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Flower Festival.
8 Jul 2007 09:45 pmThis is a bit pic spammish. Every year, in the first week of July, there is a Churches Flower Festival on the island. About 15 churches take part each year - most churches only doing it every two or three years, as organising it is quite a major feat, and then there need to be people 'on duty' in each church all the time that they are open - 8 hours, minimum, for 8 days.
I usually try to visit a few of the participating churches each year, but this year I didn't get to many - one without my camera, and two with.
The theme this year was "Set My People Free" - all the churches follow this theme, but interprete it as they will. This theme was chosen to fit in with the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Slave Trade in Britain.
( pictures of flowers - and a headstone! )
Today it has actually been dry and sunny all day - the first for ages - some of my plants in the garden have suffered a little from all the rain - buds have simply rotted on one or two of the fuchsias. I was able to sit out and read for a while - tomorrow if it is fine I will take a few pictures out there for the record!
I usually try to visit a few of the participating churches each year, but this year I didn't get to many - one without my camera, and two with.
The theme this year was "Set My People Free" - all the churches follow this theme, but interprete it as they will. This theme was chosen to fit in with the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Slave Trade in Britain.
( pictures of flowers - and a headstone! )
Today it has actually been dry and sunny all day - the first for ages - some of my plants in the garden have suffered a little from all the rain - buds have simply rotted on one or two of the fuchsias. I was able to sit out and read for a while - tomorrow if it is fine I will take a few pictures out there for the record!
