Tuesday 23 August 2011

ABC Wednesday F is for ......



ABC Wednesday and F is For Farm - Full title Acton Scott Working Farm Museum - set in the heart of Shropshire. A step back in time - like a breath of Fresh air.



Tamworth piglets - in their old Fashioned sty - snuffled away in a careFree way



Ducks were for ever busy - in their duckpond - oblivious to all - swimming round and round - continually squabbling in a Friendly way.taking time out for a well earned rest.

A visit last week proved to be Fun with the Family in tow.




F is For Flower - so lets look at the Foxglove - or Digitalis - which in Latin means finger - which according to Daphne Barraclough in A Flower Lovers Miscellany - led to the name of fairies gloves.

The Foxglove is definitely a Free spirit and can be Found on both sides of the Fence- wild or cultivated - popping up in the most unexpected places - reputed to have Fairy and mystical connections and it will definitely deter the rabbit population if set amongst the veggies- and if you are interested in herbal remedies - the Foxglove is a well known source of medicine for Heart complaints.




Finally for a Finale - F is For Friends and For a Fabulous time- feasting on Favourite Foods and listening to Fantastic music From a Frenzied band - until the sun had set over the Shropshire Hills

10 comments:

  1. Love the animal pics...we don't get foxgloves here....I guess our winters are too harsh.
    Jane x

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  2. Fantastic choices for F, love the ducks and the flower.
    f is for...

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  3. Jane you've taken some brilliant pictures again. We went to Acton Scott a few years ago when they were holding a 'blacksmith jamboree' there. It's an amazing place - would love to go again

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  4. Yow, some wicked FUZZ Bass from the band! But nice flora.
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  5. Working farm museums are such fun! You really can step back in time...for a little while.

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  6. I love the color of the pigs!

    First Grade's Fees is what I have for ABC this week.

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  7. This certainly meets my expectations of what an English farm would look like!

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  8. I do love your choice of F words, especially the little piglets on the museum farm.

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  9. What a nice choice for f ! you have the first farm I visit !
    Gattina
    ABC Team

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  10. Animals are fun to watch and these wild flowers are beautiful!

    ABC Wed

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