Amelia's photos

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Today's Saturday Challenge is: "Something that makes my life easier". This peculiar looking piece of apparatus is, for me, essential for a much easier life. It is the docking station and the loop system I wear when watching TV or speaking on the telephone. Without wearing the round loop like a necklace I cannot hear the TV properly, even at a high volume. Subtitles aren't the answer because the lip synch is usually miles off. Wearing this apparatus, with my hearing aids turned to loop, allows me to hear the sound on TV directly into my ears even when the sound is muted. I can walk out into the garden for about 25 metres and still hear the TV. It is just magic. And when I speak on the phone with the loop system in place I can hear the other person really well. Without this my life would be very difficult. The PiP shows the loop system without the docking system

These fungi were photographed on the same day as the bramble flowers. nature seems a bit confused. The second PiP is a mature form of Fly agaric.

These blackberry flowers were photographed on the same day as the puff ball fungus'

Autumn Leaves - Yenne Lee This is my favourite version. Eric Clapton - Autumn Leaves Eva Cassidy - Autumn Leaves

Today's Sunday Challenge: Get Creative With A Glass Bottle The PiP is the result of some distortion.

Today's Saturday Self Challenge is: A fountain. This is a calm area in The Quarry in Shrewsbury called The Dingle. It is maintained by the local council, and this pool area is at its best in Autumn. The gardens are very popular with visitors, but this year there has been a strict one-way movement through the area with parts of the garden fenced off.

Attingham’s Deer Park was created in 1798 as part of Thomas, 2nd Lord Berwick’s grand improvements to the Mansion and grounds. Today, around 200 fallow deer, descended from the original deer herd live in the park.

I have to congratulate the National Trust for their organization during this peculiar time. It's possible to book a slot on line, and the number of people allowed in for each half hour is limited. We book in for the 9 - 9.30 slot. There is no time limit for how long each visit lasts, and there is plenty of areas to walk, but we try to leave before noon when it starts to get busy. The fog lasted for another 30 minutes, then the sun broke through. It was a bit difficult to see the deer at times.