Walking weekend from home

 Tree walk Westonbirt Arboretum

 Sticks for children to make wigwams etc

 Twisty tree

 beautiful Acers

Acorns

re the sculpture above

 Just checking where we are!

 'It is a long road that has no turning' (Irish proverb.

 Gloucester street art

 Gloucester docks

 Secunda Llanthony priory

 Sula, a lightship

 He is still here.

 Severn Progress belongs to Waterways museum, built 1931 to tow three canal boats or two barges.

 Start of our Churchdown walk, this part along the Glevum way.

   

 Gloucester airport from the pub

 taking off

 landing

 taking off 2

thistle head

 path back

 churchdown hill

 skateboard park

 conservation park bull rushes

 Glos cathedral from road brisge

marigolds growing in pavement round the corner from home

Thomas under 'watch' from Jane

Afternoon nap.

Wonderful wild flowers planted by our Parish Council

 These flowers have been planted alonside the main road that runs through our village.

11 July a very over blown garden

 Buddleia taking over the steps.

 A jungle of Dahlias, beans and Phlox

The lawn burnt out and has been re-seeded.... the grass has not grown yet!

 Night sky petunia hanging basket and fuschia

 Hanging basket and water feature

 Top patio

Pelargonium

 Petunia hanging basket

 Water feature complete with lighthouse.

 Secret blue seat overgrown by Buddleia, Iris and Allium leaves and a pot of petunias.

 lower patio

 grasses on gravel garden with Buddha

 Runner bean flowers mixing with Clematis

 Hydrangea

 Another place to sit

 Petunias, carnations and French Marigolds

 Large flowered Clematis

 Top patio and water feature again

 Herbs

Taken through the lounge window.

Phew what a jungle, the wind has blown plants all over the place and a combination of heavy showers and hot sun has accelerated the growth of everything.

Adam and Luke, goodness they have grown.

 Luke 1 July 2016

Adam 1 July 2016