January 27, 2008
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Eleven Pictures
What time is it? It’s 12:01 a.m.! I have a paper hanging on the wall in the kitchen which translates what 17:00 (and 18:00 and 22:00) means. I just can’t get it through my head, this English digital time. I’d have done poorly in the military.
What ARE these strange leaf-balls in the trees?
Narnia’s lamp post?
The library next to TGD’s Cambridge office
A branch near where TGD works. (Just liked this shot)
Constantinople? Nope. Cambridge!
Wit in front of King’s College Chapel (Photo posted to prove he is still alive.)
Do you see how tiny my family looks when compared to the size of King’s College chapel?
Inside–VAST!
But, there are cozier bits, if you can think of stone as cozy.
Ack! Someone cut off Gockle’s leg! At least it won’t keep him from doing card tricks.
May you enjoy the rest of your Sunday and have a blessed Monday!
Comments (39)
Haggis sounds pretty nasty, but then again… doesn’t escargot too? I ate that…
I like your shot of the clock. I remember journaling in London, and I looked up, and all of a sudden the clock read 0:00 and I thought “That is so cool!” Unfortunately, I knew that the time would change before I could get my camera out. Looking at the clock with straight 0′s makes you think time itself has stopped.
Mary,
RYC: The camera is digital. I love it. I don’t waste film anymore, LOL, just battery power.
I’m enjoying your posts.
Do you miss the States?
God bless you.
Cynthia
Mary, You need to write a travel column! I’d love to be traveling with you guys, but it’s almost more fun to see it all through your eyes. I’m REALLY enjoying your blogs!! Please keep it up.
Love ya,
~Rhonnie
Just remember–subtract 12! although when the clock says 0:00, that’s a bit much.
It looks like bird’s nests in the tree.. I could be wrong.. Lovely pictures.. I have to agree with you guys standing next to buildings.. Yall look so petite familiy..
I’m vicariously there with you…esp in that cathedral! What fun!
Bird’s nests! Our maple tree looks like that, though with far fewer bunches of ‘leafy things.’
Could the stuff in the tree be mistle toe?
Your children will have the greatest memories!
And how in the world will you ever organize the hundreds of photos you will have at the end of this adventure?
P.S. I’ll be thinking of you tonight as I watch “Mansfield Park” on Masterpiece Theatre!
Love the photos! And I love your commentary! I wish I could take you to Scotland with me next time I go, just to hear your take on it.
By the way, I forwarded your Burn’s jokes to DH. He was amused–of course!
As for the PC stuff–food chopper, one piece of stoneware, and a bunch of other little stuff (I can’t even remember it all without getting my list out.) Fun though! Maybe some day with all my new stuff, I might learn to like cooking…Lol…give me cross-stitch any day. It doesn’t disappear after an hour of work.
i couldn’t see all your photos, but the ones that did make it through were amazing! what an experience! i’m green with envy
haha
I love the pictures….especially the one of Narnia’s lamp post
RYC: We didn’t end up having Chinese that night but tacos instead. It was something quick and easy. Though I have had a yearning for Chinese food since. Perhaps I shall treat myself tomorrow.
Yes, I suppose people might think I died or something…I’m doing pretty well. Super busy though…I’m on day 6 of 11 straight days of classes (I took a special weekend class). It looks like Abby is ditching me, so I will have to make plans independent of her. Still don’t know for sure if it will work out or not, but I’ll let you know as soon as I have a definite idea. How are you doing? What’s the weather like? GORGEOUS PICS!!! Miss you!
Cool pics. That looks like Mistletoe in the trees. Must be something else over there though. Hope you’re having a good time. Thanks for the comment! God bless!
~Grampy~
Ahhh, I am so enjoying your posts. Thanks so much for taking the time to do these. I am living vicariously although I am also looking up airfares!
Keep it coming! I am enjoying your pictures so much!
Those trees look straight out of a Dr. Seuss book!
haha osm pics!!
I would wager that it’s mistletoe. I looked up mistletoe pictures on yahoo images to confirm my suspicions, and I found these–
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/371707484_40e6c53acd.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/143/336109146_a0933a590d.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/338932780_008e071007.jpg?v=0
Beautiful chapel pictures!
I was going to say responding to the person who said they were birds’ nest that they’d have to be something more than that to be green…it would take an epiphyte to be that way..and I do believe the mistletoe is an epiphyte.
Great pics…thanks for sharing them.
I was gonna go with mistletoe too, but that’s a very undereducated guess. Just reminds me of the mistletoe balls in the trees in southern Oregon.
Once again, loved the photos and sharing the journey with you~!
My goodness! Don’t those boys looked pleased as punch to be photographed in their unnatural habitat?
Cambridge looks amazing!! *does a cambridge dance* I can’t waaaaiittt….
What lovely pictures! What a lovely experience! The tree looks like it has some sort of mistletoe or birds nests in it. So strange… Maybe a climb up would help determine what it is..
Next time you walk underneath those trees with your husband, you’ll have to remember what they are.
Or wait, I have an even better idea! Casually walk underneath one of them with one of your sons and give them a sloppy wet kiss on the cheek. Even better if there are other people present. 
Those are mistletoe you see in those trees. They perplexed me the first time I saw them as well!
We ate a bag of Jax Cheese Curls today for the very first time. Tim really liked them. He said they tasted just about the same as the other brand, but were more interesting because they varied in shape and size. We just had to try them since you mention them so much.
I used to work at King’s College as a bed maker. Let’s see if you can figure out what that is! I didn’t make many beds though-most were being slept in! I was fortunate enough to attend the King’s College Christmas Eve carol service. Since I was an employee I received a free ticket for myself and a guest. It was a beautiful concert and was broadcast on the radio. Ken and I can truthfully say we have sung over the airwaves.
Those buildings look amazing!
RYC: “Stars” and I have a kind of love/hate thing; sometimes I don’t want other people rating me.
In Texas, the trees that look like that are growing mistletoe! How are you, dear? Have you found any good junk food there, yet? Are you able to bake c.c. cookies? We just made the best cake ever last night and we ate it for breakfast, too!! What gluttons! It was good, though, because we ALL shared it and it didn’t sit in the cupboard waiting for ME to “fork” at it for the next two days ’til I’d consumed it myself! Ha! (however, far too true!!)
We went to the most beautiful wedding on Saturday night. My girls were all invited due to the fact that they have fooled my friend into thinking they are fabulous children! Ha! …Oh, yeah! I forgot! They ARE fabulous children!! (Really, they are pretty great, if I do say so myself!) It was at Lovett Hall which is “nestled” between Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. It was just beautiful! My girls said it looked like a castle inside, which really means it probably looks like a mansion, but, not quite like a castle. The bride, who is 38, was phenomenally gorgeous and only looked about 25. The food was excellent and there was an ’80′s band. My girls didn’t understand why Mommy wouldn’t let them dance to songs like “Tainted Love” and “Angel in the Centerfold”…. hmmmm! Just NOT happening! And, NO, I’m not explaining why!!
Gotta go…. it’s 25 after O’hundred here and I gotta get to bed! Hope your day is lovely!! AJ
Love the pictures, keep it up!
Great to see the pictures. That is definitely a Narnia lamp post. I liked the cozy stone room. How cozy is stone? You would be the one to ask.
Bummer about the leg! That must have been a terrible accident.
Sometimes when I turn off the stars I think I’ve already had a couple of votes, so I think it leaves them.
Hey….. your page is different than your front page…. how come? Also, I don’t see a place where I can send you a message anymore…. how come? – AJ
Oh! And what’s that little symbol above the dot between the 0:00 on the clock? Does that mean it’s time for a cup of tea or Starbucks coffee???
It looks like a little cup of coffee to me!
Guess what?!? I was in England 2x’s last week! Well, the United Kingdom at Epcot. Does that count??? Had fish & chips one day for lunch– although, I’ve been told it isn’t real fish & chips unless it’s served in newspaper!
Mistletoe is bad for the tree, but it used to be prized for medicinal value.
Those “things” in your tree are misletoe! And the reason I know this is because Mistletoe is the Oklahoms State flower!
Mistletoe (phoradendron serotinum) the oldest of Oklahoma’s symbols, adopted in 1893 — 14 years before statehood. Mistletoe grows on trees throughout the state and is particularly bountiful in the southern regions of Oklahoma. The dark green leaves and white berries show up brightly during the fall and winter in trees that have shed their own leaves. Haha! Yes, We have a parasit for a state flower! Funny isn’t it. Of all the wonderful native flowers they could have picked. Anyway, we have mistletoe in a lot of the trees here in Oklahoma. Mistletoes are parasitic plants with a root-like system imbedded in their host to extract food and water. The good news is that mistletoes are obligate parasites, which mean they survive only in living tissue. Pruning an infected branch kills the mistletoe on that branch. The bad news is that you cannot eliminate mistletoe from a tree unless all infected limbs are removed. If a tree were completely infected, you’d kill the tree if you removed all infected limbs. Often times there are less drastic measures you can take in order to enjoy your trees and tolerate mistletoe because mistletoes spread slowly and it takes many infections and years to kill a tree. Here is where you can find out more information. http://www.rms.nau.edu/mistletoe/dyn/faq.shtml
No taunt intended! I just wanted to see what I thought of your favorite nosh! Would you like me to send you some? Just let me have your address and I will be happy to. Hope you are enjoying Cambridge! Have you been to the fruit market downtown yet? They might not have it in the winter, but if they do-try the samtumas. They are little tangerines and are so yummy. Sort of like clementines only smaller and sweeter. FYI: they call eggplant aubergines and brussel sprouts are sprouts. Have you learned that jacket potatoes are baked potatoes yet? And you thought we spoke English!
Now we really must go to Ely! Thanks for your lovely pictures, I agree, the stain glass looks marvelous.
Thanks again for having us for dinner, we really did have a wonderful time. What a special family you have. I really was impressed with all your musical ability!
I was thinking again of Penuchle this morning. We must get together soon!
Blessings,
Lisa (for all the Johnstons!)