Halloween! Today is Halloween which was originally a British thing which lost popularity but is now back with a vengeance as an American import. The reason for Halloween’s decline is that we started celebrating Guy Fawkes Night (aka Bonfire Night) on November 5th, of which more next week. Last year I bought the most awful…
Steps and Blue Door. This picture was taken at the Bishop’s Palace at Wells in Somerset, England. This is the traditional residence of the Bishop of Bath and Wells; bishops’ palaces have become to be seen as something of an excess in these times of recession, earlier this year when a new bishop took over…
Jay. Sometimes when I’m out for a walk I cut through the grounds of the Royal United Hospital, where I was lucky enough to spot this Jay. Normally a very shy bird this one continued to scratch away in the undergrowth long enough for me to get my camera out and take this picture. For…
Wells Cathedral. As it has been such a lovely day we popped over to Wells today; as the Bishop’s Palace was open we went to have a look at that. This was a good choice as it stands in a walled defensive compound, presumably to protect the ‘wells’ and has gardens that were colourful and…
Royal Victoria Park, Bath. This morning first thing I took Maude for a walk and realised that there is still so much colour about apart from the expected autumn tones. We passed one garden that was completely full of dahlias in so many different colours. Later on we walked into town with Mrs Sixwheeler through…
Chimneys. Saw this amazing herd of chimneys grazing the roofs above Cavendish Road in Bath. 26 October 2014
Husband Créche. Mrs Sixwheeler took me shopping today and we came across this, which I thought was a brilliant idea and was keen to try it out. I was over-ruled and as a result ended up in Marks &Spencer abandoned in an armchair and surrounded by ladies’ underpinnings. I did get some very odd looks.…
Bath Resident. Regular readers will be aware of my fondness for wandering the streets of the beautiful city of Bath. I particularly enjoy coming across local residents so you can imagine how pleased I was to see this charming young lady who was, I imagine, looking out for a sedan chair. 24 October 2014
Royal Crescent, Bath. Walked Maude into town this morning to do some shopping and for a change we walked round Royal Crescent. Bath is famous for its beautiful Georgian architecture and in particular for its crescents, of these Royal Crescent is way out ahead the most famous to the extent that it’s hard to find…
Cotswold Way. The Cotswold Way is an English long distance path that runs for 102 miles (164 Km) along the escarpment of the Cotswold Hills linking Bath and Chipping Campden. Some people walk it from Bath to have the benefit of a following wind whilst others do it the opposite way so that they finish…
The Sixwheeler Chronicles 