hassock of the week
kezia told me this means no parking
fields of buttercups
buttercups and corn on the cob (below) i think
barafundle lavatories tearoom
what more could you want (from last year’s rainy welsh holiday)
cd messaging
like many gardeners, greys court use CDs to scare the birds off. it’s nice to see the evolution of these CDs over time. years ago they were mostly AOL CDs. there was only one this time.
the rest were giving subliminal messages to the plants:
we have movie themes
summer hits (hoping for some sunny vegetables)
two lots of christmas music
and the classics
i suspect the tomatoes will love this ultimate disco cd
kezia spotted this no 1 selection
but the most disturbing was this one at slug height by ‘savage garden’
it’s as easy as falling off a log
both of these pictures work a bit better big. this is exactly what they were warning us about.
an amazing bank holiday monday 8
i took the girls to two mazes on bank holiday monday. the first one was the saxon maze at the herb centre
jane and i visited this place before we were married and the hedges were just starting to become established. back then you could see over them and easily work out where to go.
these days the hedges are tall and strong and i couldn’t see over. they have also got thicker meaning some paths which look like dead ends actually have vital paths off at the end which you can miss.
eventually we made it to the middle.
after a few minutes the girls set off back in to the maze to finish it the tricky way whilst i chose the short cut route
interestingly the greys court maze is dated 1981 whilst the saxon maze is from 1991. and only a couple miles between them. fancy that.
video recorder on a grass verge
technology moves on and the once glorious objects from the future become pavement kill of the past
greys court
we had a lovely afternoon at greys court yesterday
grooms behaving badly
kerpow ! is the groom slapping his wife ?
but what is he taking a picture of ? his new wife stuck down a hole
not that they were much better when they were together
they were a jolly good couple though
henley art trail
this weekend has seen the henley art trail which has been (and still is if you are reading this in the UK before monday evening).
this was our favourite place with gooses and baby gooses and a number of hens, including the one above queuing for refreshments
storming down the aisle
i spotted the bride was secretly wearing bright blue shoes and we got her to show them when they were standing outside.
now, i’m only showing you these photos because i think they are quite
funny. quality-wise they are rubbish ! the bride had blue shoes on
and we ask her to reveal them as she walked down the aisle
there’s a horrible green colour cast on the back wall there.
