Hello Darlene, that bench is in memory of a local dignitary. Daffodils are perfect for churchyards. Our shops are full of £1 bunches of daffodils at the moment so I have a lot indoors as well as in my garden, but nothing beats swathes of daffodils amongst the gravestones.
Daffodils were out in full bloom in York, along the Roman walls and around the Minster. They made the visit special. I agree, seeing them amongst the gravestones is the best.
I love York and we’ve walked round the walls a good few times. I especially enjoyed peering down into some of the gardens and homes that back onto the walls.
Hello Robbie, yes this is my favourite time of year in the churchyard. Daffodils are early this year apparently, but have had a bit of battering in the windy weather we’ve had.
Beautiful photos….intersting that the fishing boat you captured looks almost exactly like the shrimp boat my grandfather owned – I used to help him catch shrimp in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula when I was growing up!
So do I, but unfortunately a lot of these gravestones are very weather beaten, so you can’t read them. looking round cemeteries and reading gravestone was one of my mother’s interests!
It’s not something I do often but the chapel is at my end of the village so when I walk the dogs that way it is where I often turn round. I*t seemed silly that I had never explored it.
When I was young our route to the shopping centre was through the cemetery, our two mothers walking together with all of us. The youngest little girl cried if we didn’t walk through the cemetery!
Janet, I enjoyed accompanying you on your lovely walk from afar. The churchyard looks so peaceful and the daffodils in the forefront is a beautiful photo. I like how you end up by the serenity of the water and I’m taken with that old boat – it has a lot of stories to tell! Hope you’re having a good week – and isn’t it amazing to see the sun at last! xx 😀
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So peaceful
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Hello Sheree, yes it is.
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I LOVE that bench. I once visited the Isle of Wight and saw daffodils growing amongst the old grave stones. Very picturesque!
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Hello Darlene, that bench is in memory of a local dignitary. Daffodils are perfect for churchyards. Our shops are full of £1 bunches of daffodils at the moment so I have a lot indoors as well as in my garden, but nothing beats swathes of daffodils amongst the gravestones.
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Daffodils were out in full bloom in York, along the Roman walls and around the Minster. They made the visit special. I agree, seeing them amongst the gravestones is the best.
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I love York and we’ve walked round the walls a good few times. I especially enjoyed peering down into some of the gardens and homes that back onto the walls.
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What beautiful spring scenes!
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Yes Liz, our many dreary grey days we’ve had lately are forgotten when the sun come out in the graveyard!
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I know the feeling! (Although spring hasn’t reached us yet.)
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Luckily, the cemetery I am applying to still has a long waiting list.
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That’s good to hear Geoff!
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The daffodils around the graves are strangely touching
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Hello Robbie, yes this is my favourite time of year in the churchyard. Daffodils are early this year apparently, but have had a bit of battering in the windy weather we’ve had.
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Everyone is commenting about early flowers. Our peach tree came into blossom a month early this past spring.
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Beautiful photos….intersting that the fishing boat you captured looks almost exactly like the shrimp boat my grandfather owned – I used to help him catch shrimp in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula when I was growing up!
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Hello John, how strange, it looks like it’s seen better days so it could be the same one…
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I love your photos. The place is so serene and peaceful.😘
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Thanks Arlene. ‘Where Time is Pleasant’ is the motto of the town.
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Oooh, lovely to see those daffodils at the Priory.
You know spring is here when the daffs are out 🙂
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One of the few days we have had with perfect weather and sunshine!
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Old graveyards are interesting and I like reading the inscriptions on the headstones. They also often have lovely plantings of bulbs and things.
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So do I, but unfortunately a lot of these gravestones are very weather beaten, so you can’t read them. looking round cemeteries and reading gravestone was one of my mother’s interests!
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It’s not something I do often but the chapel is at my end of the village so when I walk the dogs that way it is where I often turn round. I*t seemed silly that I had never explored it.
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When I was a kid, we liked playing at the cemetery. It didn’t feel strange to me at all. No daffodils, but the forget-me-nots were bountiful!
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When I was young our route to the shopping centre was through the cemetery, our two mothers walking together with all of us. The youngest little girl cried if we didn’t walk through the cemetery!
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I get it!
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Looks like you had a lively walk among the dead. 🙂
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Yes I certainly did, they know me well as I often go that way.
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Janet, I enjoyed accompanying you on your lovely walk from afar. The churchyard looks so peaceful and the daffodils in the forefront is a beautiful photo. I like how you end up by the serenity of the water and I’m taken with that old boat – it has a lot of stories to tell! Hope you’re having a good week – and isn’t it amazing to see the sun at last! xx 😀
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Thanks so much Annika. I like old boats and there are plenty on the river! Yes back to sunshine today.
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