A demolished athletics
stadium was the subject of last week's Sunday
Snap. It was famous for hosting top-class sporting and musical
events before it was bulldozed 23 years after it opened. The
Sheffield based stadium was of course
Don Valley Stadium
Well done to everyone who
got the answer last week – Kate,
Suzanne, Anne
and Rachel. For those
wondering when the photograph was taken it was when Miss JibberJabber
ran a 3km race there in April 2013. Seven months later in November
2013 this world class sports stadium was reduced to a pile of rubble.
Onto this week and a very
different pile of stones. I expect by the time most of you have read
this the morning's sunrise will have already happened. This year's
midsummer's sunrise was scheduled for 4.52 am and each year
Stonehenge has become a focal point to celebrate the new dawn of the
longest day of the year. Whilst there has been myriad of theories to
why Stonehenge was built its popularity with Druids has grown since
the beginning of the 20th century. The design of the
stones seems to act as an calculator for certain celestial events
such as solstices, equinoxes and eclipses. On midsummer's day the
stones are aligned to coincide with the rising of the sun and the
summer solstice. This week's question is
Which county is
Stonehenge situated in?
We were joined last week by
Cheryl
and a fruity face collage. For Merlinda's
son the water was far too tempting to leave alone. Over in New
Zealand Betty
has been capturing the beauty of driftwood in black and white.
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share my favourites with you next week and remember I do like a bit
of a tale to go with a photo but it's not a necessity!
It's in Wiltshire and when we drove past it when I was a kid, I was surprised at how small it was. I always thought it was huge !
ReplyDeleteIt is Amesbury, Wiltshire :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow what a stunning picture emmmm I am no good with this down south lol.
ReplyDeleteStonehenge has to be somewhere I would love to visit one day. x
ReplyDeleteWiltshire I think - would love to go to see it especially now they have the new visitors' centre.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I have never been to Stonehenge, I will one day, I'll put it on my bucket list..to do very soon.
ReplyDeleteStonehenge is in wiltshire - a county I have never visited, but I need to go and see it one day
ReplyDeleteI'd love to visit Stonehenge. Great photo x
ReplyDeleteI am an architecture graduate and this is one place that I dream of going and seeing here in the UK. Lovely capture.
ReplyDeleteI do like it when I know the answer - Wiltshire x x
ReplyDeleteSo bad that I have never actually seen them but I know Stonehenge is in Wilts. Mich x
ReplyDeleteNot sure but would love to visit sometime and explore
ReplyDeleteI think it's Wiltshire...but it might be Hampshire...I'm heding my bets!!
ReplyDeleteWiltshire - and it is absolutely stunning! Kaz x
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