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Steam Trains, Owls and Abbeys

Yesterday, a friend and I went exploring on the South Devon Railway Buckfast Abbey and back via beautiful Devon countryside.  So, where does the owl come in?  You’ll just have to scroll and see…

Somehow a man checking his smart-phone doesn’t really fit the image…

I love old newspapers, and especially ones that feature critical moments relating to subjects about which I am fascinated…

Then off to Buckfast Abbey.

Although the first abbey was built on this site in 1018, it was demolished and the site was purchased by Benedictine Monks in 1882, with the abbey, incorporating the existing Gothic house beside, being completed in 1938.

~ Bella

Yesterday morning I was up when the sparrows were still in their pajamas...  Now, if you know me at all, you know I am not a morning person - so why the sudden urge to be up before dawn? This was my phone as I walked out the front door…
What a magnificent day!  I needed to go for a drive to clear the cobwebs out of my head and managed to find and explore some fascinating places!  I needed to be home by around 3:30pm or just a little after to take care of a bunch of work and…

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