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| Stourhead - the bridge. |
The weekend is almost up us again and I haven't even posted the last lot of pictures yet! On the Sunday of the bank holiday weekend I woke up really early (6-ish, Hamish bouncing up and down on the bed and demanding immediate attention/cuddles/biscuits) and the sky was bright blue. So I thought I better get on the road, pronto.
I have visited Stourhead three times - the first time in 1997, when I was completely struck by the self-contained world of the placid lake and the miniature temples, so much so that I chose the English landscape garden for one of my graduating subjects in art history. The famous grass-covered bridge features in so many period films that I had the feeling of having visited much more often and when Darcy proposed to Lizzie in Joe Wright's Pride in Prejudice I knew exactly where they were absurdly romantic in the rain.
This year I took a friend to see it, she was visiting in late February and we had to find a house and garden that was already open and where we did not have to rely on flowers to make the garden attractive. I made up my mind to visit much more often and on last Sunday I did - enjoy!
Much love,
Qaroline
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| Dramatic sky over the lake. |
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| Magnolias. |
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| Massive camellias! |
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| Ready for your close-up? |
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| Red among pink. |
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| Another stunning camellia - ok, I might have a problem ... |
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| Different view-point. |
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| Gothic Cottage and cherry blossom. |
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| Early rhododendrons in full swing. |
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| Was quite taken by this bright red rhododendron. |
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| The ground is pink with fallen blossoms. |
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