“The Witch is Escaping from her Grave! Quick, get a Boulder!” Now, whilst these might not be the exact words spoken on that fateful day in 1705 when Meg Shelton, the Fylde Witch, escaped from her grave for the SECOND time, someone must have said something like it. Meg Shelton, aka Read more…
C is for Churchyards and Church Spires I went out this morning looking for a witch’s grave. Meg Shelton, known as the “Fylde Hag” or the “Fylde Witch” was buried in 1705 in the churchyard at St Anne’s Church in the nearby village of Woodplumpton. And I found it! I Read more…
I’ve been thinking recently that I’ve been relying too much on my iPhone both for taking pictures and for editing them. It’s all too easy! But I don’t want to forget how to use a “grown-up” camera and Photoshop. So today I put 18mm lens on my Fuji xPro-1 and Read more…
Around our Village This morning’s walk started at our front door and took us along some of the many lanes around here. Because it’s so close to home I’ve not thought of this route as a real “walk” before, more like an hour’s “functional exercise”. But just because it’s literally Read more…
I had no problems coming up with pictures for this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge: Local. All I needed to do was make sure I had my iPhone with me yesterday when I walked along to the post office to post a letter. Here are a few shots from my short Read more…