moss

A fairly new shop that has opened in Buckingham selling plants and home & garden inspired gifts. I adore the vintage bike strewn with bunting!

Blackhams Tea Shop

swan at the river

a closer look at the swan from yesterday... right before he turned, hissed, and snapped at me :)

Swans

Along the river sits this statue/sculpture which depicts a swan with its head under the water searching through the grasses, etc. I love that it's not your typical swan... what I don't love is that it's usually covered in grafitti and riddled with litter. Note the real swan in the background :)

Meadow Walk

Dear Employer,

Today you received my formal written notification of my intent to resign my position as Store Manager. Since I have worked for you specifically, I have no time to blog anymore. If I don't blog my readers forget about me. If my readers forget about me, they stop leaving me lovely comments. When I don't get that lovely "full inbox" I get unhappy. When I'm unhappy I eat a lot. When I eat a lot I get fat. When I'm fat it affects your company image. When your company's image is affected, trade is also affected. When business is down, you become unhappy. When you're unhappy I assume you will eat a lot, like me. When you eat a lot, I'm afraid you will become fat, like me.

So you see, it's a vicious cycle. I have done this for your own good, because I care for you and the company.

Happy trails,

Sarah

tiny little milk bottles...

Summer Flowers

*Is it just me? Anyone else having trouble with scheduled posts?*

The Old Gaol

Buckingham's most iconic building.

a closeup on yesterday's photo...

even more intriguing!



my guess is that it was some sort of hospital...

I know nothing...

I love the look of this building, I know nothing however of what it use to be... it appears to now be flats though. Tomorrow I'll show you a close up of the chimney. Hopefully at some point I'll track it's orin down! Do you know?!

plant stall on market day

The Kings Head

Another look at the King's Head pub.



*EDIT*

sorry friends here's the real photo!!

Houses on the High Street

these sit in front of the old cattle market area. Beautiful homes... parking is a nightmare.

Prezzo

One of Buckingham's many restaurants. While the food is great here... I miss "The Tudor" pub that previously occupied this space.

Goodwin's

A while back someone left a comment asking about Goodwin's... this is all that remains. Appears abandoned.

The Salvation Army

The Kings Head

Recently this pub had undergone a redesign, it once was an ok pub... though perhaps a bit grotty. After the refit it languished and looked empty most the time while it attempted to be some sort of posh wine bar. I'm glad to see it's finally found the secret to success. Now that it's "Biker Friendly" the bikes and scooters are lined up out front nearly every evening and place is vibrating with activity.

Roosters

where I always order the chicken kebab with garlic mayo and lots and lots of extra peppers. And of course Shire Mobility where I bought my granny a walking stick :)

Town Hall

looking up the High Street towards Town Hall



sorry gang the back injury was a lot more extensive then I had originally thought! Sadly I wasn't doing anything fun or exciting when the injury happened :(

I'm healed for the most part, at least I can walk again... and I'm off to France on Friday for a week. I'll schedule posts but if I don't respond to comments it's because I'm too busy soaking up the beauty of the Dordogne and perhaps a bit drunk on wine.

High Street

sorry for my absence... took an extended weekend off for my birthday and completely did my back in! 'Fraid the last thing I wanted to do was sit at the laptop.

China Cottage

Dear China Cottage,

Please never stop serving crispy shredded beef with Peking sauce.

Thank you and kind regards,

Sarah

ps I also love your beef curry and wonton soup.

The Grand Junction

Cornwall Place

red brick house on the High Street

I love the knackered shutters and patterned bricks on this one.

one of Buckingham's swans

I love swans... but the real reason I'm partial to this photo is because of the "S" shape :)

window shopping

plastic crap in crap plastic bags

in every market, in every town, all across the world!

Toombs Yard

Have you ever wondered what was down Toombs Yard... can't say I did... but then I never knew it was there!

Walking through town the other day I happened to look down this little alley way to discover these two quaint cottages tucked behind the High Street. What a delightful surprise!

On the High Street, opposite the cattle pens

Changing Views: May

*tap tap tap*

anyone still here?

apologies for the 10 week break... but I really needed it, but I'm back, an hopefully there are still a few of you left to read this :)



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Jan


Feb

the river, swollen and muddy

After recent storms the river was running full, fast, and very muddy. Here the river passes under the Hunter Street bridge.

The Old Gaol - last in the snow series

that's it, no more.... I promise! unless it snows again :)

Snowy Vines

accentuated by the snow.

Church Street

I love, love, love these row houses! Once upon a time we considered buying the house in front... parking was a bit of a hassle and sadly that put us off.

Page Hill

During the snow this was an extremely popular place! If anyone in town was looking for their teenager they need only look here :)

I love that when you are up here the town seems so many miles away... and with the cloud cover you really only get glimpses and hints of what's below.

The River Great Ouse

glimpses of The Woolpack Pub, Saints Peter & Paul, University housing and a myriad of rooftops.

I never get tired of the church...

hard to take a dreadful photo of it too :)

theme day: glass

the main window at Saints Peter & Paul... sorry it's not an interior shot! Everything I said before about life, and my job are still 100% in effect, perhaps even more so. Be patient while I try and get everything running like clockwork again :)



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town

taken from up on Page Hill during the snow days.


I'm very sorry postings have been erratic as of late... A recent career opportunity is sucking every minute bit of energy and free time from my life. It will all settle down eventually and become routine and I will be able to have and enjoy free time again.. this is what I keep telling myself!

I'm going to schedule at least 10 days worth of photos and so I offer up apologies if I don't respond to comments in a timely manner. My Google Reader says I have 210 unread posts in my "daily photo" folder! I miss you guys and the glimpses into your world!

thank you for your continued support,

Sarah

unexpected

I've walked down this street a hundred times and I never noticed this sign attached to the side of the building. New discoveries!

the river again!

have you grown weary of snow photos yet? lol!

I promise only a few more and the I'll get back to our regularly scheduled bleak February photos :)

ready for spring

so very very ready!

a winters stroll along the river

A quiet place to sit and reflect

...not that you'd do it in this weather! This snowy bench is in the church yard of Saints Peter & Paul.

Changing Views: Feb

I've cheated just a wee bit in that this photo was taken during the first week of the month rather than the second... but let's be honest here, there's not a great deal of difference in what Jan vs. Feb will look like otherwise. That being said as I was going past this spot yesterday there is still an awful lot of snow still on the ground around Buckingham. I've visited nearby towns and not seen anything like the accumulations that my area received!



Jan:


Please visit my fellow cdp bloggers Marley, Dusty Lens and Ruby as we all view the changes.