Barrington Court

Barrington Court, a National Trust property,

a large country estate,

nestled in the Somerset countryside.

With various walk ways,

leading to hidden walled gardens,

Colourful signs of Spring much in evidence

Old fashioned stables, with ageing gates to keep animals in,

A rhubarb patch beneath the old stone wall

The heavy weathered gates,

 protect the kitchen walled gardens

A brief interlude to my day, 

unfortunately, 

not a lot of time

 to savour the complete tranquillity

 this wonderful place offers.

I will look forward to returning.

Vintage cars & Flowers.....

The weather was more like a summer's day than Spring.

Glorious sunshine throughout.

The Wedding I photographed,

 was a day full of happiness combined with laughter.

The day was almost perfect,

although the Vintage car

did break down on the way to the church,

causing some initial panic,

although resolved fairly swiftly.

The colour wedding colour theme was purple.

The choosen flowers certainly enhanced & complimented this.

Exotics in Winter

Beautiful exotic flowers in the Princess Diana Glasshouse,

Kew Gardens, London.

A wonderful collection,

 with so many varieties,

together with much colour & detail

 to take in for this time of year

A memorable occasion

spent with my daughter & her partner.

A welcomed Birthday treat.

All the Signs

With Autumn leaves progressively fall,

especially with increasingly,

 colder weather creeping in,

signs of the winter in evidence with

 many plants remaining  with masses of berries.

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Thoughts,

 certainly starting to give way,

 to preparations for

the Christmas season.

Autumn Walking

Autumn walking,

offering some wonderful locations,

with such a beautiful mix of colour....

Such an enjoyable way

 to appreciate the season

Shades of Autumn

Certainly an ever changing season.

Beautiful!

Still Colourful

Still some colour to appreciate,

all taken during my brief walk at

 Hestercombe the previous weekend

During August....

A quick walk around the natural countryside of Hestercombe,

 not alot of time with the camera this month,

 due to my Mother having to be hospitalised for a week,

 with an operation cancelled 4 times. 

 But risk involved. 

 Now a reprive with her at home,

 awaiting a further date for an operation. 

I've taken her to these gardens on several occasions,

 although her walking is restricted,

 she has enjoyed the tranquility of this special place.

 

Last hints of summer with the butterflies,

although with an extremely fleeting visit last Sunday,

I noticed some caterpillars on some of the flowers.

Caterpillars not my favourite,

 but I do love the end result!

But,

 a shock during August was the signs of Autumn,

 starting to slip in.

One of the vines was already starting to change their colour,

 from green to red.

I truly can find wonderful things associated with each individual season,

but what I do find incomprehensable this year,

 is how quick the year has gone,

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Really hope you're starting

 to enjoy the new season of Autumn!