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House sparrow (Passer domesticus) male perched on a branch.
Samiec wróbla domowego (Passer domesticus) siedzący na gałązce.
A male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) at a feeder in our yard. The Japanese Maple in the background added a complimentary backdrop
Bradgate House is a 16th-century ruin in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England.This is one of the first unfortified great houses in England and one of the earliest post-Roman use of bricks. It was lived in by the Grey family for the next 220 years. It is believed that the house was the birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, later Queen, ruling for a mere 9 days before being overthrown by Mary I. Jane was executed in 1553 and when her father was executed the following year the estate passed to the crown. Local history claims that groundskeepers marked the occasion of Jane's execution by pollarding the estate's oak trees in a symbolic beheading.
I don't post these birds very often. Maybe we see them so often, that we forget that they are a nice looking bird.
At Pashley Manor Gardens you will discover 11 acres of beautiful borders and vistas – the culmination of a lifetime of passion for gardening, an appetite for beauty and an admiration of the tradition of the English Country garden. These graceful gardens, on the border of Sussex and Kent, are family owned and maintained – visitors often express delight at the attention to detail displayed throughout and the intimate, peaceful atmosphere.
All the ingredients of the English Country Garden are present – sweeping herbaceous borders, ha-ha, well maintained lawns, box hedges, espaliered rose walk, historic walled garden, inspiring kitchen garden, venerable trees and the Grade I listed house as a backdrop. The gardens are a haven for wildlife – bees, butterflies and small birds as well as moor hens, ducks and a black swan. Then, of course, the plants! Borders overflowing with perennials and annuals – the look changing through the seasons, but always abundantly filled, and each garden ‘room’ planted in a different colour theme.
Pashley is also renowned for fantastic displays of tulips, roses and dahlias. Our annual Tulip Festival features more than 48,000 tulips this year! During Special Rose Week over a hundred varieties of rose swathe the walls, climb obelisks and bloom in flower beds. Then in late summer our Dahlia Days event transforms the gardens once more with bountiful, brightly coloured dahlias in every border and pot.
Add to all this a Café and Terrace with excellent garden views, serving delicious homemade lunches, scones and cakes; Sculpture and Art Exhibitions; a Gift Shop with Plant Sales; and a friendly, knowledgeable team waiting to welcome you, and the recipe for a wonderful day out is complete.
For more information please visit www.pashleymanorgardens.com/
House sparrow (Passer domesticus) female perched on a vine.
Samica wróbla domowego (Passer domesticus) siedząca na pnączu.
Chastleton House was built between 1607 and 1612, for Walter Jones, who had made his fortune from the law,[2] although his family were originally Welsh wool merchants. The estate was bought in 1604 from Robert Catesby, although his residence was demolished to make way for the new house and no traces of the original building on this spot remain. The house is built of Cotswold stone, round a small courtyard, called the Dairy Court.
Chastleton House is famous for a scene from the Civil War where a loyal wife duped (and drugged) the Roundhead soldiers to save her husband. The anecdote shows the fundamentally domestic and peaceful world of England and the disorganization of war:
House sparrow (Passer domesticus) male perched on a branch.
Samiec wróbla domowego (Dendrocopos major) siedzący na gałęzi.
Wombo image blended with my photo of a male House Finch. Enhanced for a painterly look with Impresso Pro and Waterlogue Pro.
Prompts: Thanksgiving heavily decorated wreath bird nest, family of house finches, misty forest, centered
Style: The City
The House Finch created by Wombo was pretty good, but decided to use a recent photo of one of our backyard birds.
Of course, I am in a Thanksgiving frame of mind, so expect some more holiday images this week.
Thanks for taking a look and for your faves, comments and invites!