PEACHFRONT SPEAKS

The Online Mineral Museum IS BACK!!!.

The Amazing Bolivian Parrot and Rare Macaw Escapade
Eagle Overload: More Eagles, More Cats, the South Africa Edition
MY KENYA DIARY: IN QUEST OF EAGLES
MADAGASCAR DIARY: SERPENT-EAGLES, GOSHAWKS, AND MORE
A Very Partial Index to the Entries
A for the time being not even remotely complete guide to all 4,300+ plus entries
BIRDS***BIRDING***WILDLIFE GARDENING
SF/BOOKWORM***NUCLEAR/SPACE *** TRAVEL
A Google-Plus Verified Author

contact me older entries newest entry
Recent entries

july 4, 2018 - 2018-07-04
the triangle continues of courtney, boobear, & nyota - 2018-07-03
Cookie so cute telling, "Hello" to sparrows - 2018-07-01
lovebirb in love - 2018-06-30
wren with fluffffff - 2018-06-24


Read my new book, The 10 Best Things You Can Do For Your Bird at Amazon or at many other fine distributors like Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Kobo, and more.


By public demand, and after a delay of an embarrassing number of years, I've finally put my notorious essay, Ender and Hitler: Sympathy for the Superman, free on the fabulous internets.

A bibliography of my published books and stories.

Here's a simple card-counting FAQ to get you up to speed on the basics. Here's the true story of the notorious DD' blackjack team, told for the first time on the fabulous internets. No other team went from a starting investor's bankroll of zero to winning millions of dollars.


A Sadean take on Asimov's classic Three Laws of Robotics can be found in Roger Williams' NOW REVIEWED ON SLASHDOT!!! The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect. Adult readers only please -- explicit sex and violence. For updates on the "Dead Tree Project" and other topics, you may visit the official fan site, Passages in the Void..


My Bird Lists -- My Louisiana State Life List, My Yard List and, tah dah, My World Life List.


HEY! What happened to the Peachfront Conure Files? The world's only OFFICIAL Peachfront Conure site now features free peachfront conure coverage, including a magazine length Intro to Conures previously published in American Cage-Bird Magazine, now free on the web. I offer the best free Peachfront Conure information on the internet. If you have great Peachfront Conure info, stories, or photos to share, contact me so I can publicize your pet, your breeding success, your great photograph, etc. on my site. Thanks.







evesham abbey photos

2004-06-12 - 12:56 p.m.

Note: You can read part one of my England trip by clicking right here. The bird list/photos are here, and the taxicab photos are here.

evesham abbey detail

Another note: My photos from the Evesham Abbey complex are larger than usual and might be unpleasant to load over a dial-up modem. Sorry about that.

stained glass at evesham

All Photos © 2004 by Elaine Radford

The first church was consecrated at the Evesham Abbey complex in 1295, but the current complex was erected starting in 1470. The Abbey was the fifth richest in England, enjoying a beautiful setting on the Avon River, and it actually included two churches, one for the locals, one for pilgrims who might be carrying plague.

more stained glass at evesham, they had plenty

A parishioner from one of the churches saw us drifting around with cameras under the glorious blue sky, and he came up to tell us a little bit about the site, including the sad fact that the monks who went between the two churches to assist the people managed to spread the plague anyway. He also warned us of two ghosts in the museum gift shop. It was probably the power of suggestion, but indeed when I walked into the shop, I was overcome by such an uncomfortable prickling sensation all over that I immediately walked out again.

gargoyle at evesham

The Abbey is still an important part of the community. People were having picnics, feeding the swans, and playing soccer. In one corner of the grounds, a concert was being set up. An old fish pond had been converted into a remote controlled boating area, and a hobbyist was operating a humongous pet aircraft carrier. All this under the stone glare of a gargoyle or two.

another gargoyle at evesham

back - next

about me - read my profile! read other Diar
yLand diaries! recommend my diary to a friend! Get
 your own fun + free diary at DiaryLand.com!

All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2002-2017 by Elaine Radford