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Caisteal Maol is a fifteenth century ruin overlooking the strait of Kyle Akin opposite the mainland on the Isle of Skye. The physical location is stunningly beautiful, but somehow, the ruined castle adds to the scene’s charm and beauty.

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St Catherine’s Church in the village of Boot at Eskdale, Cumbria, was not easy to find. KP stopped a random woman out walking her dog to seek direction; providentially, she turned out to be the church warden and offered clear instructions.

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The Convent Garden painted by Francis Walker (1848–1916) is displayed at the Leeds Art Gallery, and dates to 1878. As well as a lovely garden, of which my picture offers just a snapshot, it shows a group of nuns, among whom an older woman offers instruction or advice to a novice, whose distinctive headdress denotes her juniority.