Well, what a summer!  Wall-to-wall sport with the Euros, Wimbledon, the Olympics & Paralympics interspersed with a smattering of golf, cricket & rugby (not so keen on those last two).  After all those inspirational sportsmen & women at London 2012, I wasn't looking forward to the start of the football Premier League (like I usually am).  Bunch of overpaid egotists!  But here I am thinking about writing all the Champions League & FA Cup fixtures in my diary - as per usual!

So not been out & about much, a couple of trips down to the beach and a bellringing outing to North Essex & Cambridgeshire on the August Bank Holiday.

St. Margaret of Antioch, Toppesfield, Essex

Roses in Toppesfield churchyard



St. Lawrence, Ridgewell, Essex

 


Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire 





15th century wall painting at St. Mary & All Saints, Willingham, Cambridgeshire depicting the Virgin Mary and her cousin Elizabeth, both pregnant with Jesus and John the Baptist respectively. There's a little devil in the left hand corner but they're ignoring him and chatting together, what they are saying is written on the scrolls above their heads.

roof angel at St. Mary & All Saints,, Willingham, Cambridgeshire

stained glass window at St. Mary, Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire

 

St. Mary, Ely, Cambridgeshire

St. Mary, Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire

flower & bee in Bluntisham churchyard