All Tied Up in Essex
Another great thing we did when we had our parents up was antiquing. Actually, I think that's maybe too glamorous a term for it - we were essentially wandering around sheds brushing the dust off old things in Essex, but it's always fun to pick up a "find" on the cheap, and Jason's mom got a great pair of old figure skates for her holiday display, so it was a success! In the yard area of one of the shops, I spotted this enormous old shipping rope - hard to imagine trying to tie something like this - and it reminded me of a gigantic python, all coiled around itself and about 4 or 5 inches in diameter. I am sharing this because I love the texure of this shot - who would have guessed there were so many greens to find in a piece of old, weathered rope?