My Noisy Neighbors

They are always looking gorgeous but wow! are they noisy. They start screeching at sunrise and continue throughout the day. The males fan their incredible tails that shimmer in the sun...the females look somewhat bored. Occasionally, white peacocks on the run from the ashram make an appearance and add their exotic aura. The chattering monkeys, cawing crows, and chirping squirrels add to the din and complete the scene from my windows.

Christmas at Campsie Hill

1st snow of the season

Herberts on the Pacifica Pier

The Queen Visits Google London

Kate in Bath

No, I have not lost my mind and decided to post pictures of me in the Bathtub here. Just wanted to share a few views of Bath, England where I was privileged to be invited down for a weekend. Kevin and Lynne Copp, a couple that are providers of Work-Life Balance Training to DoubleClick, invited me for a weekend in the British countryside. 

I took a quick train down from London and Kevin picked me up at the station. We had a few good meals with wine and good conversation with the family in their open air atrium that faces the garden.

We toured Bath Abbey and the Roman Baths taking in thousands of years of history and some good shopping. ;)

The Royal Cresent

The Roman Baths

The Temple pediment showing the Gorgon's head

The temple of Sulis Minerva

My view from my guest bedroom at the Lindens.

For more on my recent adventures click here 

Looking forward to seeing you all in August in Boulder!

Kate

A sunny afternoon in Marlborough, Wiltshire

I also toured the town of Marlborough with the Copps. Marlborough has been an important market town for over 800 years since King John granted its first charter in 1204. Marlborough was a center for much local trade and an important staging-post for those travelling between London and Bath or Bristol.

Marlborough is known for having the widest High Street in all of the UK.

Old St. Peter's Church sits at one end of the high street and just beyond it, in the grounds of Marlborough College, was the site of Marlborough Castle, centered on a huge Neolithic mound in which (local legend has it) Merlin was buried.

The college complete with Merlin's Mound has a very Harry Potter feel to it.  Overall I had a fascinating first foray into England outside of London. 

Cheers,

Kate