My Dear One has his own computer help site which is an extension of his part-time computer business, where he puts computers together and fixes them ~ very handy for me, I can tell you! Always picking up viruses from cruising around my lovely sites!
Anyway, Dear One has made some lovely friends from around the globe to whom he has been chatting for years ~ also handy since we are saving for an international holiday to co-incide with my three months' long service leave in two years, and we have many lovely invitations for accommodation. Two years is a long time to wait, I know, but how fast time flies, and I'm sure two years will pass as quickly as.
Back to the point, one of Kev's lovely mates from the UK (who we are definitely going to stay with) is a wonderful photographer and puts together the most gorgeous slide shows of photos he's taken around his region. He lives in the Cotswolds, which I understand from watching Back to Country (one of my all time favourite shows on pay TV on the How To Channel) is one of the loveliest regions of the UK.
Ray takes the most gorgeous photos and I love looking at them to dream about our holiday to come and the places we're going to go, so, with Ray's permission, I am going to share, today and in the future posts, some of his work. He really does capture the beauty of the area, and isn't he so lucky to live in such a stunning part of the world? I've wanted to travel to the UK all my life as I've always loved old things and history and have been known to burst into tears watching Back to the Country when they've shown a house from 1200 and something, and I know I'm going to get to England and not want to go home.
These photos represent just a small portion of the photos on the slide show which you can view here. They are so worth a look. Not only are the photos gorgeous, but they are put together in such a lovely way, it's a joy to watch.
When you click on the link, click on the square that says "Click here to start download." PLEASE NOTE IT MAY TAKE UP TO 10 MINUTES TO DOWNLOAD the slide show, but please do it as it is so worth it! You can minimise it while it's downloading and do something else while it comes down and come back when it's done. Be warned though, you might want to go there!
I was thinking of doing some drive-bys of some houses I love around Brisbane, but now I'm not so sure! How could I match these places?! Isn't it just amazing how different places have such different architecture. But I suppose that's what makes you want to travel the world and see what there is to offer. I certainly can't wait to get over to England and I hate wishing time away, but I hope the next two years go fast!
My bedroom
Roses from my garden
The house we are thnking of building
In my guest bedroom
One of my front door decorations
Bubby ~ 1999 to 2007 ~ we miss you
What a lovely blog you have :) . Thanks for sharing the wonderful pictures of England :) Have a happy day :)
crystal
Posted by: cCrystal | 23 May 2008 at 06:04 AM
What fabulous photos thanks for sharing them with us
Alison
Posted by: Alison Gibbs | 22 May 2008 at 09:59 PM
These pictures look great, sorry but I don't have time for the slideshow today but I will save that for next week. I can imagine that you are looking forward to such a trip!! Lloking forward is half the fun!
Posted by: Lili M. | 22 May 2008 at 05:06 PM