Lyme

Some images from my visit to Lyme Regis in Dorset last week. A favourite spot for fossil hunting and spending time outdoors.

Sissinghurst: Spring Flowers

Easter Monday...another visit to a castle!

Spring at Sissinghurst, there are many flowers you can see for a short period of time...before the hotter colours of the summer flowers erupt into the gardens. If you visit now you can see hellebores, snakeheads, daffy down dillies, snow drops, lungworts (good for bees!), tulips, primroses...there are lots more but these are favourites I saw when I was there.

There are lots of images in the post here...but thought it would be nice for Sissinghurst fans who live further away to be able to have a virtual visit!!)

Standen

Standen, is an Arts and Crafts house in Sussex. Designed by Philip Webb, who also built The Red House in Bexley, for William Morris.

I hope to return in the summer when there is more to see in the garden. The house has an excellent display of textiles, ceramics and metalwork from the arts and crafts period, lots from William Morris, some ceramics by William De Morgan and metalwork by W. A. S. Benson.

Standen was a family home for the Beale family. Built in the 1890's.

Snowday

These pictures were taken in the first batch of snow in December. The woods looked magical in the snow and I half expected Mr Tumnus to trot past scattering Christmas presents!