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Several years ago we were taking down the screens from our screened-in sun porch. It was too time consuming to put up a ladder outside. So I suggested to my son, Andrew, that if I were to push a plank out over the edge of the deck, then he could stand out on the end and unscrew the screens. There wouldn't be a problem as long as I stood on the other end of the plank!
Some would call it a Newfoundland scaffold, or a lazy man's scaffold ... or whatever.
In any event it worked just fine ...until I started to laugh and he realized I might fall off my end.
I have been scanning a lot of old pictures lately. This one caught my eye.
Apologies for the quality of the scan.
Yesterday was the first day in over 170 days that the temperature reached 70 F. Thankfully someone at the park turned on the water fountains. Bruno walked up to this complete stranger who was kind enough to give him a drink.
The National Trust is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the Nation of lands and tenements (including buildings) of beauty or historic interest". It has since been given statutory powers, starting with the National Trust Act 1907. Historically, the Trust acquired land by gift and sometimes by public subscription and appeal, but after World War II the loss of country houses resulted in many such properties being acquired either by gift from the former owners or through the National Land Fund.
One of the largest landowners in the United Kingdom, the Trust owns almost 250,000 hectares (620,000 acres; 2,500 km2; 970 sq mi) of land and 780 miles (1,260 km) of coast. Its properties include more than 500 historic houses, castles, archaeological and industrial monuments, gardens, parks, and nature reserves. Most properties are open to the public for a charge (members have free entry), while open spaces are free to all. The Trust had an annual income of nearly £724 million in 2023/24, largely from membership subscriptions, donations and legacies, direct property income, profits from its shops and restaurants, and investments. It also receives grants from a variety of organisations including other charities, government departments, local authorities, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Reuters Thompson Foundation - Trust Conference 26-27th October 2022, QEII Conference Centre, London. Images Copyright www.tellingphotography.com
Interested in adopting an elephant? Take a look at www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org
Olifantje adopteren? Kijk op www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org
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Hanbury Hall", Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire was built in 1701 by Thomas Vernon, a lawyer and whig MP for Worcester. The hall and estates are owned by the National Trust.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-hanburyhall
Hanbury Hall", Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire was built in 1701 by Thomas Vernon, a lawyer and whig MP for Worcester. The hall and estates are owned by the National Trust.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-hanburyhall
"If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."
trust is not in its bind, but in its bond. So hold the hand of the person whom you love rather than expecting them to hold yours...
I had a friend that was really good friends with a bunch of wealthy older ladies. They would all get dressed up and lunch. One of them died, and all of the other ladies glorified how her body was discovered - she was wearing her best pajamas and her nicest diamonds and pearls. All of them wanted to be remembered that way, and they all prayed for the same death their friend had had.
I am learning that the only one you can truly count on is yourself. I always thought of getting stabbed in the back and mounted while I was going through this. Puting her name "Trust" under her neck shows the death of an ideal that you seem to lose as you get older.
But she is bedecked with jewels, a better way to be remembered than being a patsy and sucker.
Original - watercolor, graphite on paper