{"id":1979,"date":"2011-05-13T01:36:46","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T08:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dinawakley.com\/?p=1979"},"modified":"2011-05-13T01:36:46","modified_gmt":"2011-05-13T08:36:46","slug":"a-windy-fun-day-at-fountains-abbey-in-yorkshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dinawakley.com\/?p=1979","title":{"rendered":"A windy &#038; fun day at Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My friend Su whisked me away in her convertible MR2 through the Yorkshire countryside to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fountainsabbey.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fountains Abbey<\/a>. The day was sometimes sunny, sometimes cloudy, sometimes rainy, and all the time windy&#8230;but we had such a great time chatting and laughing and exploring. The abbey was absolutely fantastic (I took over 300 pictures!). It is in a stunning setting&#8230;nestled in a little valley next to a river that feeds into a lake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674c64970d-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fa 01\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674c64970d\" src=\"https:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674c64970d-500wi\" title=\"Fa 01\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is Su perched on one of the crumbling walls:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674cd0970d-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fa 02\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674cd0970d\" src=\"https:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674cd0970d-500wi\" title=\"Fa 02\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We met a lovely young man named John Michael who we recruited to take this shot for us (the sign says &quot;Prison&quot;&#8230;we thought it was funny). John Michael turned out to be a BYU student (go Cougars!) on a Study Abroad trip. What a small world!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e201543246b6ba970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fa 03\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451cff869e201543246b6ba970c\" src=\"https:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e201543246b6ba970c-500wi\" title=\"Fa 03\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This shot has mega lens flare, but that&#39;s why I like it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674dff970d-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fa 04\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674dff970d\" src=\"https:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674dff970d-500wi\" title=\"Fa 04\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Me being dorky:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e201543246b7eb970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fa 05\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451cff869e201543246b7eb970c\" src=\"https:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e201543246b7eb970c-500wi\" title=\"Fa 05\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Su looking out onto the river flowing by:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674ebf970d-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fa 06\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674ebf970d\" src=\"https:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674ebf970d-500wi\" title=\"Fa 06\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just gorgeous:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674f08970d-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fa 07\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674f08970d\" src=\"https:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e2014e88674f08970d-500wi\" title=\"Fa 07\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Su for an absolutely fantastic day!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e201543246b8f7970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fa 08\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451cff869e201543246b8f7970c\" src=\"https:\/\/dinastamps.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451cff869e201543246b8f7970c-500wi\" title=\"Fa 08\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend Su whisked me away in her convertible MR2 through the Yorkshire countryside to Fountains Abbey. 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