Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023

There is a rush of colour to the eyes when you first see the Confetti Fields in Wick near Pershore. The family have been going to the fields since 2018 and every time the colours of the flowers surprise me.  The delphinium flowers are white, purple, pink, or lilac blue. They are set out in lines along the field in a regimented style.  Nature has a few quirks as in each line of colour there is some cross contamination that adds a small local contrast of colour.  One line is of mixed colour and then around the edges are wildflower displays which add another touch of contrast.  The family enjoy the day out to the fields and on arrival we walk to the top of the field before slowly making our way back through the paths created in the lines of flowers.  Along the way there are lengthy stops for photographs.  The viewing platform provides an overall view of the whole field and my grandchildren enjoy the trip up the steps to see the colourful flowers up high.

Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
A happy granddaughter in the fields
Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
Selfie taking in the fields
Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
The fields are great for those extra special family portraits.

This year I brought along my 85mm portrait lens, and it proved to be a big success in the family portraits.  The lens gives a superb focus and a nice bokeh to the pictures.  Having taken in the flower fields, we walk past the refreshments to the car.  We learnt long ago that buying bunches of delphiniums cause problems.  They look delightful to begin with but rapidly shed their petals when placed in a flower vase.

Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
More colourful pictures of the Confetti fields.
Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
Matching colours

Every year we have a picnic ready for the park in Pershore which is near to the Abbey.  However, this year our visit clashed with a brass band festival.  Everywhere was busy and there were no parking places available.  We were very disappointed.  As we headed out of Pershore, my daughter and I remembered a small car park that we had driven past near to the old Pershore bridge.  We pulled into the car park and found spaces.  There were also picnic benches.  A bonus included a viewing platform overlooking the river Avon.  The platform was between the new and old bridge and allowed us to view people kayaking on the river.  As several narrowboats passed by, the grandchildren were able to wave to the people on board.  Whilst we were on the platform, I met Rob preparing his kayak for a paddle on the river Avon. My picture shows him setting up his kayak surrounded by the other equipment laid out on the viewing platform. 

Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
Waving to the narrowboats passing by.

The historic Pershore bridge, which is now pedestrian only, has so much history attached to it. In 1413, the abbot of Pershore Abbey lost his life here on the old wooden bridge, The monks rebuilt it in stone. During the English Civil war, the King ordered the bridge to be destroyed to prevent the advancing Parliamentarian army from crossing it. The demolition, led by a Major Bridge, went disastrously wrong leading to the deaths by drowning of 40 Royalist soldiers. In World War 2 ,the bridge was fortified in the event of a German invasion. 

Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
Rob preparing his Kayak for the river.

Now the place is a picnic area and Rob can kayak peacefully beyond the bridge from Pershore to Evesham. 

Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
I brought along an old Polaroid Pogo allowing the pictures to be printed on the spot.

The family loved the day as can be seen from the photographs.  If you want to learn more about our day out then I have provided some links below

The Real Confetti Flower company

Visit Pershore with details of all the activities in the area

I also recorded past visits to the Confetti fields in 2020, 2019, and 2018. Pictures from 2021 and 2022 were featured on my Flickr and Instagram accounts.

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It was a beautiful Autumn day when I visited Coventry for a photowalk.  I chose Coventry as I had not been there for a while and I wanted to see the old and new cathedrals.  The other monument that I wanted to see was the steel structure that was dedicated to Frank Whittle the inventor of the jet engine.  Coventry was severely bombed during the second world war and unfortunately the town planners have made a mess of the ring road.  The entry and exits happen too fast and you need to be alert for the traffic even on a Sunday. 

Ruins of the old Cathedral
Ruins of the old Coventry Cathedral
Around the old Cathedral
Around the old Cathedral, Bayley Lane
Looking up at the old Cathedral
Looking up at the old Cathedral
Entrance to the old cathedral
Entrance to the old cathedral
Lychgate Cottages & Priory Row
Lychgate Cottages on Priory Row

The cathedrals are situated around the University area and therefore I parked on the roads around the campus and made my way to Cathedral Square.  The old cathedral ruins stand out against the sky and provide lots of details for photography.  I wandered by Bayley lane and then the quadrangle boarded by St Michael’s Avenue and Cockoo Lane.  Then I went into the Cathedral ruins.  As you will see from my photographs, there is much to take in and there is the old versus the new Cathedral with its distinctive modern architecture. 

Classic view of the statue of St Micheal, the archangel over Lucifer
Classic view of the statue of St Micheal, the archangel over Lucifer
Detail of Coventry Cathedral
Detail of Coventry Cathedral
The stained glass window
The stained glass window
Socially distanced arrangements
Socially distanced arrangements

Moving away from the square to the sixties shopping area and the Frank Whittle monument, the mood changes.  I moved on from the square and passed by the Britannia Inn. The sixties architecture strikes you straightaway especially as you make you way past the bus station down to the square where the Motor museum is situated.

Frank Whittle blows clouds onto the monument
Frank Whittle blows clouds onto the monument
Looking past the Britannia Hotel to the Frank Whittle monument
Looking past the Britannia Hotel to the Frank Whittle monument

The city is a mixture of vibrant activity around the University with the students to a feeling of listlessness as people move around the other parts of the city in an aimless way.  Hales street which is the centre of the statue and monument is outside the transport museum.  After a few pictures here, I then walked through the shopping area and I eventually came to Fords Hospital Alms House which is an old 500 year building. It is a lodging place for retired women in the City.  A place to come back to and explore especially when it is open during Heritage week.  I enjoyed my visit to Coventry.

Fords Hospital Alms House
Fords Hospital Alms House
Courtyard, Fords Hospital Alms House
Courtyard, Fords Hospital Alms House

Many of the pictures are a mixture of iPhone and Canon 5D. I took a low down picture of the cathedrals from behind a fountain on the University Square. The picture featured on the next day weather forecast as shown.

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Shefali Oza with my weather photograph

Finally I found some Graffiti artwork by Lucy McLaughlan around Cathedral Square. I find her monochrome style fascinating.

Lucy McLaughlan Artwork around Cathedral Square
Lucy McLaughlan Artwork around Cathedral Square