Jane at Levant: April 2013

Thursday, 25 April 2013

Avenue of Trees

I need some help - it is camera club soon and the subject is 'An Avenue of Trees' I have several pics old and new that fit the category - or do they? When is an avenue not an avenue - the definition in the dictionary tells me - and I quote - 'A wide street or thoroughfare - any path resembling such a thoroughfare - usually lined with trees - see what you think. My header pic is the Laburnam Arch at Bodnant Gardens in Wales - could this be an avenue ? it is a thoroughfare and it is lined with trees but then it is an arch - but is it an avenue that has been called an arch !!

Could this one be an avenue - well it is a thoroughfare I think - canal boats often travel up and down this canal

Is this an avenue or a woodland walk - which category - what a minefield - all will be clear next Wednesday

This one could be my entry - I walk here probably 3-4 days a week - weather depending - I have taken this shot from every angle

- and with or without a subject

I now need to cajole the printer to produce me a respectable copy!!

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

York

A few days in York- to see the sights and drink in the atmosphere- the sun was kind to us - so pics were aplenty.We travelled up by train and stayed close to Micklegate

- and we walked the city walls.- amazing ! It was cold but that did not seem to matter - !

These steps could tell a colourful tale of days gone by -of that I am sure!!

stepping back into the past

We walked as much of the walls as time allowed this is the view from the other direction with Micklegate in the background - we did this stretch on our second day - the sun was shining -

Looking out over the roof tops and chimney pots of York -

York Mister caught in the sunlight - towering over the city

playing with my camera so many opportunities

of course York is also a shoppers paradise

- designer boutiques and chocolate cabins at every turn tucked away behind the medieval shop fronts- market stalls - buskers - York as it alland is alive with many talents.

The river is a focal point - bridges linking up with the city wall walk - I was always drawn to this watch tower -

believe it or not this tower has been converted to a coffee shop. A visit to the Railway Museum was on the agenda - we spent half a day there - here are some of the highlights for me ...

The Mallard every bit as beautiful as they say - the first time I had seen this beautiful blue train - a must to be seen to be believed !!

Another gleaming monster the Dwight of Eisenhower - admired by many - young and old and then

we gazed on Gladstone - look at these gleaming copper and brass pipes - more than a days work here !

There was a grand parade of Royal Trains through the ages - showing off their splendour

I must include this little dazzler - I am not sure which train this was - but I think it deserves a slot for immaculate presentation

Of course to see the Flying Scotsman was incredible

- although in the workshop for repair work - it still held all that magic for me

We found this little bar down on the River Front and spent our evenings listening to the music and becoming one with the city.

Linking today to Outdoor Wednesday have a good week fellow bloggers - Jane uk

FAIRY -LED

The fairy people flouted me,
Mocked me ,shouted me
They chased me down the dreamy hill and beat me with a wand
Within the wood they found me ,put spells on me and bound me
And left me at the edge of day in John the miller's pond
Beneath the eerie starlight;
Their hair shone curd -white
Their bodies were all twisted like a lichened apple tree
Feather -light and swift they moved,
And never one they loved,
For all were full of dreams and dark designs on me.

With noise of leafy singing
And white wands swinging
They marched away amid the grass that swayed to let them through.
Between the the yellow tansies
Their eyes,like purple pansies,
Peered back on me before they passed all trackless in the dew.

Mary Webb - from the Spring of Joy

Three softly curved white sepals veined with light,

Three green-lined petals,guarding frugal gold,

And all so strong to fold or to unfold!

Snow thunders from the bending pines.How slight

This frail,sheathed stem! Yet all unbent it springs,

So swift in stoopings and recoverings.

In the pale sunshine,with frail wings unfurled,

Comes to the bending snowdrop the first bee.

She gives her winter honey prudently;

And faint with travel in a bitter world,

The bee makes music, tentative and low,

And spring awakes and laughs across the snow.

Mary Webb

Found on the Web Part One

Short Jokes of the day

Dress Code.

It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a raise. If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise.

Sick Days

We will no longer accept a doctor's statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.

Personal Days

Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturday & Sunday.

Found on the web !! Part 2

Toilet Use
Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall door will open, and a picture will be taken. After your second offence, your picture will be posted on the company bulletin board under the "Chronic Offenders category". Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sanctioned under the company's mental health policy.
Lunch Break
Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more, so that they can look healthy. Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure. Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast.
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