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Perhaps one of the best preserved fortified medieval manors in England.

This is Stokesay Castle, built in the 1200s. 700-years of history. Crazy, eh?

There's more photos of this place, and you can see them all here -> iancylkowski.com/blog/2025/11/… 👍

#architecture #history #historical #autumn #fall #photography #photo #photographie #uk #britain #england

The interior of Stokesay Castle's Solar Block stairwell descends into shadow and history, with substantial timber posts and beams rendered in warm honey and amber tones creating a framework of medieval craftsmanship. Bright daylight streams through two tall windows, one on either side of the staircase, casting sharp geometric shadows across the worn wooden steps and illuminating the rendered stone walls with an ethereal blue-white glow that contrasts strikingly with the aged timber. A sturdy wooden handrail with vertical balusters guides the descent, whilst the exposed ceiling beams and structural supports overhead speak to the 14th-century construction, all contributing to the palpable sense of stepping back through centuries as one moves from the comparatively brighter ground floor towards the dim cellar below.
Stokesay Castle presents a striking façade of honey-coloured sandstone beneath a dramatic autumn sky, its crenellated towers and steeply pitched slate roofs speaking to centuries of border fortification in the Welsh Marches. The castle's south-facing elevation reveals the distinctive Early English Gothic architecture characteristic of the 13th century, with lancet windows piercing the substantial walls and a commanding square tower flying the Union flag rising prominently from the left. Golden-hued ivy and autumn foliage in shades of amber and bronze cling to the weathered stone in the foreground, softening the fortress's formidable appearance, whilst the lush green sward stretches before the building beneath a brooding sky scattered with white clouds, creating a quintessentially English pastoral backdrop that belies the castle's martial heritage as one of the finest surviving fortified manor houses in England.
The timber-framed gatehouse of Stokesay Castle commands attention in vivid ochre and black half-timbering, its steeply pitched gables and prominent brick chimney silhouetted against a brilliant blue sky dotted with white clouds, whilst weathered wooden fencing in the foreground suggests the domestic pastoral character of this 16th-century structure. The jettied construction of the upper storeys displays the distinctive diamond and geometric patterning characteristic of Elizabethan timber-framing, with rows of vertical and diagonal bracing creating bold visual rhythms across the ochre-rendered infill panels. Beyond the gatehouse, the stone Church of Saint John the Baptist rises with its sturdy tower and russet-tiled roofing, anchoring the composition in the middle distance amongst autumn-tinged vegetation, whilst the meticulously maintained green sward and the substantial stone foundations visible to the left ground the scene in the bucolic countryside of the Welsh Marches, creating a harmonious ensemble of medieval religious and domestic architecture set within the timeless English landscape.
The timber-framed gatehouse of Stokesay Castle rises prominently against a brilliant autumn sky, its distinctive black and ochre half-timbering characteristic of the 16th-century Elizabethan period, with steeply pitched gables and a tall brick chimney punctuating the roofline. Viewed through an ornamental foreground of climbing plants bearing delicate white and pink flowers, the gatehouse displays the classic jettied construction typical of the era, with the upper storeys projecting forward over the lower levels, whilst the adjacent stone structures and thatched roofs of the castle complex extend to the right. The surrounding landscape unfolds in soft greens and autumnal hues, with wooded hills visible beyond the grounds, and the composition captures the gateway's commanding presence as the threshold to this exceptional Marcher fortress, where medieval military architecture seamlessly transitions into the domestic refinements of the Tudor period.

Stokesay Castle, Shropshire, Autumn

The pinnacle of historical conservation.
Ian Cylkowski (Ian Cylkowski Photography.)
#photo #History #photography #architecture #uk #England #autumn #photographie #historical #britain #fall

In the shadow of the lingonberry shrub

#nature #naturephotography #forest #mushroom #beetle #autumn

A close up photo of, in order from left to right, a tiny brown mushroom, a very small lingonberry shrub with one leaf growing over the cap of the mushroom, a small beetle sitting on the lingonberry shrub and a brown leaf, lying on its side so that it sticks up from the ground. In the blurry background there are to larger, but still quite small, brown/orange mushrooms and in the foreground some moss and forest debris.
#nature #forest #naturephotography #autumn #beetle #mushroom

Shimmering light #blur #rain #waterdrops #light #glass #autumn #helsinki #finland #bnw #photography
A blurry monochrome image with light shimmering through rain drops on glass creating abstract patterns and ghostly figures, suggesting a dreamy atmosphere.
#photography #finland #rain #autumn #bnw #light #waterdrops #helsinki #glass #Blur

A verdant fern surrounded by a carpet of copper and gold.
#nature #naturephotography #photography #forest #autumn #woodland #leaves
A fern emerging from autumn leaves
#photography #nature #forest #naturephotography #autumn #woodland #leaves

Autumn canopy overhead in the forest this morning.
#nature #naturephotography #autumn #trees #outdoors #woodland #germany #europe
Tree canopy of autumnal colours
#nature #Germany #Europe #naturephotography #autumn #trees #woodland #outdoors

📷 Maple

#FediversalPictures #Autumn

low-angle close-up of maple tree branches. the leaves are red and fill about half the screen at right. the left is clear, blue sky.
#autumn #fediversalpictures

Autumn Stroll on the Outskirts of Kyoto, around Sanmyo-in Temple 🍁

📍Sakyo ward, Kyoto City

#photography #kyoto #autumn #scenery #temple

#photography #autumn #kyoto #temple #scenery

Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the twenty-first century, yay or nay?

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#daylightsavingstime #dst #us #poll #autumn

  • Yay (11%, 76 votes)
  • Nay (86%, 601 votes)
  • "My opinion is that..." (comments.) (2%, 17 votes)
694 voters. Poll end: in 2 days

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Park bench

#Autumn #Landscape #Nature #Photography

A wooden park bench, weathered and slightly worn, centered against a backdrop of striking fall foliage. The bench is a dark, muted green or grey, providing a contrast to the colorful surroundings. The most dominant feature is the large tree behind the bench, which is bursting with leaves in shades of deep red, brilliant orange, and bright yellow. The ground is completely blanketed in a thick layer of fallen leaves, a mix of browns, reds, and yellows, reinforcing the seasonal theme.
#photography #nature #landscape #autumn

I have a surprisingly large number of #cow photos, how did that happen? 🤔 Anyway, here are some fluffy moos from #Wales. They were our neighbours for a week. 🐮🐄🐮

#cows #cattle #Kuh #animals #livestock #farmLife #animalPhotography #cowsOfMastodon #Rinder #Tiere #Kühe #cowstodon #autumn #autumnVibes #fallVibes #Herbst #UK

A herd of cattle, including both adult cows and younger calves, stands closely together in a grassy field. The cows vary in colour—ranging from dark brown and black to light tan and grey. The landscape features sparse, leafless trees and shrubs, suggesting a late autumn or early winter setting. The background reveals a distant, hazy view of rolling hills and open countryside, creating a serene, pastoral atmosphere. The cattle appear calm and are gathered in a natural, rural environment.
#animals #uk #autumn #Wales #cows #autumnvibes #cattle #cow #Tiere #animalphotography #herbst #cowsofmastodon #kühe #Kuh #farmlife #fallvibes #Rinder #livestock #cowstodon

A tributary of the Schuylkill River, PA

I have so much to do every weekend, but it is imperative to find even a short time to go fly fishing 🤔 today…30 minutes 😉

#FlyFishing #Mindfulness #Nature #Creek #Hiking #Walking #autumn #Photography

A creek winds through the woods under the soft morning sun. It flows between the sandy left bank and the boulders on the right. The forest glows with a golden light, reflecting on the rippling water.
#photography #nature #hiking #autumn #walking #FlyFishing #mindfulness #Creek

Earlier Today

#Autumn #Landscape #Nature #Photography

A straight, wide lane at the edge of a forest. The ground is covered with a thick carpet of fallen orange and yellow leaves. The canopy overhead is a vivid tunnel of golden, yellow, and deep orange foliage. The light filters through these brilliant leaves, casting a warm, soft glow over the scene. The trees lining the path are tall, with dark, straight trunks, contrasting sharply with the bright colors of the leaves. Several people are visible in the distance, walking along the path.
#photography #nature #landscape #autumn

📷 Late-season tomatoes at Darnell Farms.

#Food #Autumn

close up cross a cardboard box of tomatoes, green, red and yellow. The background is out of focus, last season's crops in a Mountain valley, with forested hills in the distance.
#food #autumn

Look what the wind blew in! #Autumn #Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #AutumnLeaves
A scattering of fall colored leaves, including Japanese maple leaves with thin lobes in shades of orange and red, red red maples leaves(!), and bright yellow leaves from some shrubs on a gray pavement bordering a garden. There are gray rocks in the flower bed, a couple of mushrooms with white caps and long thin brown Douglas fir cones spotted with white sap. The effect is almost like a rich dark colored tapestry.
#photography #autumn #autumnleaves #seattlewashington #seattleautumn

Enjoying bits of autumn while it's still here.
#Autumn #Photography
Photograph at ground level of fallen leaves lit by the morning sunlight shining through a gap in the trees up ahead.
#photography #autumn

The forest looked beautiful today lit up by autumnal sunshine.
#nature #naturephotography #photography #autumn #forest #woodland #landscape #europe #germany #outdoors
Sunlit autumnal forest
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Look out! #grickledoodle #horror #cold #autumn #halloween #cartoon #art #drawing #funny
A cartoon illustration of a man walking a dog talking to a woman walking beside him while a strange creature in a nearby tree watches them. Caption reads "Gosh, just feel that bite in the air this morning!"
#art #funny #drawing #horror #autumn #cartoon #grickledoodle #halloween #Cold

A pool of water decorated with fallen autumn leaves I chanced upon today in the forest.
#nature #naturephotography #photography #outdoors #autumn #fall #forest #water #woodland #europe #germany
Autumn leaves floating on a pool of water in the forest
#photography #nature #Germany #Europe #forest #water #naturephotography #autumn #woodland #outdoors #fall

Autumnal pathway through the woods.
#nature #naturephotography #photography #autumn #forest #woods #outdoors #germany #europe #trees
Woodland path strewn with autumn leaves
#photography #nature #Germany #Europe #forest #naturephotography #autumn #trees #outdoors #woods

On down the road
#photography #nature #autumn
A tranquil dirt path is flanked by trees adorned with vibrant autumn foliage, showcasing shades of yellow and green. The path leads into a peaceful distance, with fallen leaves scattered along the ground. Sunlight filters through the trees.
#photography #nature #autumn

Street photography

#Autumn #Urban #Photography

A close-up view of an old brick pathway overlaid with the colors and textures of autumn. The surface is composed of large, rectangular weathered bricks in tones of dark red, rusty brown, blue-grey, and charcoal. Patches of vibrant green moss and small weeds grow in the crevices between the stones. Scattered across the stones are numerous dry, fallen leaves. These leaves provide strong autumnal contrast, with colors ranging from bright golden yellow to deep coppery brown and dark, dried oak-leaf shapes.
#photography #autumn #urban

Auf dem Heimweg zwischen alten Burgruinen mit den Füßen durch bunte Blätter geraschelt.

#photography #nature #trees #autumn #Fotomontag

A close-up of a yellow maple leaf resting on a stone surface, with blurred stone ruins and greenery in the background, showcasing a serene autumn scene.
A close-up view of a vibrant yellow maple leaf on the ground, surrounded by various autumn leaves in shades of brown and orange. In the background, sunlight filters through trees, illuminating a stone structure, partially blurred by depth of field.
A scenic landscape featuring rolling green hills, scattered trees with autumn foliage, and a distant village with a church steeple against a cloudy sky.
A close-up view of colorful autumn leaves on the forest floor, with sunlight filtering through trees in the background. A hint of a stone structure is visible, adding an element of history to the natural scene.
#photography #nature #autumn #Fotomontag #trees

A short stretch of the small River Mühlenbach which runs adjacent to the old water Schloss in our neighbourhood.
#nature #outdoors #photography #natuephotograpy #river #water #germany #autumn #europe
The river Mühlenbach with trees and sky reflected in its waters
#photography #nature #Germany #Europe #water #autumn #river #outdoors #natuephotograpy

#MondayMotivation

Ridley Creek, PA

These colors don’t last long 🤔
I should go fly fishing 😊

#FlyFishing #Nature #autumn #Creek #Hiking #Walking #Photography

A quiet forest creek flows under the autumn sun. The golden and orange leaves of the surrounding trees are reflected on the calm water. At the center, a slender tree with vivid orange leaves stands out strikingly.
#photography #nature #hiking #autumn #walking #mondaymotivation #FlyFishing #Creek

A tributary of the Schuylkill River, PA

A morning walk near a soccer field 😊
I didn’t fish, but I didn’t see any signs prohibiting it, and it’s part of a public park 😉
I couldn’t find the name of this little stream, but the spot (or the pool above) is known as Turtle Hollow 😊

#FlyFishing #Nature #autumn #Creek #Hiking #Walking #Photography

A small waterfall flows down a rocky slope into a pool in the forest vegetation and illuminated by morning sunlight.
#photography #nature #hiking #autumn #walking #FlyFishing #Creek

A gaussian distribution of fallen leaves.

#SilentSunday #Autumn #Portland

A small silver car sits on a bed of leaves below two maple trees that have lost half of their orange leaves. The leaves are most concentrated near the trunks, and then get progressively sparser further away, and more of the green grass and grey walkway are visible beneath.
#autumn #silentsunday #portland

Red, gold and green

#Autumn #Nature #Photography

A leaf displaying the vibrant transition of autumnal color change. The colors are rich and saturated, moving from deep, lush green near the center and upper parts of the leaf to brilliant yellows, oranges, and fiery reds toward the edges and tips.
#photography #nature #autumn

#SilentSunday

What a beautiful fall/autumn day it is!

#Fall #Autumn #Colors #Leaves #Tree #Trees #Clouds #Sky #WinstonSalem #NC #Photography #iPhonePhotography #iOSPhotography

The image shows a large tree with vibrant red leaves against a partly cloudy blue sky. The tree dominates the frame and appears to be in full autumn foliage. There is a light-colored house partially visible in the background, to the right of the tree. The ground around the tree is covered in fallen leaves of similar color. The sky is blue with scattered white clouds, creating a contrast with the red foliage of the tree.
#photography #autumn #trees #sky #silentsunday #clouds #tree #colors #leaves #fall #iphonephotography #winstonsalem #nc #iosphotography

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