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!
Favourite is the White House, red roof!
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Just love your photos! Wonderful depiction of the color red.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan! For lean periods, when I haven't got anything I want to post, I keep a library of photos highlighting a specific colour! So far I have done orange and violet. If you trawl back in time on the running wave you should find them! Thank you for visiting my blog! A
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