Saturday 26 February 2011

A Walk in the Forest

Sandringham

A few days ago we went for a late afternoon walk through the woods at Sandringham. It's quite a trek through the forest so we only explored a small distance before the sun went down :-)

Sandringham

Wednesday 16 February 2011

Helter Skelter

helter skelter

A helter skelter is a tower surrounded by a spiral slide and always used to be my favourite ride at the fair :-)

Wednesday 9 February 2011

The Sky Tonight

crescent moon

The crescent moon seems clear tonight so I couldn't resist taking a few pictures. The moon didn't turn out too bad although I didn't have much luck with Jupiter :-(

jupiter

Exploring Castle Rising Castle

the entrance to Castle Rising Castle

The entrance to Castle Rising leads staight to the impressive main staircase. The door to the left leads to the great hall. Up heads to a room in the tower :-)

the main staircase at Castle Rising Castle

Monday 7 February 2011

Castle Rising Great Hall

Castle Rising great hall

The great hall is open to the elements having lost the roof and floor. Originally the hall spanned the first and second floors with a storage room below.

Saturday 5 February 2011

A Room in the Tower

a room in the tower, Castle Rising

A room in the square tower at Castle Rising, viewed from the spiral staircase. :-)

Thursday 3 February 2011

Spiral Staircase at Castle Rising

spiral staircase at Castle Rising

The spiral staircase in the tower at Castle Rising. The stairs wind clockwise as you climb, giving an advantage to right-handed defenders. :-)

clockwise spiral staircase
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