The bluebells are a little late in flowering this year, so I am not able to present you with a very blue carpet of colour from my recent visit. But here as promised are the bluebells from my visit to Chirk Castle.
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If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
The Buddha
PS: For those of you who have been waiting for the bluebells, this is the first glimpse of them.
12 Comments CherryPie on May 9th 2010
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Chirk Castle – Spring Colour
Moving away from the castle and into the gardens there was a lovely display of spring flowers. I did think of Uncle Bernard as I took these, although there aren’t 10,000 in this border.
9 Comments CherryPie on May 9th 2010
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Chirk Castle – Formal Garden
It is now time to go and find those bluebells that I mentioned. To do that we have to first walk through the formal garden which consists of topiary yews and hedges. These were planted by Richard Myddelton Biddulph in the late 19th century in order to give shelter to the plants that were growing [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2010
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Spring Colours
These pictures were taken in Hodnet Hall Gardens last May and remind me that the gardens are coming into bloom and I will soon be able to get out and enjoy them again.
Although there aren’t many flowers out yet I have seen rather a lot of bumble bees, especially in my garden. There have [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Apr 26th 2010
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Whatever is in any way beautiful has its source of beauty in itself and is complete in itself.
Marcus Aurelius
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2010
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Last Winter Feed
Some of you might remember that the last time I visited Attingham Park I saw the herd of deer being fed for the last time this winter. Here is a little video them in full action rushing around. I have been rushing around as much as they have today on more of my [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Apr 13th 2010
