Marian is spending the day at the Knitting and Stitching Show at the Alexandra Palace—aka Ally Pally, the People’s Palace. So what should I do all by myself today? While I was asleep, the Dodgers won. USC won. And Donald Trump didn’t start a war. Surely that calls for something celebratory?
Perhaps the Churchill war rooms, to prepare myself for when Trump does start a war? Hmmm. While I ponder this, here’s a selection of photos from our trip to Kew Gardens yesterday.
Crocuses on a field of fallen seed pods:
Mushrooms:
A green parrot, photographed from the treetop walkway:
Some kind of gray/black bird, ditto. UPDATE: It’s a western jackdaw.
A Gertrude Jekyll rose in its end-of-season final bloom in the rose garden:
A field of daisies and other flowers planted English-garden style:
An “October Surprise” maple tree:
Another mushroom:
Finally, a toddler beginning a lifelong fascination with flowers:
