I simply had to include a lasting shot from Michael Halfpenny’s portfolio of Kleine Scheidegg… and this time it’s his dramatic camera work taken on the snow-bound mountain side of Kleine Scheidegg.
Michael Halfpenny continues his travels around Kleine Scheidegg with this striking contemporary picture taken at the famous Swiss ski resort.
Michael halfpenny’s camera is seen here recording a striking example of Swiss architecture at Kleine Scheidegg…
Another beautiful scene from around Kleine Scheidegg - pictured by the creative camera work of Michael Halfpenny.
Another of this week’s stunning pictures of Kleine Scheidegg Switzerland by Michael Halfpenny.
Kleine Scheidegg
Michael Halfpenny’s stunning pictures of Kleine Scheidegg feature on My Weblog this week. Kleine Scheidegg in Switzerland sits between the Eiger and Lauterbrunnen, and is the centre of the Ski area around Grindlewald and Wengen. There is a rail station and hotels here, and the yearly mountain race in September ends in Kleine Scheidegg
To the south of Kensington Gardens, high above the watchful, glittering towers of the grand Imperial Institute, wholesome breezes fell upon the narrow arboreal road leading to the quiet respectable villas of Dorset Square… Further to the south, the River Thames shone silvery, like the path of a passing snail, in the lowering moonlight… Black of night.
She was late. It had gone eleven. Her daughter was never this late. In the basement kitchen of number 10 Mrs Mansell – The Llewellyn’s cook, fussed over her single seed like a preventive hen. Her eyes darted angrily once more to the small window that looked out over the small stairwell running to the street above. She would know her daughter’s footsteps – she would know them well. She tied the leg of Canterbury Lamb for the tenth time, mindful in one last pull, and looked at the slowness of her mantle clock. It’s tick thundered in the emptiness of a kitchen hung high with large copper pots and wiped her hands in routine on a messy dark apron that clung tightly to her aging thighs. Her beloved was never this late… Never this inconsiderate… Never this… No good! Irene should never be out so late… It was now well past eleven! People could not be trusted in this new age – hungry-found freedoms in young men, were for the best part destructive. Since the war people were different, irresponsible and blameless… And some were damaged goods.
Then she heard those hurried footsteps, chattering and clattering down the worn stone steps, and the recognizable spell of cotton cloth that wisped the blade of window light and framed a thankful evidence. A tiny smile crossed the widow’s face, fractioned only for second or two, and then turned itself down deep into the crevices of her private thoughts. She was replenished, relief was her’s, it governed her once more, and lifted her again into the plateau of satisfied endeavor. At last, she was here… This girl was here!
The door opened slowly into the kitchen with a heavy wincing creak. Her daughter stood framed for a moment in the half light, its pale golden reflection touching and running tiny fingers through the swirls and curls of her chestnut hair. She stepped into the kitchen, her fine body before her… A roll of confidence in her manner. She was a child who was finding her womanhood.
The Household Cavalry Museum in the heart of Horse Guards, in Whitehall, London, is unlike any other military museum, as it offers a unique “behind-the-scenes” look at the work that goes into the ceremonial and operational role the Household Cavalry Regiment.
The Household Cavalry Museum can be found at: www.householdcavalrymuseum.co.uk
The Wychwood Brewery is named after the ancient medieval forest of The Wychwood. The brewery produces an award winning range of traditional craft-brewed beers full of character. They are the UK’s No1 producer of organic beers and can be found at: www.wychwood.co.uk The Wychwood brewery is based at Witney in Oxfordshire England, so click on their website for free wallpapers, screensavers and ringtone downloads!
The ancient medieval forest of The Wychwood was recorded in The Doomsday Book of 1086, and it covered much of West Oxfordshire. The term ‘forest’ referred to an area of sovereign hunting rights, and took in meadows, open land, and woodlands.
….And they say, the best time to see a Hobgoblin is when the moon is full on All Hallows Eve… the 31st of October!
The Grove Theatre in Dunstable England
It was a wonderful evening of entertainment at The Grove Theatre Dunstable England; when Marilyn and myself attended The Russian State Ballet Academy of Perm performance of ‘The Nutcracker’ recently.
The Christmas story is based on “The Nutcracker and The King of Mice” written by E.T.A. Hoffmann. It tells the story of Marie, a rather sad little girl, whose godfather Drosselmeier gives her a nutcracker as a present on Christmas Eve. It turns into a prince who invites her on a journey into the Sugar Plum Fairy’s Land of Sweets. Marie celebrates with a sumptuous party together with her godfather and the nutcracker prince.
