It's time for another UK & Ireland Photohunt!

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Hoping to counteract the coming shortest day of the year, the prompt for this hunt is "Light(s)"

You're encouraged to describe your photo--where you shot it, details of what you were doing or what was going on, etc.

Taken just after our sunset flight in January 2006:

Our last full day in the Cotswolds this past July was simply beautiful. We walked along the River Eye between Upper Slaughter and Lower Slaughter. In Lower Slaughter church bells rang out, signaling the end of a wedding. The light beckoned us along the footpath.

Kathy

My first night in Edinburgh and lucky me it was the beginning of their Winter Wonderland festivities. There was a Christmas Market, food, hot wine drinks, beer . . . and this wonderful view.

Another sunLight and shadow - London Regent's Park, late April 2005 -

Stained glass window in Farnborough church, Oxfordshire. It was designed by John Piper in memory of John Betjeman.

This is timely... Harrods dressed as the Emerald City for the holidays. I have lots more pictures, all I need is the time to go through them!

Kathy, that looks like a fairy tale path!

Here's my photo of Regents Street in London, at dusk.

Lights at the Notting Hill Gate station in London. Mind the Gap!

I am going to take advantage of the fact that I can post 2 photos... Here again is the Emerald City~

Another stained glass window - this one is from St. Michael's Parish Church in Linlithgow, Scotland, adjacent to Linlithgow Palace, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots.

This modern window was installed in 1992, in celebration of the 750th anniversary of the church.

That's beautiful. There seems to be a great tradition of stained glass in Scotland (and in Ireland as well). We loved the windows we saw in both countries on our trips this summer.

Here's another "Scottish" window although it's in St Thomas' church in Winchelsea, East Sussex. It's by Gordon Strachan who was responsible for the glass in the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle.

Early morning sunlight slanting across Stonehenge. We went on a Stone Circle Access visit through the English Heritage Society, so were able to get into the inner circle. Cost about 40 pounds for 2 adults, 2 children, but absolutely worth it! We arrived at dawn, but had a brief wait while a druid ceremony finished. When our time was up, I lingered as the rest of the folks drifted back to the parking lot, and found myself standing in the middle of Stonehenge completely alone...a memorable and powerful experience.

Lights of a different kind...the beginning of our overnight ferry ride from Kirkwall on Orkney Islands to Aberdeen.
The rest of the photos are on today's blog entry.

Chandeliers in Drapers' Hall in the City of London, opened to the public as part of London Open House (Heritage Open Day) for a day in September.

WSB - how lucky you were to see that - what an elegant room!

Judy

quote:

Originally posted by kaydee:
Our last full day in the Cotswolds this past July was simply beautiful. We walked along the River Eye between Upper Slaughter and Lower Slaughter. In Lower Slaughter church bells rang out, signaling the end of a wedding. The light beckoned us along the footpath.

Kathy

and here it is in winter!

This one was taken at Sunset on a stormy March day, in Kensington Palace gardens.

I do realize that it is just one photo requested but two if we must--so please forgive me for this second one.
A week's ride through the foothills of the Cairngorms yields amazing shadows and shifts of light in autumn skies. The heather goes purple to brown to glowing amethyst and the hills retreat or march closer as they are picked out by rays of sun. This snap was taken as we crested a long, boggy climb and could see- and feel- the approaching storm.

Scotland Ballachulish on Loch Linnhe, dinner at a beautiful restaurant on the water. Just as we were finished, we saw this scene which I will never forget.

This was taken in Kenmare, SW Ireland in May 2008. I was amazed at the strength sunlight gives to life.... these plants grew out of the dark depths of a drystone wall towards the sunlight.
Berlie

lit up bridge in Dublin

Herbert Park, Dublin. Light reflections on the pond confusing small cygnet who seems to be looking at Mama under the water.

Aah! That's very cute ... just the sort of sight that would appeal to us.