Fountains Abbey was founded in 1132 . It is situated in North Yorkshire and is a great place to visit. It boasts beautiful stone masonry with arching, angular cloisters which remain to this day.
Cloisters
Stained Glass Windows
Lines
Lines of direction
Forward or back, time to act
To choose the right track
For Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Lines and Angles
Alone
Stillness all around
No depth of sound, doubt or frown
Solitude is found
(For wordpress photo challenge: minimalist)
Autumn Leaves
Patterns in Stone
I pray the joy of today
Will creep into tomorrow
The sadness of yesterdays
Will not linger like sorrow
The days of happy hearts
Here to last, not just to borrow
For Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Patterns
Janet’s Foss, Queen of the Fairies
This is a photograph taken at Janet’s Foss, Malham, the Yorkshire Dales. Foss being the norse word for waterfall. Folklore states that Janet, Queen of the Fairies lives behind the waterfall in a cave.
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Green
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