Wine is for elves...

[curiouswombat]

A few odd images from my week in York are under the cut.

One shows another of the Museum Gardens squirrels - this one fancied himself as a strongman, another is of Clifford's Tower. On the night of their Graduation Ball, D-d and some of her friends went from the ball to climb up the motte and watch the sunrise beside the keep itself (Clifford's Tower), with champagne.

The third shows suitable drinks for elves and dwarves...



Here is the squirrel -



And this is the motte and keep of Clifford's Tower.



It really is a text-book motte - but the keep is a rather unusual shape. The history of Clifford's Tower is a troubled and sad one, including the massacre and mass suicide of many of the city's Jews in 1190. Still, to see sunrise from there after the ball is something to remember.

And finally, for today - I took this photo in the gift shop for one of the museums - it shows wine for elves - 'Autumn Oak Leaf' and also a drink suitable for Dwarves -





I have some photos of a medieval building that reminded me of Rohan, some to show ningloreth that I am collecting stuff as research for stories, and a few others including a threatening poster for breakfast cereal!

So there will likely be a few more picture posts yet.

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I was very mean, didn't even have a biscuit for the squirrel - although they get so many treats from people that they usually just take stuff and bury it in a half-hearted fashion. S2C saw one hiding crisps under leaves!