Our "Doorway" photos for June 2019

Our topic for June was "doorway".  

There is a slightly different start to this month's entry though.

Firstly I thought you might like to see some of these National Geographic photos that have just been published:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/contests/travel-photo-contest-2019/


and secondly Sue H was keen to include 2 images under the guise of a quiz question!  Here is the first one and the other one will feature at the end - it will make sense when you get there I think!

Sue H - what do you think is behind this door?

Steve -  in Plockton

Sarah - a doorway to the forbidden garden

Ken - the fabled doorway between the kingdoms!

Don - rear doorway to Stoke Fleming church (near Dartmouth, South Devon)

Keith C -  sequoia tree

Ailsa - Puerta de la Justicia, Alhambra, Granada

Gill

John - Totland, Isle of Wight

Keith AO
This walkway of trees was like stepping through a doorway out of the city of Washington and into the country. The beautiful botanical gardens were quiet and peaceful.

Angela - The Italian Door

Kate - doorway to a secret garden

Gaynor - Dublin 4, match your car to the door

Helen

Jan

Rosie - a slightly overgrown doorway





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here is the visual answer from Sue to her question at the start: 

.........   and the topic for July is "pattern"

Some extra photos from the Charity Day tournament for Treloar's

Many thanks to the 16 players who each contributed to the culinary delight that was lunch and to Sharon and Laura from Treloar's who helped the day run very smoothly.

Thanks also to the various club members who donated prizes for the raffle and those members who bought tickets.

Working out the scoring!

Don employing a new, though not an entirely successful, tactic!

Post match analysis!
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Here are a few photos from the final:

The expensive courtside seats!

Hilary won the  top raffle prize of a HEAD racquet

One of Don's winning raffle prizes!

Rosie basking in her success!

Tennis for Treloar's charity day

£420 raised for Treloar's

This was the first ever charity tournament that Alton Tennis Club has staged.
16 of us took part in a very enjoyable round robin American tournament, with the final ending up as:

Geoff Westall & Rosie Fitt  v Ken McGowan & Gill Ward

Geoff & Rosie won convincingly, so many congratulations to them.

Before the final

Immediately after the final

The winners - Rosie and Geoff (+ Laura)

Geoff checking the wine out!

Here is what Treloars had to say about the day:
 https://www.treloar.org.uk/tennis-for-treloars/

Cycle ride 24th June 2019

The Magnificent Seven???

Ken, John, Jan, Angela, Steve, Geoff & Hilary had a very enjoyable cycle ride today from Alton to Alresford, via the minor roads and tracks. 
Ken,Geoff & Hilary started from Alton and met the others at the top of the forest track in Four Marks.
We had a super lunch at The Globe before heading back home - that bit was harder!

Walk - Monday 10th June 2019

Eight of us (John, Jan, Hilary, Geoff, David, Sarah, Alison, Ken) braved the forecast downpour and enjoyed a lovely walk around the Frensham pond area, followed by an excellent meal at The BlueBell in Dockenfield.

We were all so busy having a good time that I forgot to take a photo of us all - so you will just have to imagine what the photograph might have looked like!

Our "colour" photos for May

Our theme for May was "colour"

Angela - the tropical house at Wisley

John - the watercress festival in Alresford

Sue H - what a difference a spot of colour can make!

Ken - in the royal palace gardens in Aranjuez, Madrid

Ailsa - Stourhead

Don - "bucket & spade" holiday in sunny Paighton

Gaynor

Gill

Kate - display wall in John Lewis, Cardiff

Keith - The St Martins Temple in the Masonic Lodge, Guernsey

Steve - the entrance to Tesco in Oban

Jan - Exbury Gardens

Rosie - colour on the allotment!

......................   and our theme for June is "Doorway"