Canterbury: Cardboard Sleeping Bag

The picture above shows a homemade cardboard sleeping bag in a shop doorway in Canterbury, Kent.

After 11 years away from Canterbury, I was absolutely shocked to see how many people were sleeping in shop doorways.

A Lovable Rogue

Every time the car pulls up in Eastern Poland, Mruczek seems to be there. As the picture above shows, Mruczek is a bit of a lovable rogue.

Meanwhile, inside the house, Kotek was on top of some ladders hunting an insect on the ceiling:

Both these cats are characters, of course.

Canterbury: Passing the Mormon Church

Passing the Mormon church in Canterbury (above) on my way to catching up with an old friend, Ross who showed me his recent gardening work:

Passing some interesting houses on the way down to Westgate and the centre of Canterbury below:

After 11 years away, it was good catching up with Canterbury.

Harbledown Oast House

Loved the shape/design of this oast house in Harbledown village on the outskirts of Canterbury:
 

Good to see oast houses still standing even if most are no longer used for drying out hops in the brewing process. Just view them as a beautiful symbol of Kent, the garden of England.

Dunlewey Lough

After waving goodbye to Old Church Dunlewey, I climbed halfway up Mount Eriggal to get some good views of Dunlewey Lough below:

Also got a good view of the Poisoned Glen which stood opposite:

Never ended up getting to the top of Mount Eriggal, as I climbed it an unconventional way, and my legs kept going down muddy sink holes, but still, the views I got were amazing:

Got some good views of the Lough back down on the ground too, of course:

Inside Thomas Hardy's St. Juliot Church

Thought I'd foolishly forgotten to take some shots inside St. Juliot church last month, but thankfully, I found a few on an i-phone.

The one below shows the memorial to Thomas Hardy inside the church:
 

While the shot below shows Hardy's memorial to his wife, Emma:

In 'Discovering Hardy's Wessex', Anne-Marie Edwards (1978/1982: 49) reveals that quite some time  after Emma's death, Hardy "placed" the "memorial to her in the church".

Moreover, Edwards (1978/1982: 49) reveals that as "the Rector's sister-in-law", Emma was heavily involved with the "restoration work", which was in some ways prompted by "her interest in the architect", of course, and that Emma "laid the first stone of Hardy's new tower".

While in St. Juliot's church, I saw a notice saying that the church was now only attended by four parishioners. Really hope this Hardy sanctuary survives the test of time.

Approaching Stonyhurst College

On one of the wettest days of the year, we approached Stonyhurst College:

On a better day, I'd like to have a look round the cemetery nearby: