Apologies (and a long post)

I have to apologise for being a bad blogger. 
No posts here and no reading of your blogs.
It doesn't mean I have not been busy.
Let us go back to August.

Because that my dear friends is where I saw you last, August was busy but the weather if you remember wasn't all that great

We managed a few days out.

A trip to Scampston Estate.
The walled garden is a contemporary garden designed by Piet Oudolf.

 We walked around the glorious garden and had a tour of the inside of the hall.

 We walked around the grounds

Had a cup of tea in the restaurant. There was artwork by Mark Herald, Angie Lewin and Emily Sutton on show and to buy.

On the way back to the car we spotted a young hare, I zoomed in with my camera as far as I could to take a photo. I quite like the effect, it looks like a watercolour!

I might have to print them off to see if they look as good on paper as they do on the computer.

The little village of Scampston is delightful.

 On another day we went to Dunham Massey, a National Trust Property in Cheshire.

 The house has gone back in time, back to when it was Stamford Military Hospital.

 There was a bit of a queue, time to admire the beautiful new visitor centre with these lovely silhouette designs on the glass.

 First a look around the mill.

The deer are free to roam the grounds.

 As we waited outside to be entered at our allotted time the lady at the door told us we were allowed to take photos inside without a flash and that we may see 'ghosts' from 1917 and not to talk to them as they could not see us!

I loved it!

It is so very well done. In the above photo you can see an original bed and side table (the others have been made to replicate)

 some of the 'ghosts'

one of the rooms was full of furniture and objects packed up and with sheets draped over.

Well worth a visit, open until November 11th and for next years season.