Afield

Once back out in the open we headed past the lake where, again, flashes of colour from cornus brightened the water's edge.

We headed for the restaurant and stopped for a snack. Some cheddar and leek flan and some teas and coffees were quickly demolished and then we headed back across the gardens.


We headed across to another part of the garden. Here there were a number of small sample garden settings. The one that really caught the Gorse Fox's eye was the Japanese Bonsai garden.

Needless to say, at this time of year, many of the specimens weren't at their best. These were the ones that really stood out.

Up on Battlestone Hill Gorse Fox looked through the still bare branches and was entranced by how the underlying skeleton of summer trees can be even more interesting when dormant than the brash colours they don for the summer months.