Had an excellent weekend at Steves 21st bash, which once again saw me in Knaresborough (see June) . This time i actually went in Mother Shiptons cave, for the bargain price of £0 thanks to Steve's friend (cheers). The main feature, apart from a picturesque river side setting and of course the cave where the illegitimate "witch" was born, is the above picture. This is the Petrifying well, which taking the literal meaning of petrify, turns things to stone. Many minerals in the water are to blame for this, which can turn an object left with the water running over it solid in 3 months. The array of dangling objects include hats, a lobster, teapot, mask and many teddies which i am informed are sold all over the world when hardened. The site has been attracting visitors since 1630, claiming to be the oldest tourist destination in England. If anyone wishes to see the pictures i took last weekend, i've made a gallery on fotopic, and also one of my Scotland holiday. Click!
1/25 [I.S] , F.8 , ISO 400
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