The first thing I do, once we have unpacked our car, which has been groaning with all the stuff we need for a week's stay in the holiday cottage, is head for the outer gardens of Colonsay House. It is a place of wonder for me! I particularly love the leaves of the giant rhododendrons. There are many different varieties, all planted in the early 1930s. The outer gardens are generally overgrown, having had little tending over the decades. That makes them even more magical! The old woodmill falls apart a little more every year, but that's fine by me because I love corrugated iron and especially if it's rusted! And of course the bees. Colonsay's beekeeper, Andrew Abrahams, has one of his apiaries on the edge of the pine wood. So lovely - the hum of busy bees and the heady smell of the pines. We are here - finally! Delayed by four months by the wretched virus, but now I am on holiday! Hooray!
What a transformation! Loving the pinky tones against the green! 🌸🌿
ReplyDeleteYes, they are lovely! Yesterday's photo was taken in a different sideways light, late afternoon, so it makes the colours a bit sharper. May must be the most beautiful month of the year. The weather so far hasn't been great, hope it settles down a bit so that the fresh blossom doesn't get beaten up, like the wild cherry has! Happens every year! A x
ReplyDeleteIt's so lovely to see the change! We know it occurs but when you see it in photo form it makes it so real. Xx
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