On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:37 -0700, "Rick Womer" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Built in 1067 by the Normans... enlarged and moated 1200-1210... enlarged > again in 1250-1270... besieged by Cromwell in 1646, and then destroyed > under his orders in 1652. > > The grounds and earthworks are vast; the place must have been huge. > > I love this stuff. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8922539 >
Well done - nicely framed. I'm sure that wandering around there late on a sunny afternoon could produce some stunning colours from those old stone walls. Envy ....... > > P.S. Did the Mary Parsons PESO yesterday incite disgust or indifference? > Neither - I just missed it. Looking now, I think the foreground flowers aren't really sharp enough and the dead flower heads detract from the appeal. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - I mean, what is it about a decent email service? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

