England: west Dorset If you drive along the A3066 towards Bridport in springtime, you might get a tantalising glimpse of pink apple blossom in the centre of Melplash village. If you park in the layby opposite the Half Moon pub, you will find there is a footpath that leads through …
Read More »Overeager Ballgirl Snags Fair Ball During Yankees-Phillies Spring Training Game
Spring training is a great time for everybody to warm up, from umpires to starting pitchers to designated hitters. And also ballgirls. One ballgirl was getting reps in today during the New York Yankees–Philadelphia Phillies exhibition and made a tremendous snag on a Trea Turner knock up the third-base line. …
Read More »Rites of spring: the Lake District’s ancient stones marking the passage of the seasons
Spring is coming, and I am planning a pilgrimage. I’m going to the vast landscape of the Lake District to visit two of the country’s most picturesque and fascinating prehistoric monuments: Castlerigg stone circle and Long Meg and Her Daughters. Castlerigg, a circle of 38 boulders of varying sizes, the …
Read More »Vols spring back into win column with victory vs. WCU
10 hours ago Tennessee Athletics Photo: Tennessee Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Dominant pitching and timely hitting led No. 11/12 Tennessee to a 7-0 midweek win over Western Carolina on Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Volunteers (16-6) recorded their sixth shutout of the season and held the Catamounts (9-12) …
Read More »Primrose-fringed lanes, orchids and cake: readers’ favourite UK spring walks
Ancient woodlands in west Kent Deep in the ancient woodlands at Hever Castle and Gardens, you smell the wild garlic before you see the pretty white flowers grouped beneath trees with fresh lime-coloured fringes signalling their new spring growth. Rare telamonius plenus daffodils (from the 17th century) surprise you as …
Read More »SEC Network kicks off robust spring football schedule
16 hours ago ESPN PR Photo: SEC Conference Coming off their second straight College Football Playoff National Championship, Georgia will participate in their annual G-Day on Saturday, April 15 at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The Bulldogs will also have their Pro Day televised by SEC Network on Wednesday, March …
Read More »Why you should explore Crete in the spring – and on foot
Rather than braving the furnace heat of Greece in summer, why not visit in spring, when the climate is reliably balmy and temperate? Factor in the manageable journey time, delicious food and reduced accommodation rates, and you have a perfect combination for a crowd-free escape. Expect luminous landscapes enlivened with …
Read More »Friday Treat : Accessorize Cross Body Spring Bag | British Beauty Blogger
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I think that BBB readers who have been with me from the get go will remember my friend The Very Simon G. We did lots of YouTube videos together, still in touch regularly and even now with partner in beauty crime, DisneyRollerGirl, make a terrible trio when we are …
Read More »The ANNIKA Award by Stifel First Spring Watch List
2 hours ago SEC Staff Photo: Jimmy Mitchell Columbus, Georgia – Six Southeastern Conference women’s golf student-athletes were named to the updated watch list for the First Spring ANNIKA Award, according to an announcement Thursday by the Haskins Foundation, Golfweek, and the Golf Channel. Georgia’s Jenny Bae, Kentucky’s Jensen Castle, South …
Read More »Share a tip on a UK spring walk – you could win a £200 holiday voucher
It might not feel like it this week, but spring is just around the corner and the UK countryside will soon be bursting into colour. Whether it’s a walk through a carpet of bluebells in local woodland, fields of wildflowers or a stroll through a dale scented with wild garlic, …
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