Wandering with Wren - Mottistone Gardens

Now the school/summer holiday crowds have gone home, it is time to start exploring the island again.

We have been here before, but Wren hasn't so she was excited to wander around Mottistone Gardens, a National Trust property.

There were a lot of lovely flowers for her to admire.

Little nooks and crannies to sit and just enjoy the weather and beauty of the gardens.

She strolled around the footpaths

Stopped to say hello to a pig in the raised vegetable beds.

Smelt the herbs

Had a shock at the giant spider she spied in the window

Said hello to a flower pot creature.

Sat a while

Read about the mining bees

Posed on a post

Balanced on a round concrete ball

Stood on a fence post

and waved to passers by

Rested on a tree.

What a great afternoon it was.  A really beautiful garden well worth a visit.

 

A Couple of Outings.

The weather has been fabulous this week, and today and yesterday Martha got to visit a couple of places for the first time.  Today Nancy, Lucy and Rose also came along and they declared the gardens just perfect.

Yesterday Martha enjoyed a walk around Wrest Park, once of our favourite places to visit, as it is relatively close and easy to get to.  She is pleased to be getting out and about a little bit.

Today we visited the Celebration and Dahlia gardens in St Albans.

Martha was delighted to find some pumpkins!

She admired the Dahlias up close and personal.

Sat amongst the flowers

Laid back and relaxed to the hum of bees.

Nancy hasn't been out for a while so she was pleased to get some time in a beautiful garden as well.

Rose and Lucy joined in and had fun too.

Rose thought this Dahlia matched her beautifully, and I think she is quite right!