Few people can have had a
quieter Christmas than me. I came home
from church on Christmas Day, shut the door and didn’t open it again until this
morning. I had a few phone calls but Christmas
is a time of quiet seclusion for me. I
have plenty of invitations but I prefer solitude for this very special time
I decided that today was the
right time to end my seclusion with a trip to Normanby Park. I made a flask of coffee, wrapped up warm and
off I went.
It was so beautiful
there! There were few people about in
the early morning, just a few dog walkers.
The ducks had decided that it
was too cold to go swimming.
The trees looked magnificent
in their winter nudity.
The walled garden has been largely
cleared and the soil left bare to allow the frost to deal with the pests.
I had wondered if these
beauties would have been put over the rhubarb to force it.
But no, Victoria is still exposed.
It was a wonderful to ride
around on my trundle truck.
And even better to get home
to slow cooker chicken casserole
Winter is a very still time in the garden, nothing seems to be there...and yet it is all growing away under the earth.
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely photos -- winter where you are is prettier than winter here in Texas. We have had our second really cold blast, today, with the threat of icy weather on New Year's Day. Nothing something I look forward to but am thankful that everybody will be home that day and safe and sound.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place to visit, looks cold though!
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