 Walks on Cannock Chase and Apedale; January 2020 |
 Cannock Chase 10/1/2020 |
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 Reflections on a calm day |
 Picnic lunch at the stepping stones |
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 Nervous selfie |
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 The Wolf Moon with a penumbral lunar eclipse right: the moon; centre: reflection in the first double glazing pane; left: reflection in two panes. 10 January 2020 |
 Apedale, 12/1/2020 |
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 The route |
 Miscellaneous Items |
 From a poster in the Chancellor's Building: Peter skiing on the Keele Hall Lawn - probably in the 1970s. |
 Jigsaw: Ferdinand the Bull |
 Antoher childrens' jigsaw to keep |
 The Stafford Model Railway Show February 2020 |
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 One side of a bus layout |
 The other |
 The external childrens' Railway |
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 Englischer Garten & Nymphenburg Palace Gardens in Munich February 2020 |
 Englische Garten: from the Monopterous |
 The Monopterous |
 The Canal from Nymphenburg, looking East beyond the road bridge |
 Looking west towards Nymphenburg |
 From the Schloss, looking westward ... |
 ... towards the West end of the canal |
 Schloss Nymphenburg |
 From the West End of the Canal |
 Snow in February, 2020 |
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 Visit of Melanie in March |
 Pat Jones and Melanie |
 Apedale Walk March 2020 |
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 Visit to Angelsey, while at Llandudno March 2020 Plas Newedd |
 Snowdonia from the Nebo road On the way to Llandudno |
 The Stables at Plas Newedd with Snowdonia in the background |
 Plas Newedd House |
 Stephenson's former tubular bridge over the Menai Staight |
 A bedroom in the house |
 Plas Newedd house, with the bridge behind |
 The heather bed |
 Opera in Llandudno March 2020 |
 Wind Turbines and an unknown object |
 Bizet's Carmen |
 Herring Gull on the pier |
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 The half marathon along the promenade |
 Verdi's Sicilian Vespers March 2020 |
 Walk up to Llyn Idwal, Pat's fall and a sojourn in Bangor Hospital March 2020 |
 The Ogwen Centre with Y Garn in the background |
 Tryfan from the path to Cwm Idwal |
 Pat surveying a past triumph! - Y Garn |
 Y Garn from Llyn Idwal |
 Tryfan from the downward path |
 After falling, getting down and being taken off in the first responder's car, Patricia in the A& E department of Bangor Hospital |
 The next morning in the Ogwen ward of Bangor Hospital |
 A curious way to get to the loo. |
 Later; Coffee and a scone at Llangollen, on the way home. |
 Resting at home, the day after |
 Two days later, opera at the Lowry |
 The Quays from the Holiday Inn Express |
 Benjamin Britten: The Turn of the Screw |
 Kurt Weil: Street Scene |
 Bouquets & Pineapples March 2020 |
 From Ann Anderton Corona Virus Cheerer |
 Nicola and Michael Mother's Day |
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 New pineapple growing ... |
 ... and another on the second plant |
 The middle of the second week of the government lockdown because of the Covid-19 virus pandemic |
 hibiscus |
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 Patricia, much improved from her injuries |
 The "pink Super Moon" 8th April 2020 |
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 Garden Flowers and Woodland Bluebells |
 Tuplis |
 Primulae |
 Cherry Blossom |
 Pond Buttercups |
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 Japanes Maple |
 Heather (flowering since December) |
 The first blossom on the new Magnolia |
 Bluebells in the woods above the house |
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 Camelia |
 Berberis |
 Indoors - New Amarylllis blossoms |
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 Singpore orchids emerged in February |
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 Japanese Maple |
 The White Rhododendron |
 Walk to the Keele Woods and back through the University April 2020 |
 Bluebells |
 The Caldwell Educational Centre |
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 The new section of campus |
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 Splendid Rhododenron (outside Keele Hall) |
 Keele Hall |
 The route |
 Survey of the Garden Flowers for Michael |
 Apple and Crab Apple Blossom |
 The last of the Primroses (flowering since December) |
 The last of tulips (flowering since February) |
 Camelia |
 Garden Bluebells |
 Forget me nots |
 Berberis |
 Pond Buttercups |
 Primulae |
 Crab Apple Blossom |
 Apple Blossom |
 Aqualegia |
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 Rhododenron Buds |
 The White Rhododendron |
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 Camelia |
 Japonica |
 More Bluebells |
 The Red Rhododenron just coming out |
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 Heather (flowering since December) |
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 Japanese Maple |
 Hucera (just starting) |
 Pineapple (indoors!) |
 Pineapple |
 More Garden Flowers - with the Lock Down still on, one may not go elsewhere! |
 A cherry tree outside the house |
 The newer small pink Rhododenron |
 The White Rhododenron |
 The splendid pink rhododendron |
 The purple liilac |
 Amaralysis still blooming |
 The Singapore orchid, splendid as ever |
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 Second Walk to Keele, the Clockhouse Drive and the Keele Woods, May 2020 |
 The Bluebells still blooming |
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 Pat with the Caldwell International Educational Building behind |
 Keele Hall |
 An azalea close to Keele Hall |
 The lowest lake |
 The route on a 1:50000 scale |
 A 1:25000 scale |
 Still more flowers after nearly two months of lock down |
 The White Rhodendron |
 The pink |
 The Amarylis |
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 The red amaryliis |
 The Singa pore orchids |
 The Splendid Pink Rhododendron |
 The purple lilac |
 The red amarylis |
 Soldiering on |
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 Pat on a woodland walk with the bluebells still preforming |
 The White lilac |
 The 75th Anniversary of VE Day, 8th May 1945 |
 Strett Party in Saffron Street, Bletchley Peter's Mother: 1st lady on the left; Peter, aged 10, first very small boy on the right of the table. from J.A.Taylor, Bletchley and District at War |
 The party at Water Eaton showing Fairey's shop where Peter was an occasional errand boy from J.A.Taylor, Bletchley and District at War |
 Enjoying Pat's home made cake at our locked down party! |
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 The trees outside the house in blossom |
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 A longer walk, passing Melanie's old house |
 Roses round a Uni. car park |
 Horwood Hall |
 Horwood Lodge; formerly the Horwood Hall Warden's (Melanie's) house |
 Keele Hall |
 In Springpool woods not far from the motorway |
 The route (1:50000) |
 Part of the route (1:25000) |
 More flowers and plants |
 A splendid red Amiryllis |
 Tomato plants |
 Courgette and Pumpkin plants |
 Fungus on a tree, near home |
 Flags (Irises) |
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 Chives, flowering |
 The first flush of pink roses Queen of Sweden |
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 The longer walk, though Springpool, clockwise 24/5/2020 |
 Approaching the Clock House |
 Seen over Pat's right shoulder: the Clock House Drive |
 Resting outside Keele Hall |
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 A late Rhododenron, in the woods above home |
 The route (1:50000) |
 1:25000 |
 Roses and Garden |
 Swallow in the house! |
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 Roses in profusion Queen of Sweden |
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 Lupins |
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 Peonies |
 Flags - light blue |
 deep blue |
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 Weeding buttercups from the lawn! |
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 Anotherr Keele Walk June 2020 |
 Rhododendron, not far from home |
 Approaching the top of the Horwood Hill |
 Keele Hall |
 A map of the various walks |
 A different route |
 More flowers in June |
 Indoor cactus |
 The profusion continues Queen of Sweden |
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 Boscobel |
 Climbers |
 Another climber |
 Another Lock Down Walk |
 Near Horwood Z Blocks |
 Talking with Eunice across her garden fence at Springpool |
 Picnic lunch out ... |
 ... surrounded by foxgloves |
 The route |
 More June Flowers |
 Roses on the side wall |
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 Cacti, indoors |
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 The Willow, re-growing at speed |
 Walk at Apedale |
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 Rhododendrons |
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 Father's Day gift basket from Nicky |
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 Redcurrants |
 Rhododenrons, again |
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 Amarylis indoors |
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 Pelargoniums |
 Fuschias |
 Hibiscus, indoors |
 Cyclamen |
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 Denis died in New Zealand in June |
 July activities |
 Cyclamen |
 The remains of a bouquet |
 Splitting the Howarthia |
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 A another walk to Keele Hall |
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 Blackcurrants |
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 Four kilograms! |
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 A shorter walk |
 Jay |
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 More flowers |
 Tomatoes |
 Hydrangeas |
 More flowers and fruit August 2020 |
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 Mike & Nicky's visit August 2020 |
 Trip to Keele Hall |
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 On a swing in the woods |
 Keele Hall across the lake |
 White Thistles |
 Further August flowers |
 Tomato harvest |
 Pink roses; second flush |
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 Hydrageas |
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 Potato harvest |
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 Lovely view from the ridge on an afternoon walk |
 Cactus Flowers ... |
 ...Second on this plant in 2020 |
 Walk to Keele Lakes August 2020 |
 Dahlias at home |
 The house in the sunshine |
 Proceeding to Barker's Wood |
 The new hotel |
 The start of the new stucture on Lot 6 |
 The Caldwell Centre |
 The observatory |
 Keele Hall |
 Back again at the Caldwell Centre ... |
 ... and home again |
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 Walk to Lymes Lane September 2020 |
 Break in Springpool Wood |
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 Up the Clockhouse Drive |
 Keele Hall Court Yard |
 The new Hotel, seen from the Denise Coates Building where we were shelting from the rain and waiting for a taxi |
 The new structure on Lot 6 |
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 Eating the Home Grown Pineapples September 2020 |
 The two splendid pineapples |
 Slicing them |
 The Ode from Anne, having shared a pineapple |
 Pat folllowing a fall from the shed and a visit to the hospital |
 Wlak by myself aroung the new circle in the Uni. |
 Lot 6 under construction and the hotel, nearing completion |
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 Keele sustainability hub |
 A grim selfie in the sunshine at Keele Hall |
 Keele Hall |
 The Caldwell Chilren's Centre |
 Harvesting oats on the way home |
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 The Hydrangea, quite pink now |
 Gorgeous blackberries |
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 The two last beans and the first pumpkin |
 Another walk to Keele September 2020 |
 Keele Hall |
 Horwood Lodge ( Melanie's old house) |
 Observatory |
 Denise Coates Foundation Building |
 The new vetinary school under construction Joint venture with Harper-Adams |
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 Colin Mortimer's Funeral |
 House Flowers September 2020 |
 Cactus flower |
 Bowl of Roses |
 Hibiscus |
 Hydrangeas |
 Keele Walk Ocotober 2020 |
 Sunny day for a longer walk |
 Home |
 Keele Hall |
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 The route |
 Home grown pumpkins |
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 Shorter walk around the top of the hill |
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 At home with the flowers |
 Cactus flower |
 Ice plant |
 Dahlias (provided by Barry) |
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 Gladioli Bouquet from Nicky and Michael |
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 With Pat's carved pumpkin head |
 "Alphonse" |
 A rogue antirrhynum |
 Dahlias |
 Fuschias |
 The last of the roses |
 More Dahlias |
 Fuschias |
 Dahlias |
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 Hydrangeas |
 Christmas Cactus |
 Uni walk, alone. Springpool woods, Clockhouse Drive and the Observatory. November 2020 |
 On the way back from the shop |
 Progress on the new Vetinary School |
 The lowest lake on a calm day |
 Lymes Lane, with heavy traffic on the Motorway |
 The Clock House Drive |
 Keele Hall |
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 The Lawn and the Upper Lake |
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 Mike's viist and my birthday |
 Michael, with a beard |
 With his Mum |
 Happy Birthday |
 Lighting the candles |
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 The Christmas Tree Lights |
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 Apedale Walk on Christmas Day |
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 Walks and views in the post Christmas snow |
 Sunset, on Boxing Day? |
 Snow falling at 5.00 AM on the 27th |
 Berne Avenue |
 The back garden, 1 |
 The back garden, 2 |
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 Later in the morning |
 Further Snow and Keele Walks |
 From the house |
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 Walk to the University Vetinary School gradually emerging |
 The Caldwell Building |
 Melanie's house with the launderette |
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 The Hall's office (later walk) |
 Keele Hall |
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 The Clock House |
 Our former House (29 Larchwood) |
 The Library |
 The Observatory (on the way home) |
 The new Vetinary School, under contruction) |
 The new Courtyard Hotel, being fitted out |
 Caldwell Building |
 Berne Avenue House in the snow |
 Pat |
 Peter |
 Happy Pat |
 The house from across the field |
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 The back garden again! |
 Berne Avenue (again) |
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 North east across Newcastle |
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 The last pumpkin, awaiting transformation into soup |
 New Year's Eve; the field on the way to the Uni. |
 More external walls on the Vetinary Centre |
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 Horwood Z blocks |
 Keele Hall |
 A perched rock on the second pond |
 Keele Hall again |
 The Observatory again |
 The Courtyard Hotel |
 The Buisness School |
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