable-knit sweater for my father the other day and decided to share a few pictures of it. My first cable-knit sweater. Also my first male sweater, and only my second sweater EVER. So yes, PICTURES! Beware, if a dial-up user!

Illuminations, Part 3rd and last

Great Kenneth Grahame quote. The actual illumination is not as oddly shaped as it appears in the scan.



This is part of St. Patrick's Breastplate.

Not an illumination, but a painting I did. I think I took the scene from a postcard.

Part 1

Part 2

Illuminations, part II

A little later than I said they would be, but better late than never!



Another one that's just pure watercolor.



From the Psalms. This was really an experiment with different Celtic designs.



This was a present for a friend. The words are an Orthodox prayer, the knot is often used as a representation of the Trinity.

Part 1 here
Part 3 here