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.

Remembrance Sunday

The Memorial Gates on Constitution Hill

'When you go home, tell them of us, and say:

For your tomorrow we gave our today.'

Kohima War Memorial

On 6 November 2002,

 HM The Queen officially inaugurated the Memorial Gates

 on Constitution Hill in London, UK.

These Gates have been erected as a lasting memorial,

 to honour the five million men and women from the Indian subcontinent,

Africa and the Caribbean who volunteered

 to serve with the Armed Forces

during the First and Second World Wars.

They also celebrate the contribution

 that these men and women and their descendants,

 members of the Commonwealth family,

 continue to make to the rich diversity of British society.

Although this is just one memorial,

 for remembering those

 that lost their life due to conflicts & wars,

Remembrance Sunday,

a day to remember everyone

 who has lost their life fighting for their country.

~   ~   ~   ~

 And, still the lost still goes on within our modern times. . . .

If only we could relish a more peaceful world!

Buckingham Palace

Before heading back to Somerset,

 after a long weekend visit to family,

we had a walkabout around part of London,

which included a visit to Buckingham Palace!

With a Royal Wedding this year,

 it did seem appropriate.

Although no changing of the guard on this particular day,

there was a group of military on horseback,

 being escorted by police passing the Palace.

Definitely a truly magnificant building!

We all managed to get

 our photos to help

remember this day!