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!
Looking forward to more blogs during this year! Health and happiness xx
ReplyDeleteSame for you Sally! Thank you. A x
DeleteBrilliant zesty colours, we've got hints of primrose and daffodil down here but I have a feeling that we'll get a frosty surprise soon x
ReplyDeleteThe daffodils are pushing through the grass here! Haven't looked for the shoots of snowdrops yet, but I bet they are there! It's all a bit mad, in early January, but nevertheless a happy reminder that there are good things to come in 2016, however the rest of the world is behaving! What would we do without Mother Nature, nurturing! Have a good 2016, and thank you again for your constant support of the blog - much appreciated. Love A x
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, reading your blog and seeing your beautiful pictures always brightens my day! It also reminds me to slow down and enjoy the stunning scenery we have down here too. We had a day of sun today the first for ages and found a new path through the woods with the kids getting covered in mud and a damp squib of a fire on the beach. It was a lovely way to end the holidays and everything shone, I even spotted my first snowdrops. Have a great week, Antonia x
ReplyDeleteHooray for the snowdrops! Can't wait to see them here in the wood. Every year there seem to be more - just love them! A x
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