Puzzlewood is an ancient woodland site, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. The site, covering 14 acres, shows evidence of open cast iron ore mining dating from the Roman period, and possibly earlier.
In 1848 some workmen, after moving a block of stone in the woods, found a small cavity in the rocks. In this cavity, hidden away, were three earthenware jars containing over 3,000 Roman coins. No-one knows why the coins were hidden away in the cliff face nor by whom.
J. R. R. Tolkien, a frequent visitor to the Forest of Dean, may have visited Puzzlewood, and many believe Puzzlewood was the inspiration for the fabled forests of Middle-earth, such as the Old Forest, Mirkwood, Fangorn or Lothlórien contained within The Lord of the Rings. J.K Rowling is also said to have visited Puzzlewood, and it may have been this that influenced her idea of The Forbidden Forest in the Harry Potter books.
It’s so eerie. I must go there.
Adding this to the list of places I need to go before I die.
Things that piss me off, parents who refuse to take their screaming child out of a place of business. They also refuse to do anything to comfort the child and act like nothing is even happening, as if everyone else is as immune to the ear piercing shrieking as they are. Ah haha, no, not okay.
I wanted to beat the couple that did this today, or chuck all the candles I was trying to stock at them. They let their baby scream bloody murder while they continued to browse and leisurely make their way to the door, as if everything was fine and dandy and there wasn’t, ya know, a SCREAMING BABY in their midst. They then proceeded to stand RIGHT outside the door to the store, still ignoring their freaking baby. Murder almost occurred today.
Vincent Van Gogh: Look at the sky. It’s not dark and black and without character. The black is, in fact deep blue. And over there, lighter blue and blowing through the blues and blackness the winds swirling through the air and then shining, burning, bursting through… the stars! And you see how they roar their light. Everywhere we look, the complex magic of nature blazes before our eyes.
The Doctor: I’ve seen many things, my friend. But you’re right. Nothing quite as wonderful as the things you see.
(Source: a-torvs)
Just bought my book for my class that starts on Tuesday. *Sigh* goodbye summer break, you were fun, even if you were short.
My daughter was born 8.5 weeks early. This is her not giving one single fuck.
Mom: He's black
Me:
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Mom:
Me: You look for fresh prints, but oh my God
