--- Chris Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Complete off-topic this, but I thought I'd share > just this > brief experience, and photos, with you all. ...
I took some pictures of the castle, and > a couple > of the surrounding countryside, which are up on my > gallery web > site, found here:- > > http://www.hatstand.org/gallery/ > view_album.php?set_albumName=album22&page=1 > > (Alternatively, if the link gets mashed, go to > http://www.hatstand.org/gallery and navigate through > people > and places, then to Bodiam Castle) > > So, to finish, a question. What's refreshed your > enthusiasm > for your own country, when you've been through a > period of > being down on the place. I don't mean a can-do > attitude, > politics, people, cities, or stuff like that, > rather, its > history, geography, vistas, and so on. OMG, Chris - now THAT is a castle! complete with moat and the whole thing. I almost expect to see a dragon. I never fail to get a chuckle out of the captions/ comments you add under your photos either - for me, that's half the fun. One of my favourite places to go that's not far from me, is a place down by the lake a short drive from where I live (Toronto). I'm not even sure what it's called - I think it's Humber Bay Park or something. They've reclaimed a lot of land, dumping chunks of concrete and bits of other crap from buildings that have been torn down, covered it all with earth, built up places for bird (of the water and land variety) and fish and butterfly habits, and a whole bunch more. You can walk out right to the end of this spit and feel like you're miles from the city, even though you can see its buildings just across the bay. No matter what season it is, or no matter what the weather, my daughter and I love to go down there and walk or stand on the rocks. There are all sorts of plants and so on and you almost always see swans - in the spring, you see cygnets as well (with the parents always keeping a very close eye on their young and looking ready to attack anyone who comes too close.) It's a cheap form of entertainment (like free! except now they charge for parking, but you can usually get away without paying, as it's all by machine and not that expensive anyway, so why be cheap?) and a good way to clear the cobwebs out of your head. I often take my camera with me because every time you go there, it looks different. ===== Catherine Toronto ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
