Sally Forth Brave Comrade!

[honeythorn]

As the title obscurely suggests, I went for a long walk today. I took pictures, and here they are ( With descriptions and info so you know what I am babbling about )

I went for a walk through the woods, up to a local beautyspot called Wychbury hill. Now....usually it is no problem getting out onto the hill, you just climb over the stile and there you are. NOT TODAY. Oh no. Clever farmer ...whoever, decided to park his 15 or so cows in the field ( which I am not entirely sure he is allowed to do since it is a public right of way ). Cows , not always known for their sense of genius, thought it would be a great idea to stand in a gaggle RIGHT NEXT TO THE STILE.

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Well done. I like cows, but they have been known to turn on people and I wasn't in the mood to get trampled.


Some of these cows have horns....GREAT.


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They also look demonic when caught in a camera flash...NICE.

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I hurdled the gate a little further up the path it was next to a cow, but it was lying down and I figured that if the bugger wanted to have a go, it would have to get up first, which takes a bit of time at that size ,so I would have a decent headstart to leg it, if the beast became enraged at the sight of my fat ass clambering over the gate..

Here is Wychbury OBELISK! It was constructed by Lord Lyttleton back in 1758, along with a greek temple of Theseus ( just to show off his wealth basically , it was a fashionable thing to do at the time ) They are known as " follies " in other words, copies of ancient structures .

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This is the graffiti on the obelisk, which has been there for years and years. Basically in the 1940's, the body of a woman was found in a tree in the woods, MINUS her head. The head was stuffed behind a brick in the obelisk itself.

The tree she was found in is a " wych elm " , and is still there today. She was believed to have been a german spy, I don't know if Bella was her real name, but that is what she has been called since it happened.

It is said her ghost still haunts the hill. Several peole have seen her ghost, and I once stood in the temple whilst my friend took a picture on her camera. Whe the pic came out, my face is totally overexposed, no features ,just.... blank white, yet NOTHING ELSE IN THE PICTURE IS. Also, in the top left corner of the pic is what looks like a greenish smoke, like cigatrette smoke, but green. THAT sure as hell wasn't there when we took the pic. VERY strange

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The temple of Theseus. Also heavily graffitied inside, it was fully fenced off in the mid- late 90's because the roof is falling in.

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Suggestive graffiti...I found it amusing ^^

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And just to prove I survived the return journey back past the cows ( that one was still lying down so I made a bid for freedom ) here I am ( squinting from exertion and evil sunlight )

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[Caitandcritters]

Amazing! What a goofy farmer to let their cows out like that... Right in a public place, too. They didn't look to dangerous, though! Hehee.

Wow, the obelisk has a eerie history about it. Freaky that someone's HEAD was in it at one point!!!! That would have sucked to have found that.

The temple looks like it would have been breathtaking to see, especially in its prime. A lovely structure!

LMAO @ "Poking it helps!"

Great photos!

[dbl120902]

Amazing pictures... looks like you live in/near a place that holds much history. :)

[S t e p h]

Cute Cows!

[daddysgurl9245]

Wow, that place looks beautiful! I LOVE old buildings! Haha, glad the cows gave you no trouble. You're so lucky to live in a place like that. But anyways, the thing about the Obelisk is a bit creepy. XD

[Mistwraith]

Looks like it woulda been fun. The place looks really cool!

[honeythorn]

Haha, thanks ^^

The tree where her body was stuffed is very strange. No birds ever sing around it or in the immediate area , all is DEAD . SILENT . And I mean absolute silence. I also get a tingling in my fingers when I go near it.

I took a picture a few years ago, of my two brothers sitting in front of the tree. The day was clear and sunny when I took it, but when the photo came out, there was mist all around the edges of the picture, and you couldn't see any of the little bit of background either side of the tree. We had it developed again, and the same thing happened :eek: And that is the gods honest truth. I suspect she was trying to muscle in on the pic :p If I can find it I'll take a photo of the photo.

I seriously don't think she's at rest, old Bella.

I always wear an obsidian crystal ( protective ect ) when I go there, just in case she is in a bad mood, you never know with the dead :/.

[Mistwraith]

That's interesting....

[daddysgurl9245]

Ooooh, that's really weird!