Mottisfont Abbey, a Very Rainy Day. . . .

                                 

During Jubilee week, I travelled to Mottisfont Abbey, 

near Romsey.

Rain may not have prevailed when we left,

but on arrival,

the rain streamed down, & down, & down. . . . .

until we left this National Trust property.

The constant rain did not deter me from taking photos,

but the majority of the day,

these photos were taken from underneath my umbrella.

Finally,

before leaving, when the rain began to ease,

a break in the courtyard area,

were a display of jubilee bunting was on display,

 made  by local school children

This last photo really depicted the character of the day,

a large flower designed umbrella,

 amongst the real fresh ones on display.

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.

Never Enough Time

Whenever I visit Kew Gardens,

I really find there is not enough time to see everything.

A day is not long enough to venture

 around all of these magnificant gardens.

Just a few more images of my recent visit.

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.

A Rarity

Before the sun finally set,

 on a bitterly cold day,

it was lovely to see the snowdrops

growing proudly in clumps

Due to rather mild weather,

 until the recent cold spell,

 the sight of daffodils

 was another inspiring sight to see

Unfortunately,

being able to get out for a walk these days,

 seem to be coming bit of  a rarity,

My Mother, aged 88,

 has been diagnosed with Dementia,

 and although I have 4 brothers,

I have become her registered carer.

With still trying to maintain my day job,

 there really isn't an awful lot of spare time left.

Also, during the last few weeks,

she has been admitted twice

into hospital with Angina attacks.

Due to my commitment and care

towards my Mother,

I am finding

 I have rather less time

 to keep myself informed

of blogging friends updates,

 apologises for this.

I will post when I can.

Regards to you all!

With All Seasonal Good Wishes

Sincerly hope all family & friends

are enjoying their festive celebraties

at this Christmas time.