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Friday, 29 January 2016

A Place In The Country

Work, the weather and other commitments have prevented me 
getting out and about recently.
So here's a selection of photos taken during the last year or so
showing some of the cottages to be found in the villages 
that I've walked or cycled through.
Some are beautifully maintained while others need a little help.

























Take care.

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26 comments:

  1. diane b29 January 2016 at 12:08

    Great photos, just so English.

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  2. Anonymous29 January 2016 at 12:14

    Such charming houses! Lovely shots.

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  3. The Furry Gnome29 January 2016 at 13:13

    You obviously live in a beautiful part of England!

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  4. it's me29 January 2016 at 13:36

    Love those English gardens, cottages and homes.
    I'm especially fond of the photo with the blue door.

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  5. Toni29 January 2016 at 13:57

    #'s 2 and 4 inspire me the most, even thought they are all beautiful. Doors always have a special meaning for me. What is behind those doors?

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  6. Marie Smith29 January 2016 at 15:06

    Love the photos, especially the colourful doors.

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  7. Linda W.29 January 2016 at 15:43

    Such cute homes! Nice photo collection.

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  8. Mike@Bit About Britain29 January 2016 at 15:51

    Wonderful. Some of them remind me of what it must be like to have decent weather...

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  9. Kaya29 January 2016 at 15:55

    Recently the weather prevents me to go out also. It's snowing almost every day. I am always curious about interesting houses and how people decorate them. I love your pictures and especially the picture of old house and it's door.

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  10. Simon Douglas Thompson29 January 2016 at 17:42

    All idyllic, all way too expensive for any potential young rural homeowners...

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  11. John @ Beans and I on the Loose29 January 2016 at 17:50

    We don't see that many places in disrepair on your travels. So they do exist there after all. Big difference between the blue door and yellow door.

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  12. Anonymous29 January 2016 at 19:13

    A beautiful series of photos. I love seeing cottages in your neck of the woods.

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  13. The Weaver of Grass29 January 2016 at 19:17

    Like the sunny days in these photos John - we could do with some of that kind of weather for our garden at the moment.

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  14. Folkways Note Book29 January 2016 at 20:19

    Your photos are wonderful. I especially like the one with the yellow door and faded white siding. I like places that are reflective of age. -- barbara

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  15. Jack29 January 2016 at 22:57

    You have things keeping you from wandering the countryside with your camera? I thought I was the only one. (The house in the next to last photograph needs some roof work soon or a cave-in is in its future.)

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  16. Rose30 January 2016 at 00:20

    These are absolutely wonderful. The first two are just so inviting...and the one with the yellow door so appeals to me. If I was a painter, I would ask you for permission to paint it, but I am not so I won't be asking...

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  17. Melissa30 January 2016 at 00:48

    Yes, it is that time of year! I have to say, I really appreciated seeing the flowers! Makes me anxious for spring.

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  18. sweetbriardreams30 January 2016 at 06:28

    I hope that one day soon I will be back in a cottage like one of these. Loved living in a thatch apart from hearing rats scurry up the walls outside to go to bed :) I think this time I would go for a more finished one rather than a doer upper!! Lovely photos of these charming places.

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  19. Marleen30 January 2016 at 11:21

    I love your door-photos.

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  20. Sara - Villa Emilia30 January 2016 at 15:35

    Lovely photos! England's countryside looks so beautiful... and even the cosmos flowers seem bigger than here. :)

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  21. The Furry Gnome30 January 2016 at 15:56

    John, I've fixed a mistake from the past. Thanks for sending me back to check Henry VIII's wives, so I think I now have it right in my post on the Tudor Garden at Sudeley Castle.

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  22. Pam31 January 2016 at 14:05

    A great set of images John! The cottage in the first image would make a super Jigsaw!

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  23. orvokki31 January 2016 at 14:24

    I don't care if they need some help, they are still so lovely cottages.

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  24. EG CameraGirl31 January 2016 at 15:24

    Very nice collection. Actually, the cottages that need the most help are the most photogenic to my way of thinking. ;)

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  25. Mo1 February 2016 at 11:25

    I do love those thatched roof cottages. Long may they remain

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  26. Terra 3 February 2016 at 03:18

    Some of those cottages need some tender loving care, and others are charming and show the care they are receiving.

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