{"id":4862,"date":"2014-10-04T16:32:08","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T16:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2014-10-05T10:26:25","modified_gmt":"2014-10-05T10:26:25","slug":"chirk-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=4862","title":{"rendered":"CHIRK CASTLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE-GARDENS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4863\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE-GARDENS.jpg\" alt=\"CHIRK CASTLE GARDENS\" width=\"7282\" height=\"4841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE-GARDENS.jpg 7282w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE-GARDENS-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE-GARDENS-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 7282px) 100vw, 7282px\" \/><\/a><strong>CHIRK CASTLE GARDENS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On a recent hiking trip in Wales, \u00a0I was fortunate to drop by this magnificent medieval fortress of the Welsh Marches.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4866\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE.jpg\" alt=\"CHIRK CASTLE\" width=\"6470\" height=\"4253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE.jpg 6470w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE-1024x673.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6470px) 100vw, 6470px\" \/><\/a><strong>CHIRK CASTLE LAWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Croquet anyone??<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> Despite the heavily overcast weather and the lack of a tripod, I was able to use the rock solid shoulder of my \u00a0hiking companion to shoot these rather technical shots.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE-GAZEBO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4867\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE-GAZEBO.jpg\" alt=\"CHIRK CASTLE GAZEBO\" width=\"4883\" height=\"7343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE-GAZEBO.jpg 4883w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE-GAZEBO-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CHIRK-CASTLE-GAZEBO-680x1024.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4883px) 100vw, 4883px\" \/><\/a><strong>\u00a0GARDEN GAZEBO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A walk through this scent garden was like a stroll through a perfume factory. Keats must have had this place in mind when he penned,\u00a0<em>&#8220;Oh season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Despite the limitations \u00a0of equipment, I think the shots turned out quite nicely. What do you think?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHIRK CASTLE GARDENS On a recent hiking trip in Wales, \u00a0I was fortunate to drop by this magnificent medieval fortress of the Welsh Marches. CHIRK CASTLE LAWN Croquet anyone?? 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