Happy Solstice

Happy solstice to you all

I went to Avebury and had a rather jolly time!

a hanging Loopy!

 

Happy Solstice Loopy

Stonehenge Virtual Webcam

Was the sky clear at dawn ?

 

it rained rather a lot!!

Loopy

 

I've only managed to see the sun actually rise twice at Stonehenge, once at Castlerigg and once at the Rollrights, but haven't been anywhere for a quite a few years now.

 

YouTube - ‪#Stonehenge - Summer Solstice 2011 by @cliffsull.wmv‬‏

P.S. As this is a gardening forum, I thought I'd better mention that if any GC members visit the stones for Summer Solstice - wheelbarrows are banned!

 

Tried to paint the Rollrights once,



But seeing as they are difficult to count, they're darned near impossible to paint:DOH:

 

P.S. As this is a gardening forum, I thought I'd better mention that if any GC members visit the stones for Summer Solstice - wheelbarrows are banned![/QUOTE]

JWK will be furious, he never goes to a festival without his.

 

Did you visit when the old lady who owned the place charged a tiny entrance fee (from a small hut?) and her hens were running all around the place?

She was normally long gone by sunset, but would be there all night on the Solstice.

 

Don't remember paying & definately would have remebered chickens.

 

I searched around a bit and remembered there were also cats in the old ladies hut: Sites and Stones: The Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire/Warwickshire border

 

Myself and Mr Lolimac have had our own festival in the garden tonight,it's been a nice mild night up here in east yorkshire...I'm told tonight is the night the fairies dance around the garden ! think i've just seen TWO...Hic..
Happy Solstice to all..x

 

Grey and rained all day here
The nights will now be fair drawing in

Jack McH

 

Painting as well Ziggy. There's no end to your talents!

 

A belated Happy Solstice! We quite fancy the idea of joining the festivities at stone henge one day. Not least because it is my daughters birthday. It was her due date and indeed she arrived just as the sun rose on the longest day. She was 4 yesterday and we settled for the museum and a HUGE cake!

In terms of stones my favourites are Avebury.. so beautiful.

Kate