Friendly squirrels approached us as soon as we came in the gate, hoping for something edible
A wire sculpture of a kingfisher sat by the river with a little fish in its mouth
Ducks swimming in water that took on an almost luminous green from leafy reflections
My friend spotted a heron through the trees on the opposite bank
Close up of some white blossom
Mandarin ducks looked quite comical strutting across the grass
- but what a different sight when they were swimming regally on the lake
Wonderful sounds surrounded us, birdsong in the trees, quacking ducks, honking geese, and loud splashing sounds as ducks and geese took off or landed on the water
Two geese and a quacking duck
Aeroplanes and helicopters interested the small boy but the mower and the leaf blower alarmed him and sent him scurrying to his mum
Fluffy cygnets
Mother swan with seven babies
White ducks
Geese and goslings
Different white blossom - each flower has so many pale stamens with dark anthers which makes it look as if there are little dark dots floating above the flowers
The geese looked as if they were wading in daisies. I really like the way the lime green tree stands out from all the other greens
Still water - not for long - ducks and geese soon made the water ripple
We also stopped off at the playground where the delightful small boy thoroughly enjoyed the swings - ("up and down" "higher, higher", "up to the sky"), the slide, a little roundabout etc. and then we went to a nice grassy area where we had a lovely picnic together. Thank you very much to my friend and her two little ones for a lovely time.
I have been enjoying watching the coverage of the Chelsea flower show on TV this week. This evening, having talked about some of the flowers, one of the presenters said "Look closer, there are miracles right under your nose." - that could well be my motto!
Thank you very much for joining me
oh, what a lovely park! the lake is gorgeous. I've been enjoying the coverage of Chelsea too, apart from the repeated looks at the same gardens or films about the designers, rather than different ones each show (the afternoon one is bad for this!)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely agree about the repeated use of the same film clips - I recorded most of it and skipped through the repeated bits!
ReplyDeleteI just love those mandarin ducks, they are just so intricately coloured and patterned. I also agree that you should adopt that sentence as your motto, maybe they've been reading your blog, and have been inspired!
ReplyDeleteThey are amazing aren't they!
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