Bible On Lectern In St. Andrew's Church - Clevedon, England

I thought this was a charming interior view inside St. Andrew's Church looking towards the back with the Bible opened on the brass lectern to Luke 11:37.   St. Andrew's Church is where Lord Alfred Tennyson's best friend Arthur Hallam was buried. Tennyson wrote "In Memoriam A.H.H." about Arthur Hallam which is a very well know work of his. d St Andrew's is the oldest church in Clevedon and located along The Poet's Walk. Built in the Middle Ages on Saxon foundations it has been used as a place of Christian worship since Clevedon was a small fishing village and farming community.

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The Altar Tomb Of John Kenn 1593

In the north wall of the chancel in St. Andrew's Church in Clevedon, England, under a plain pointed arch, is the altar tomb of John Ken of Clevedon who died 1593. Engraved on the top of the altar tomb reads "Here resteth the bodye of Joh Kenn, of Clyvedon, the sonne of Joh Kenn, of Kenn, esquire, who deceased the 12th day of Aprill, in the yeare of our Lord God MCCCCC. XC. III." His brother Christopher died the same year and was buried at Ken. Resting on top of his altar tomb is a prayer book and a hand made pottery golden brown pitcher.

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Rusty Old Ball And Anchor

What an interesting looking rusty old ball and anchor that is covered in barnacle that was sitting on the beach in Labadee, Haiti in the Caribbean. Ah, the stories this anchor could tell if it could!

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White Carousel Horse

Artists from the Carousel Works company in Mansfield, Ohio, have created more than 25 new carousels around the country. They are hard at work re-creating six horses from the original Silver Beach carousel, originally done by master carver Charles Carmel in 1910. The Silver Beach Carousel will be their 30th new carousel creation which is now up and running. This is a photo of the fabulous carousel showing off the beautiful carving and painting to be enjoyed by everyone who visits.

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St. Joseph Lighthouses And Sailboat

This was a beautiful view I spotted on Silver Beach looking out towards the St. Joseph Lighthouses with a sailboat sailing by on a lovely summer afternoon. These lighthouses are located on Lake Michigan.

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Close Up Of St. Joseph Lighthouses

This is a view all the way out on the pier for a close up view of the two lighthouses in St. Joseph, Michigan. The St. Joe lighthouse that tourists and locals alike enjoy today was constructed at the end of a wooden pier extending out into lake Michigan in 1846. In 1907 and 1919 the city built the north and south piers that enabled boats easier access into the mouth of the St. Joe River. The lights on these piers are still operating today as one of the Great Lake’s last remaining pier range light systems. The catwalk, which was originally built for access to the lighthouse by the keepers during rough seas, is still accessed by walkers, runners and bikers today.

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Bumble Bee On Milkweed Flowers

This charming bumble bee was busy collecting pollen from this lovely milkweed (Asclepias) flower that was growing along Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Michigan. Love the soft muted colors of the flower blossoms.

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The St. Joseph Lighthouses in Michigan

This is the view you see when you are all the way out at the tip of the pier where the St. Joseph Lighthouses are located and looking back towards Silver Beach.  The St. Joe lighthouse that tourists and locals alike enjoy today was constructed at the end of a wooden pier extending out into lake Michigan in 1846. In 1907 and 1919 the city built the north and south piers that enabled boats easier access into the mouth of the St. Joe River. The lights on these piers are still operating today as one of the Great Lake’s last remaining pier range light systems. The catwalk, which was originally built for access to the lighthouse by the keepers during rough seas, is still accessed by walkers, runners and bikers today.

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St. Joseph Lighthouse

This is a charming view of the St. Joseph Lighthouses on Silver Beach that is on Lake Michigan. The St. Joe lighthouse that tourists and locals alike enjoy today was constructed at the end of a wooden pier extending out into lake Michigan in 1846. In 1907 and 1919 the city built the north and south piers that enabled boats easier access into the mouth of the St. Joe River. The lights on these piers are still operating today as one of the Great Lake’s last remaining pier range light systems. The catwalk, which was originally built for access to the lighthouse by the keepers during rough seas, is still accessed by walkers, runners and bikers today.

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Driftwood on the Beach

While walking along the Silver Beach shoreline of Lake Michigan, I came across this interesting piece of driftwood that washed up to shore. In the background you will see the Silver Beach Lighthouse located in St. Joseph, Michigan.

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Purple Osteospermum

This is a picture of a pretty purple Osteospermum flower that I saw in South Haven, Michigan. Osteospermum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Calenduleae, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower/daisy family Asteraceae. The scientific name is derived from the Greek osteon (bone) and Latin spermum (seed). It has been given several common names: African daisy, South African daisy, Cape daisy and blue-eyed daisy.

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Bumble Bee Collecting Pollen On Pink Flowers

While walking along the shoreline of Silver Beach in St. Joseph, MI, I saw these beautiful dusty pink wildflowers that the bumbles bee with busily collecting pollen from.  If you would like to purchase a copy of this lovely photo or have it printed on some extra special items, please click on the photo which will take you to my ordering site.  Thank you!

Busy Bee On Purple Flower

This was a busy bee collecting pollen on a pretty purple wildflower near Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Michigan.  If you would like to own a copy of this photo or have it printed on to something extra special, then please click on the image and it will take you to my ordering site.  Thanks.

Hydrangea Heart

I simply adore this lovely heart shaped hydrangea flowerhead and the colors are so pretty! I love the pink blush tipped mint green petals.

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Iron Grave Fence with Spiked Sphere

 This is a picture of beautiful old weathered cast iron fencing around a very old grave located in St. Andrew's Cemetery in Clevedon, England. St. Andrew's Cemetery is part of the beautiful Poet's Walk along the Severn Estuary. I love the rusty patina on this ornate spiked sphere and twisted railings that goes all the way around this loved one's grave protecting and guarding it over a hundred years.

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Huntly Castle in Scotland

Huntly Castle is a ruined castle in Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the ancestral home of the chief of Clan Gordon, Earl of Huntly.   A mound in the grounds of the castle is all that remains of an earlier 12th century motte. Originally named Strathbogie, the castle was granted to Sir Adam Gordon of Huntly in the 14th century.  In 1496, the pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck was married to Lady Catherine Gordon the daughter of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly, witnessed by King James IV of Scotland at Edinburgh. ames IV came to Huntly in October 1501 and gave gifts of money to the stonemasons working on the castle.  The heraldic ‘frontispiece’ so stunning it has no rival in the British Isles – also added by the 1st Marquis around 1602    In 1689, during the first Jacobite Rising, the castle was briefly the headquarters for Viscount Dundee and his Jacobite army, at the end of April, just after the start of the revolt.

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Urquhart Castle in Scotland

This is a picture of Urquhart Castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland located south-west of Inverness and east of the village of Drumnadrochit. The present ruins date from the 13th to the 16th centuries, though built on the site of an early medieval fortification. The first documentary record of Urquhart Castle occurs in 1296, when it was captured by Edward I of England.

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