CHEERS!! I raise my glass to you.  Thank you for sharing life’s journey with me, I hope that any troubles from 2011 will fade into distant memory and I wish you, your family and friends a happy, healthy and peaceful 2012.

xxx

Just a quick note for those who didn’t see my original comment and a reminder for those who did, the ‘100 photos’ post count will go to 102 because I inadvertently duplicated two themes along the way…

So watch this space for the final two in the series.

Scott Adams (B. 1957)

The gardens were one of my enjoyments although I had to do a little detour when a group of (eight) Neanderthals were yelling to me from the other side of the small lake…    I am sure they were just being stupid on the way through the garden to their next adventure in the theme park, but it would have been unwise of me as a lone female to take any chances.  Survival techniques kicked in and I retreated into the tree line out of sight.

I was supposed to meet up with the rest of my party for lunch.  I went back to an easy to find location close to where the others were so I could meet them after they had finished on their ride, after much queuing…  The signposting and mapping are not great, you have be familiar with the park to understand how to get to everything.

They didn’t quite understand where I was waiting, which was a couple of minutes away.  Things and timings got complicated so I suggested they did their own thing for lunch.

I caught up with them later

Sunday was supposed to be a chill out day but I found myself in the National Cold War exhibition.

Where did my weekend go :-/

Immediately in front of the Castle are two walled gardens which have been laid out along medieval lines, but reduced somewhat in size and scale. The herb garden contains over 50 varieties of culinary and medicinal herbs, all of which were in common cultivation in the medieval period. These include betany, bugloss, yarrow, thyme, comfrey, tansy and loveage. The enclosed garden is a sun trap which heightens the aroma of many herbs, particularly in the early evening.

The main borders surround the bowling green and are full of many beautiful flowers and shrubs which were found in this country before 1600.  These include globe flowers, mallow, wormwood, clary, catmint, poppies, clove pinks and periwinkle.

…in raindrops

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A good opportunity to post some flower pictures.

As if I needed an excuse

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