Aylesbury, England - Page 10

xoxoxoBruce · 03-09-2009, 11:30 PM

Mike probably got run down by some crazy chick jumping off the bus and walking around with a camera in front of her face.

Sundae · 03-10-2009, 07:44 AM

Argh - too true, too true! I just hope he wasn't the man who randomly called me a cunt because we walked into eachother! (sans camera)

Mike I have to say I loved Leicester.
I was unhappy there, but not because of the city.
I did maintain she was most beautiful from the first floor up - a gorgeous concoction of red brick Victoriana and overwrought decoratin. And who looks at the fire when stoking the mantlepiece.... oh damn, wrong way round!

I have a Leicester thread here.

I'd be happy for you to post an alternative Leicester thread of course - but I doubt you want to give that much time and attention to a negative

Anyway, it's lovely. Housing is cheaper, everywhere is walking distance, there are so many bars and restaurants - at near "Northern" prices, the public tranport system is great and people look at you and speak to you in queues! Come back to Leicester after a few weeks in London and you'll feel blessed, I promise.

Quarantine · 03-10-2009, 11:41 AM

This thread has brought back a few memories. I know Aylesbury quite well, many of my family come from Aston Clinton, just outside of Aylesbury. This photo is from a visit back to the area last year. Aylesbury is somewhere in the distance. It is taken from Coombe Hill overlooking Aylesbury Vale.

Lost some image quality in reducing the file size to about 1.5MB (original image 10.5MB)

Sundae · 03-10-2009, 01:51 PM

Oh lovely, lovely!
No that's a view I'm familiar with. Thank you.

I once rented a flat in Aston Clinton. I got the bus (or walked) up the hill into Tring many times.

TheMercenary · 03-10-2009, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quarantine

This thread has brought back a few memories. I know Aylesbury quite well, many of my family come from Aston Clinton, just outside of Aylesbury. This photo is from a visit back to the area last year. Aylesbury is somewhere in the distance. It is taken from Coombe Hill overlooking Aylesbury Vale.

Lost some image quality in reducing the file size to about 1.5MB (original image 10.5MB)

Beautiful Pic!

Pico and ME · 03-12-2009, 03:16 PM

OH, I hope the pics arent all done...I was really enjoying it.

Pie · 03-12-2009, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

what is weird is how often peas show up on the menu... I don't think I've ever seen "peas" listed as a side in America...weird, huh.

Yes, I was positively perplexed by the preponderance of peas, personally. (whew!) Seems like that's the most popular 'veg' they have -- odd, since in my house they're considered a starch, not a veggie at all!

glatt · 03-12-2009, 04:01 PM

I used to have this British guy as a cow orker, and he would bring peas in for lunch. Just eat them out of a tupperware container. I'd never seen anyone else do that before, or since. Not every day, but often.

dar512 · 03-12-2009, 04:09 PM

Frozen, canned, or fresh?

Never mind. Different thread.

Sundae · 04-13-2009, 10:36 AM

I've taken some pictures to document the Spring here for you. The Easter weekend seems an appropriate time to post them.

Cherry blossoms close to my home.
My walk to the day care unit.

Sundae · 04-13-2009, 10:37 AM

Still walking in - the turn off down beside the prison walls.
The prison walls from the unit.

Sundae · 04-13-2009, 10:42 AM

Now a series of a horse chestnut tree in the grounds.
I love horse chestnuts. They have fat and sticky buds, the earliest and freshest green leaves, then flowers like candles, they are huge threshing castles all summer then herald autumn by turning brown first of all the trees, then hand out conkers!

These were all taken on separate days. Spring creeps up on you, you know!

I'll continue the sequence tomorrow when I'm back there, and might even pop back at key points even after I'm discharged.

Sundae · 04-13-2009, 10:42 AM

Moar

Sundae · 04-13-2009, 10:43 AM

Last for now.

Sundae · 04-18-2009, 03:08 PM

A couple more of my horse chestnut.
I swear I'm going to go back and take more pics as the year goes by. It's allegorical for me now.

The first two are a couple of days apart.

03-09-2009, 11:30 PM	#136
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Mike probably got run down by some crazy chick jumping off the bus and walking around with a camera in front of her face. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-10-2009, 07:44 AM	#137
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Argh - too true, too true! I just hope he wasn't the man who randomly called me a cunt because we walked into eachother! (sans camera) Mike I have to say I loved Leicester. I was unhappy there, but not because of the city. I did maintain she was most beautiful from the first floor up - a gorgeous concoction of red brick Victoriana and overwrought decoratin. And who looks at the fire when stoking the mantlepiece.... oh damn, wrong way round! I have a Leicester thread here. I'd be happy for you to post an alternative Leicester thread of course - but I doubt you want to give that much time and attention to a negative Anyway, it's lovely. Housing is cheaper, everywhere is walking distance, there are so many bars and restaurants - at near "Northern" prices, the public tranport system is great and people look at you and speak to you in queues! Come back to Leicester after a few weeks in London and you'll feel blessed, I promise. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 03-10-2009 at 07:50 AM.

03-10-2009, 01:51 PM	#139
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh lovely, lovely! No that's a view I'm familiar with. Thank you. I once rented a flat in Aston Clinton. I got the bus (or walked) up the hill into Tring many times. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-12-2009, 04:09 PM	#144
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Frozen, canned, or fresh? Never mind. Different thread. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

04-13-2009, 10:36 AM	#145
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I've taken some pictures to document the Spring here for you. The Easter weekend seems an appropriate time to post them. Cherry blossoms close to my home. My walk to the day care unit. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-10-2009, 11:41 AM	#138
Quarantine Lead Subordinate Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 15	This thread has brought back a few memories. I know Aylesbury quite well, many of my family come from Aston Clinton, just outside of Aylesbury. This photo is from a visit back to the area last year. Aylesbury is somewhere in the distance. It is taken from Coombe Hill overlooking Aylesbury Vale. Lost some image quality in reducing the file size to about 1.5MB (original image 10.5MB)

03-12-2009, 03:16 PM	#141
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	OH, I hope the pics arent all done...I was really enjoying it.

03-12-2009, 04:01 PM	#143
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I used to have this British guy as a cow orker, and he would bring peas in for lunch. Just eat them out of a tupperware container. I'd never seen anyone else do that before, or since. Not every day, but often.

04-13-2009, 10:37 AM	#146
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Still walking in - the turn off down beside the prison walls. The prison walls from the unit. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-13-2009, 10:42 AM	#147
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Horse Chestnut Spring Now a series of a horse chestnut tree in the grounds. I love horse chestnuts. They have fat and sticky buds, the earliest and freshest green leaves, then flowers like candles, they are huge threshing castles all summer then herald autumn by turning brown first of all the trees, then hand out conkers! These were all taken on separate days. Spring creeps up on you, you know! I'll continue the sequence tomorrow when I'm back there, and might even pop back at key points even after I'm discharged. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-13-2009, 10:42 AM	#148
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Moar Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-13-2009, 10:43 AM	#149
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Last for now. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-18-2009, 03:08 PM	#150
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	A couple more of my horse chestnut. I swear I'm going to go back and take more pics as the year goes by. It's allegorical for me now. The first two are a couple of days apart. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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