It is not easy to choose an image of Summer 2010. This one, taken en route to Devon in the height of summer, from a fast moving car and using my mobile phone, encapsulates a tumultous Summer season: blue sky in the horizon, ripening yellow rape seed and the green green grass of home....
Castle Combe, one of the prettiest villages south of the M4 motorway, is justly famous for the picturesque homogeneity of is ancient houses, built of Cotswold stone and bedecked with flowers. With the river bubbling through the centre, Castle Coombe is now a conservation area, with double yellow lines througout the village, allowing passing vehicular traffic only.
The charming village of Corsham, in North Wiltshire, was basking in the warm glow of late summer light. Walking around in the nearly empty High Street, you can see the honey yellow Cotswold stone adorning the 18th century architecture.
Corsham Court, a stately home dating from the Saxon days, was a treasure house of the rare, unexpected, and supremely beautiful.
How often do you find the London Underground nearly empty of commuters and travellers? It is almost surreal to witness this amount of empty space in a heaving metropolis.
Summer has quietly slipped by. Late August, the first taste of autumn is in the air.
Moving between sites this summer, it is easy to forget that there had been glorious summer days, when a lunch time stroll along the River Thames provided a delightful break from the pressures of work. The camera phone captured a few idyllic spots.
It was a quick trip in and out of Kista, dubbed Sweden's Silicon Valley. The Arlanda Airport at Stockholm looks spanking new, all glass and wood. As travellers walk from the arrival gate to the terminal building, the walls are lined with photos and names of famous Swedes, with centre place at the exit given to Abba and Bjorn Borg, right next to the portrait of the reigning monarch and his Queen.
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Unexpected finds at Beaulieu, in the heart of New Forest, Hampshire. Let the sculptures speak for themselves.
