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Sign of the Bear Hotel, Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Some background information
The Bear Hotel is a hotel in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, located opposite The Oxfordshire Museum, not far from Blenheim Palace. It is one of England's original 13th century coaching inns and has stone walls, oak beams, open fireplaces and an ivy facade. It has played host to film stars, royalties and politicians for centuries. Notable guests include Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton who stayed at the hotel on many occasions in the Marlboro suite.
The Bear Hotel has been named as one of the most haunted hotels in the UK and is asserted to be haunted by at least two ghosts: Room 12 is said to be haunted by a workman who fell from the roof three hundred years ago. Some say that he was pushed. Room 16 is said to be haunted by a female ghost who turns lights on and off. Guests have also reported their possessions being moved on many occasions. And employees of the Bear Hotel are said to avoid being alone in the kitchen and the cellar at night.
The small town of Woodstock (about 3.000 inhabitants) is situated eight miles (13 km) northwest of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. It’s part of the Cotswolds and the location of Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Domesday Book of 1086 describes Woodstock as a royal forest. Æthelred the Unready, king of England, is said to have held an assembly at Woodstock. But the market of the town was established not before 1179 when King Henry II gave Woodstock a royal charter.
Near the town was Woodstock Palace, a residence that was popular with several English kings throughout the medieval period. The building was destroyed in the English Civil War. Sixty years later the palace remains were cleared for the construction of Blenheim Palace.
From the 16th century the town prospered by making gloves. In the 17th century it was altered greatly, when the 1st Duke of Marlborough became a permanent resident. One local inn, today’s Bear Hotel, was able to accommodate vast numbers of visitors and horses. Nowadays Woodstock is largely dependent on tourists, many of whom visit Blenheim Palace.
I have bitten my nails ever since nearly losing a finger at the age of 5 to a gust of wind and a front door. Ouch! Disgusting habit I know but I can sympathise with smokers.
This was to be my January 1st picture and new year resolution...again! (the snow was just too good). This time the Flickr world is watching. Update on 1st Feb.
....and no, it wasn't amber.
Now that I'm finally up to speed on my Project 365, I have the luxury of going through some of the pictures that I didn't choose for the project. So here's a couple of photographs from my recent stay at the Danish West Coast.
This amazing, tiny, non-biting midge has the tongue-tangling name of Coelotanypus concinnus. Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 4.
Elections 2015
Ideally I'd like to see much more red, and I'd be happy for more yellow and green. Less blue. And no purple.
Obviously blue Skittles don't exist so I had to have a play about... it almost worked!
Went to vote this evening and then called for a couple of ales as is election tradition. Will sit and wait for the results now. Eek!
This species of softshell turtle will definitely bite if you get too close! Missouri River near Vermillion, SD.
Day 360 of 365 (Thursday) - I have forever had the rule that I don't buy my children ice cream at the park. It always arrives shortly before tea time, and I don't like that it is there everyday. With the recent hot weather, and continual pleas from my son I decided that as a surprise they can have one ice cream at the park per month, for the next three months. My son couldn't believe it when I told him, and he and his sister were over the moon! We were near the end of the queue and as we got nearer Mr Whippy started giving some people cheaper ice creams as the ice cream was overly soft. It looked like they wouldn't be able to try the Whippy one covered in baby marshmallows that they had been drooling after for so long. Fortunately we waited a little while and it worked enough for their ice creams, which they received with the advice not to run with them due to them being slightly too soft. My children carried them so carefully into the park, and not a drop was spilled!
Watching the other spectators was much more interesting (and not as depressing) as watching my team loose again yesterday...
Was playing around with a modifier I just bought off Craigslist, saw this shot in my head and decided to set it up.
My daughter actually could not sit up for very long on her own at the time so I'm actually right beside her just outside the frame. I framed the shot ahead of time just with the dolls, sat her down, got out of the frame and triggered the camera remotely.
Lighting info: Flashpoint Zoom Manual R2 (Godox TT600) with Honl Traveller8 modifer, camera right
Growing up, my parents made sure I was introduced into the arts and culture. I remember the night that Dad brought home this (punch board) prize (from the Moose Lodge). He told me it was Venus De Milo. Through art school, every time I came across an image or the mere mention of the name, I would think, 'stop biting your nails'.