Scavenger Hunt for March 2016

My thanks to Suzzie ('greenthumb')
for choosing the words shown in blue on my post

and preparing the March Scavenger Hunt.

Local

We sometimes see this delightful character 

as she is often found grazing in one of our favourite local haunts.

City

We spent Easter in Salisbury,

and walked around the Cathedral Cloisters.

You can see the spire in the stained glass. 

The poet, George Herbert, lived just outside the city,

close to Wilton and to Old Sarum in a village called Bemerton. 

This stained glass window is in Bemerton Church.

What fine oak leaf and acorn decoration.

Stripes

These are perhaps flutes rather than stripes!

I love the crinkly-crankly lines along the edge.

We saw this shell on the beach at Cley-next-the-Sea last weekend.  

 

Crisp

We always enjoy seeing this wind pump 

at NT Wicken Fen, not far from Ely.  

The crisp lines and criss-crosses of the sails

always look wonderful against the wide skies of East Anglia.

Street art

 Not technically 'street art', 

but we try to keep an eye out

for cute or unusual signs on the road.

I have seen a flying pig sign not far from home ...

Tiles

This Robin spent a large part of the day

perched on the fence, in front of the tiles. 

Most of the time she had bits of twig and leaf in her bill,

so we hope there will soon be chicks.

RocksStairs

I could not find the photo I had in mind

of real stone stairs,

so this is a view of wooden steps

 - rather impressive ones -

at Tintagel.

Hair

One of our 'regulars'

enjoying a Good Hair Day!

Measure

'Measure for Measure'

or perhaps

the heart of love ...

Swans at Thorpeness,

displaying in front of the 

House in the Clouds.   

Large

I couldn't resist posting

one of Swansea's iconic buildings,

perched above the sea in Mumbles.

For one

Des res ...

an English duck's home is her castle,

in the grounds of Hedingham Castle. 

I was thrilled to see clumps of Coltsfoot on the bank. 

Landscape

Spring in Suffolk 

Twin lambs at NT Ickworth. 

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If you have enjoyed seeing these pictures, why not join in the next Scavenger Hunt
and/or take a look at some of the other responses ... here.

Happy hunting!

 

Scavenger Hunt Photos

I so enjoyed the Scavenger Hunt entry on Amanda's blog that I thought I would have a go.

If you click this link to Greenthumb (Suzzie) you will find a list of words.

The idea is to match each one with one of your photos

taken during the month in question. 

I have had to use old photos 

this time.

Enjoy! 

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Green

I have a feeling the Ladybird has found a Woodlouse hole! Taken at NT Sutton Hoo.

2

It takes two to Tango! You can read about Gorillas here.

Cool

 

We failed to see penguins, but we loved the Hebridean island of Gigha and its sign!

Somewhere you went

... Looking for dinosaurs on the island of Skye. New finds here.

Up

We took the cable car up to the Heights of Abraham, where we found these frogs.

Frame

View from the Hide, Gialova near Homer's 'sandy Pylos', Greece.

From a low angle

The mysterious Dozmary Pool in Cornwall, linked to Excalibur.

On the shelf

... to represent the Gondwanaland Shelf! Signpost in Marks Hall Arboretum, Essex.

Writing

Burns Cottage: perhaps not quite the red, red rose the poet had in mind!

Inside

Both are outside in the open air, of course; but which is on the inside of the fence?

Line

 

St Andrews seafront: a variation on 'three French hens'?

Shape

Somewhat skewed Teasel because I had to include the Ladybird!

I have undertaken this exercise as an experiment, using old photos. 

I hope to do it 'properly' next time, though whether I will find angles

 on all the March words I am not so sure! 

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