With Sue, in search of succulents. But on the way we were seduced by lilies
and poppies
and nigella, mostly no longer in flower but gorgeous none the less
and the daisies, taking advantage of a rare bit of sunshine
We did find cactuses and succulents, and spent a couple of hours drawing
The Princess of Wales conservatory was heaving with groups of schoolchildren. About 2.30 they'd gone but by then it was time for us to go too.
We took a detour to go see the water lily house and were glad we did -- some of the giants had been taken out and left to dry outside
Here they are in situ, along with some "normal" water lilies
and close up - it's instructive to see the structure underneath that gives the leaf rigidity
and poppies
and nigella, mostly no longer in flower but gorgeous none the less
and the daisies, taking advantage of a rare bit of sunshine
We did find cactuses and succulents, and spent a couple of hours drawing
The Princess of Wales conservatory was heaving with groups of schoolchildren. About 2.30 they'd gone but by then it was time for us to go too.
We took a detour to go see the water lily house and were glad we did -- some of the giants had been taken out and left to dry outside
Here they are in situ, along with some "normal" water lilies
and close up - it's instructive to see the structure underneath that gives the leaf rigidity
wonderful photos as always. I love all the lines of the cacti, lily pads, and nigella.
ReplyDeleteLove those upside down lily pads. Makes me want to upturn mine to see what they're like but our little pond is in chaos after the storm, as are our little lily pads.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, also a hobby of mine. vivian-institches.blogspot.com/
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