The ruins of old Sheldon Church, in Beaufort County, South Carolina is one of the more lovely abandoned places you can find. Destroyed once by the British in the American Revolution, and ravaged from General Sherman in his march to the sea in the Civil War, the chapel, in its moss draped surroundings has seen […]
The Green Man of the Parish Church of St Katharine in Holt
When my lady moved to a house just outside of Holt, in Wiltshire we saw this Green Man on the church down the road as a sign. My business has operated under the name Greenman Design Studio for some years, and there aren’t a lot of green men in Wiltshire. So it was quite nice […]
Feeling like Vermeer at Philipsburg Manor
I love Vermeer, his paintings that is. This photo was taken at Philipsburg Manor in Sleepy Hollow, New York. The real Sleepy Hollow, which is as much history as legend. It was taken in a barn a few centuries years old, as the lady demonstrated the production of flax. Sometimes you take a photo and […]
The Devil’s Chair at Avebury
Top: One of the southern entrance stones to Avebury, with the Devil’s Chair in the center Folklore and legends abound with the standing stones of Britain, with many stones or groupings given the old fellow’s name, such as the Devil’s Bed and Bolster, Devil’s Den near Avebury and the Devil’s Chair, one of the two […]
The Rock of Cashel: Where Patrick introduced the King of Munster to a new god
The Rock of Cashel was begun in the 11th century, and became the seat of the kings of Munster. It was there that St. Patrick converted them to Christianity in the fifth century, and eventually a great cathedral was built, before the whole thing got sacked, burned and plundered by Oliver Cromwell. According to folklore, […]
The Daily Ramble: The River Chew at Pensford, Somerset
The village of Pensford is in Somerset, Great Britain. We stumbled upon it in search of the Stanton Drew stone circles, and were mesmerized by this view. A great flood of the River Chew in 1968 damaged the railroad viaduct in the background so extensively it never reopened. Also damaged was the St Thomas […]
