
Hampton Court Castle, Herefordshire.
Well after the excitement of sitting in front of the TV yesterday watching Prince Harry tie the knot with Meghan Markle, I felt the need to get out again with the camera today. The weather continues to be lovely - perfect for photographing a few flowers. Hampton Court Castle is one of my favourite places to visit in Herefordshire. It's been around longer than King Henry 8ths Hampton Court Palace and sits beside the River Lugg near Hope-Under-Dinmore. The castle is surround

Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.
I visited Kew Gardens, as it is commonly known, for the first time yesterday. What a day it was. The weather was beautiful and the gardens stunning with so much to see. You would certainly need a full day here to see everything, and even then another visit might be needed to really see it all. Kew is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was founded in 1840. It houses thousands of different species of plants, trees and flowers from all around the world, some of which are endan

Hot weather, at last!
So after the "beast from the east" and all the snow that came with it, we finally have some hot weather. Time for summer clothes, sunbathing and barbeques. One of the things that I like the most about spring and summer is listening to and watching the birds in the garden. I've noticed that not many species of birds actually visit our garden, just house sparrows, pigeons, magpies, black birds and sometimes gulls fly over. I have two bird houses in the garden and I think one