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My first experience of Dog’s Trust was when I first visited the Kenilworth and fell in love with a 4 year old Bull Mastiff x Rhodesian Ridgeback called Primrose.
Since adopting her on the 4th September 2011, Primrose has proved to be a complete dream to own. It really does show that if you give a Rescue dog the stable and loving home environment that it so truly deserves, it will most definitely repay you with a loving, loyal companion who supplies you with endless amounts of fun and a constant smile! I also have Primrose to thank for the dream job that I have now – if I’d have never visited Kenilworth centre that day, I would never have found out about the new site they were building in Loughborough.
It really is true what they say about a dog being for life. Owning a dog isn’t just about giving a dog a home to live in! It’s about friendship and communication and giving you something to wake up for each morning. I can honestly say that since adopting Primrose I’ve had some of the most enjoyable times of my life - with many, many more to come!
Cosplay from "BlazBlue"
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Kokonoe - pyshe.deviantart.com/
Photo shoot @ Uppcon 2011
Felt to do something different from other photos :3
Reuters Thompson Foundation - Trust Conference 26-27th October 2022, QEII Conference Centre, London. Images Copyright www.tellingphotography.com
Packwood House is a timber-framed Tudor manor house near Lapworth, Warwickshire. Owned by the National Trust since 1941, the house is a Grade I listed building. It has a wealth of tapestries and fine furniture, and is known for the garden of ancient yews.
History
The house began as a modest timber-framed farmhouse constructed for John Fetherston between 1556 and 1560. The last member of the Fetherston family died in 1876.[3] In 1904, and the house was purchased by Birmingham industrialist Alfred Ash.[4] It was inherited by Graham Baron Ash (Baron in this case being a name not a title) in 1925,[3] who spent the following two decades creating a house of Tudor character. He purchased an extensive collection of 16th- and 17th-century furniture, some obtained from nearby Baddesley Clinton. The great barn of the farm was converted into a Tudor-style hall with sprung floor for dancing, and was connected to the main house by the addition of a Long Gallery in 1931.[5]
In 1941, Ash donated the house and gardens to the National Trust in memory of his parents but continued to live in the house until 1947 when he moved to Wingfield Castle.[6]
Gardens
The famous Yew Garden containing over 100 trees was laid out in the mid-17th century by John Fetherston, the lawyer. The clipped yews are supposed to represent "The Sermon on the Mount". Twelve great yews are known as the "Apostles" and the four big specimens in the middle are 'The Evangelists'. A tight spiral path lined with box hedges climbs a hummock named "The Mount". The single yew that crowns the summit is known as "The Master". The smaller yew trees are called "The Multitude" and were planted in the 19th century to replace an orchard.
The Yew Garden is entered by raised steps and a wrought-iron gate. The garden path follows an avenue of trees, which leads up a spiral hill[1] where a wooden seat is placed beneath a yew tree. This vantage point provides views of the house and the Yew Garden.[5]
Some of the yews at Packwood are taller than 50 feet (15 m).[7] The soil on the estate has a high level of clay, which is detrimental to the trees during wet periods. As a result, parts of the garden are often closed to the public while restoration work is undertaken[7] The house and gardens are open to the public throughout the whole year as of 2013.
I was drinking coffee with Abby yesterday and the postman arrived. Elsie clambered on to the large basket by the window whilst Abby dealt with the post. Then, Abby encouraged Elsie to jump into her arms. Usually Elsie is picked up and swirled round, but this jump required Elsie to trust her mother to catch her before being whirled through the air. By the time I had my camera ready they were on jump 2 or 3 . . . there were about 8 in all. This little series is of the moments in between the jumps
Gaydon, British Motor Museum : Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust
This concept vehicle was built by Jaguar Special Vehicles Operations (SVO) to demonstrate a possible saloon based coupé version of the XJ40.
After the two-door coupé version of the XJ Series 2 was discontinued in 1977, Jaguar did not have an entrant in the exclusive market for full four-seater GT cars. There was never quite enough room in the back of an XJS for this to qualify for the description ‘four-seater’. However, the idea of producing such a vehicle was not forgotten within the company.
While the SVO department was mainly concerned with providing modified cars to individual customer orders, SVO also from time to time would prepare concept cars as studies for what might become future production Jaguars. The highly skilled craftsmen in SVO could take a basic standard body shell, cut it up and lengthen or shorten it, and assemble it into a car finished to the highest standard.
On this coupé concept, the front doors were stretched by eight inches over standard, while the wheelbase was reduced by six inches but unlike the Series 2 XJ6 Coupé it was not pillarless. Mechanically, the car was similar to the standard saloon, with the 6 litre V12 engine. The interior was re-worked to include tilting front seats allowing access to the rear, and the car was re-trimmed with a distinctive contrast colour used for seat piping and carpets.
It is difficult to say whether this coupé version was seriously considered for production. Since this one-off study was made almost at the end of production of the XJ40 range, it is certain that it would not have been introduced in the form seen here, but a production version could have been based on the X300 range, the successor to the XJ40 introduced in 1994. Also at the same time that this coupé concept was built, Jaguar was working on the XK8, the XJS replacement which was considered to be a more important new model in the GT class, and which was introduced in 1996.
Images from the two night dinner event for Trust America with Jeb Bush. Joel Silverman Photography, serving the Denver Metro area.