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.







worcester cathedral

2004-06-12 - 1:00 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. Don't forget to check out Evesham Abbey.

All photos � 2004 by Elaine Radford

ruin of an old church at worcester cathedral

A plaque at the impressive Worcester Cathedral proclaims that it has offered Christian service since the 7th century. Perhaps because they were preparing for evensong and had just cleared the place of tourist cooties, I sensed a strong sensation of spirit in this particular cathedral. I noticed a sheila-na-gig tucked away in the entrance hall, but I wasn't sure if it would be disrespectful to photograph it, so I didn't. There was an amazing collection of children's art being presented in this hall which left me stunned at the talent of today's schoolkids. It's a little scary how gifted kids are these days. I blame the color TV!

my photographs do an injustice to the skill and talent 
presented in person by these artworks, many done by children in 
the single digit ages -- i've misplaced my notes but i think an 
11 year old did this one (!)

Here I am staring up at the huge old gates that lead to the Worcester Cathedral grounds:

damn, they built 'em big in those days

Stepping back to get a better view of the gate, I can show that I would only be a dot if I tried to get in the picture:

worcester cathedral gate and towers

No interior photo could hope to capture the size and beauty of this magnificent structure, and I was reluctant to use flash within the cathedral, but I snuck a stained glass photo that may give a tiny hint of the magnificence that awaits you here:

detail, stained glass at worcester cathedral

Another view of the ruin of the old church:

ruin at worcester cathedral

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