Almond Croissant

We had a good journey after setting off later than intended. We arrived in Stratford in time for lunch in Huffkins where I couldn’t resist the warmed almond croissant.

Blue Morpho Butterfly

After lunch we walked to the butterfly farm where we found the butterflies were more active than they had been on our previous visits in 2022. We also saw the lady iguana sitting on her lofty perch, turning her face away from food that was offered by the keeper. The keeper told us that this particular iguana was addicted to the sweetness of fruit which had led to her becoming overweight. So ‘lady iguana’ is no longer allowed sweet treats.

Caiman

In the rainforest area, I was looking forward to seeing the spectacled caiman but when we found him he was zonked out and looking comatose (albeit with his beady eye open) just a short distance from his bed area. Didn’t he know I had come especially to see him?

Chameleon

However, the nearby chameleon with his amazing feet and claws (not to mention his active beady eye) made up for the caiman’s nonchalance.

Pear

Next, we moved our car to the hotel car park and checked in. We were shown to our room, ‘Pear’, which was reached by a quaint spiral staircase. Our room was not the grade we had originally booked but it had amazing views over the theatres and river beyond. We were just grateful that our booking was able to be transferred to another date when we had to cancel our theatre Valentines Day break at short notice due to my mum being rushed into hospital and her subsequent illness.

Salmon Fishcakes

After checking in we headed into Stratford for a cup of tea in York’s then browsed a couple of cookshops before heading back to the hotel to unpack our bags and chill out before our evening meal in ‘The Opposition’. The town was buzzing with Irish people; it was Cheltenham Cup week. Our meal was followed by a nightcap in The Woodsman.

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Spring is springing and Attingham Park is Easter ready.

Lemon Drizzle Cake

A Host of Daffodils

A Host of Daffodils

Field of Eggs

To Bee or Not to Bee

Sunshine Chicks

The Fourth Quater

See Through

Bothy Delights

Natural Sculpture

Mini Volcano

Quiet Waters

Candied Egg

Pretty in Pink

Bunny Surprise

Musical Notes

Spring Pleasures

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Wilderness is the raw material out of which man has hammered the artifact called civilization.

Aldo Leopold

Long Man of Wilmington

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Ted is back from his travels…

A Room With a View

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Stowaway Ted

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Ready to Walk

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Every situation, every moment is of infinite worth for it is representative of a whole eternity.

John Wofgang Goethe

Ready for Action

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