Amelia's photos

Or possibly the Essex Skipper, Thymelicus lineola These little butterflies were ubiquitous here, flitting around in the tall grasses and mostly sipping nectar from hard-heads, Centaurea / knapweed..

Or possibly the Essex Skipper, Thymelicus lineola. These little butterflies were ubiquitous here, flitting around in the tall grasses and mostly sipping nectar from hard-heads, Centaurea / knapweed..

Reflections of Church Street towards St.Alkmunds Church

Taken from the other side of the lake. I have added a note that points out the Sisters sculpture in the photo.

Refuge. Sculptor: John Merrill:

The crop of wheat was harvested in July before it was completely ripe. It was then transported to an anaerobic digester. Anaerobic Digestion (AD) is a natural process where plant and animal materials (biomass) are broken down by micro-organisms in the absence of air. The AD process begins when biomass is put inside a sealed tank or digester. Naturally occurring micro-organisms digest the biomass, which releases a methane-rich gas (biogas) that can be used to generate renewable heat and power; this helps cut fossil fuel use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The remaining material (digestate) is rich in nutrients, so it can be used as a fertiliser. The local farmer has now returned some of the digestate back onto the field as fertilser. This can be seen in the PiP The wild flower strip has been, and still is, a delight providing a valuable food source for a wide variety of insects, as well as for species higher in the food chain. All in all I think this has been a great success. www.biogas-info.co.uk/about

Today's Sunday Challenge is: COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS

The boat club belongs to Shrewsbury School.

Today's Saturday Self Challenge: Flowers in black & white.

HM Prison Shrewsbury was a Category B/C men's prison in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It closed in March 2013. A bust of prison reformer John Howard is above the main entrance to the prison. The present prison building was constructed in 1877. The last execution in 1961 was conducted by Harry Allen and his assistant. Currently the Dana Prison, Shrewsbury is open as a tourist attraction. Jailhouse Tours runs guided tours, theme events and experiences, educational days, history days, seasonal events, horror tours and School tours. Jailhouse Tours will continue to manage the site until development work begins on the building in 2019. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_Shrewsbury It's now 2020 and so far the prison hasn't been sold, so the tours are still available. Can you find the little bit of fence?

Today's Sunday Challenge: Take a picture this week and which makes us feel we are seeing a vintage photograph. Our local pub isn't going to open again until social distancing does not apply. That could be some time. The Talbot is a Grade II listed former coaching inn which came under the ownership of Joule's brewery in April 2013 as one of their Tap Houses. The sandstone building at the far end used to be the brew house.