Why are the French villages in better shape than ours? All have a Marie, local stores, a place to eat and drink and buildings cared for if sometimes needing paint. No charity shops. Always great sporting facilities. Nearly all have football, tennis & a communal pool. Ian Thomson

Sorting out a few feathers ⁦Naureen Khalid⁩ ⁦Karen Weston 💙⁩ ⁦Lynne Frost⁩ ⁦Millartron⁩ ⁦Susan Rudd⁩ ⁦Julie Caddell⁩ ⁦Jenn Knussen 💜⁩

Outside my back door ⁦Naureen Khalid⁩ ⁦Jayne Venables⁩ ⁦Karen Weston 💙⁩ ⁦Lynne Frost⁩ ⁦Susan Rudd⁩ ⁦Liz A⁩

Gold Beach, Normandy. One of five landing beaches in northern France. The Green Howard’s came ashore here and Stan Hollis won the only VC of the day. ⁦Lynne Frost⁩ ⁦SPC⁩ Ian Thomson ⁦Susan Rudd⁩ ⁦Karen Weston 💙⁩

Contemplation. British Normandy Memorial ⁦SPC⁩ Ian Thomson Simon Barber ⁦Susan Rudd⁩ ⁦Zach Rudd⁩ ⁦Lynne Frost⁩ ⁦Karen Weston 💙⁩

Standing with Giants - on the slopes beneath the British Normandy Memorial. SPC Ian Thomson Simon Barber Susan Rudd Zach Rudd Lynne Frost Karen Weston 💙

Heroes SPC Lynne Frost Naureen Khalid Susan Rudd Ian Thomson Zach Rudd Jayne Venables Karen Weston 💙

Sir Winston Churchill taken up the River Thames during his state funeral. The cranes at Hays Wharf bow in salute as his coffin passes them.

This grave took me by surprise; two generations dying in two wars. What must Ann have gone through? John Cocker Simon Barber ⁦SPC⁩ ⁦Lynne Frost⁩ ⁦Susan Rudd⁩ Ian Thomson ⁦Zach Rudd⁩

Flying over Gold Beach ⁦SPC⁩

For all who are missing the puffins ⁦HawkeyGirl⁩ ⁦Jenn Knussen 💜⁩ ⁦Amy Mantravadi⁩ ⁦Lynne Frost⁩ ⁦Naureen Khalid⁩ ⁦Susan Rudd⁩

I wonder where they are now? HawkeyGirl Jenn Knussen 💜 Amy Mantravadi Lynne Frost Naureen Khalid Susan Rudd

Autumn in the garden ⁦Naureen Khalid⁩ ⁦Lynne Frost⁩ ⁦Susan Rudd⁩ ⁦Jayne Venables⁩ ⁦Liz A⁩ ⁦Mrs C FCCT⁩ ⁦Julie Caddell⁩

Sometimes the simple are the best. The Poet’s Wife. Naureen Khalid Lynne Frost Susan Rudd Jayne Venables Liz A Mrs C FCCT Julie Caddell

Autumn means dahlias Naureen Khalid Lynne Frost Susan Rudd Jayne Venables Liz A Mrs C FCCT Julie Caddell

People In Iceland Are Collecting Baby Puffins In The Streets And Throwing Them Back Into The Ocean ⁦HawkeyGirl⁩ ⁦Jenn Knussen 💜⁩ ⁦Lynne Frost⁩ aol.com/people-iceland…

As a headteacher the police would not follow up on abuse of a 13 year old girl with multiple older boys as she said it was “consensual”. x.com/k0sher_c0ckney…

Cut pink hydrangeas last remarkably well. ⁦Naureen Khalid⁩ ⁦Lynne Frost⁩ ⁦Millartron⁩ ⁦Susan Rudd⁩ ⁦Liz A⁩ ⁦Mrs C FCCT⁩ ⁦Jayne Venables⁩

Rise and shine ⁦Julie Caddell⁩ ⁦Helen Dowds⁩ ⁦Lynne Frost⁩ ⁦Naureen Khalid⁩ ⁦Millartron⁩ ⁦Susan Rudd⁩ ⁦Jenn Knussen 💜⁩

Autumn orange roses ⁦Julie Caddell⁩ ⁦Helen Dowds⁩ ⁦Lynne Frost⁩ ⁦Naureen Khalid⁩ ⁦Karen Weston 💙⁩ ⁦Susan Rudd⁩