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Window in the Memorial Chapel by Clayton & Bell 1904.
The impressive parish church at Knowle is dedicated to Saints John the Baptist, Laurence and Anne; it is a good example of a Perpendicular Midland church, and is profusely adorned on the south side with battlements, pinnacles and gargoyles.
It is also built using two different coloured local sandstones, red and white, a feature of several Warwickshire churches that adds greatly to their appeal.
Inside the church is spacious with then nave flanked by aisles and the chancel disappearing beyond the late medieval wooden screen. The chancel contains ancient stalls with ten misericords (mostly fairly plain designs) and a sedilia too high up to be used (owing to the lowering of the floor following the removal of a passageway that once ran beneath the altar).
There is an interesting mixture of stained glass from several studios of the Victorian and Arts & Crafts period, an extensive and varied collection with some particularly notable pieces that reward study.
The church is happily normally open and welcoming to visitors.
These images are scans of photographs taken in 1976 with an Olympus XA camera. This was a climbing trip my then girlfriend Faye and I made to Yosemite valley to climb the Lost Arrow Spire.
For more on this please check out the full story on my blog: Climbing the Lost Arrow Spire
The Ascend Learning UK team take part in a lunchtime Spinning class! Thanks to Greg Sayer for leading the session... we just about survived! (L-R: Ross Bartup, Kerry Fearnley, Greg Sayer, Rob Rodriguez)
Crested Butte is considered the wildflower capitol of Colorado. In July, the fields are filled with a myriad of varieties (including these Colorado False Hellebore) to tease the eye and camera. This photo was taken on Gothic Road at sunrise, with the peak of Teocalli Mountain in the background.
Photo © João Paglione
"Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb."
-- Greg Child
"Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God,
and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving,
for the Ascension of Christ your Son
is our exaltation,
and, where the Head has gone before in glory,
the Body is called to follow in hope.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever." Amen.
– Collect for the feast of the Ascension.
Detail from a fresco by Pinturicchio in the Bufalini Chapel (1486) of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome.
When planning our trip to Sri Lanka I'd read lots of reviews on hiking Adams Peak for sunrise and what an incredible experience it can be. I say can be as the chance of the weather being unfavourable is actually quite high - many people reporting that they could barley see in front of them due to cloud cover let alone endless views from the peak.
I had penciled it in to our itinerary as a must and thus I was willing to do anything to make it happen. In order to make it for Sunrise CJ and I had to leave our place in Mirissa at approximately 10pm and settled in for the 4-5 hour car ride (special mention to our Hosts for driving us!) to the base. I still remember vividly looking out our drivers window whilst falling in and out of sleep at around 2am in the morning and seeing this amazing sight in the distance. I wasn't sure if I was more excited that we were finally there or nervous about the fact we had to ascend it in a race against the light (in which we ended up doing with quite some time up our hands).
Adams Peak has huge significance in Sri Lanka, with the mountain being referred to by a number of names across a variety of religions. For example Buddhists believe that the foot shaped mark at the top was that off the Buddha, where as Christians believe that it is the foot print of Adam when first setting foot on Earth after being cast out of paradise.
Regardless, it was an unforgettable experience and one I would encourage for all who plan on traveling to Sri Lanka! I wont lie when I say it was tough - something like 5500 steps (big steps, not your average household ones!) and extremely cold at the top. So if you're planning this hike ensure you have warm gear, something we overlooked coming from the coast.
As you can see from the stars in this shot we were lucky in that mother nature was playing nice... stay tuned for a few from the top for sunrise and hopefully it'll help explain why this cant be missed!
Cheers
D