Autumn Colours, blue sky and a bit more water! (Witley Court)

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Autumn is quite possibly my favourite season, the colours and nature’s amazing variety make me smile and just in case you havent seen enough water this year I thought I would bring you some pictures of water as we like to enjoy it!

I went to Witley Court yesterday but also in the spring so I have included a few photos from a rather different type of day by way of contrast!
[warning to those who dont like 8-legged creatures ~ avoid picture: 7]

Yesterday, the skies were grey but look at the autumn colour already ~ from the car park!

Sweet chestnuts like little green hedgehogs curled up in the leaves:

Is this the last dandelion of the summer?

Viburnam in flower, smothering the bush, you could think it was spring!

Im not sure what these were but they fascinated me:

Hydrangea are not my favourite but I rather like these, it looks as though its pointing the way along the path: [ok, so the path wasn’t that steep I just had to angle the camera for the flower!!]

Has George’s marvellous medicine been used here? made me laugh!

Like sea shells clinging to a rock, the pretty funghi:

Who has been eating my breakfast?

Autumn dresses in fashion now ~ frills are back in:

Surprisingly colour still lights the way

And huge trees reach to the grey skies, is this sequoia?

All the leaves are green: my favourite colour:

A similar view in the spring:

Not quite ‘up the airy mountain and down the rushy glen’ but the stream is high after yesterday’s rain!

Looking the other way, and in better weather:

A first glimpse of the fountain restored only a few years ago:

And here it was in May, under blue skies:

On a warm day its a lovely cooling place to be:

Yesterday I hardly knew if it was raining but in fact the spray from the fountain had soaked me, my glasses and the camera!

In 1937 [remember it?] there was a huge fire that destroyed this once magnificent building, even today I feel there is a sadness about it, a place that held fun and parties, now open to the sky and no one lives here any more:

Looking around the flower gardens: this was in May when it was time to work!

Even yesterday there was still colour:

In front of the main house are the formal beds:

I think there is rather a Tuscan flavour to this garden: [sadly no pizzas!]

I wouldnt mind a conservatory like this to enjoy the view, [although I might prefer to have a roof]:

From a summer view to a little plant in the winter garden:

The other side of the house there is a lake, with wooded paths and meadows, you can see the effect of Monday’s stormy rains in the muddy water [on Monday the house was shut due to road closures from flooding]

here it is on a sunny day in May:

I could spend all day here [under blue skies]

Meadows, wild flowers and water ~ what more could you want:

Sorry its been a long walk but you can have a bit of a rest here:

Just a little further through the woods, to the fan tree:

and mistletoe already on its way, grafted on about 4 foot up the tree:

A few more shots around the estate under blue skies:

ah, bliss……

Within the same estate is a rather ornate church which is worth taking a look inside:

perhaps not to everyone’s taste but undeniably impressive, lavish and detailed:

it has a golden dome to the church which can be seen from miles away ~ you can also see it behind the main building in the earlier photo

Now you must be ready for a bit of lunch! So off to the cafe, which is cosy and friendly, part of it is in a large conservatory, who could resist taking refreshments where they grow passion flowers:

A range of healthy food, I chose the celery, courgette and watercress soup ~ lovely!

And a final picture of the magical autumn colours:

26 Sep, 2012
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Sheilabub

Oh Sticki . . . lovely photos as ever, and what a good idea to include your Spring pics of this beautiful place. Made me smile to see the Rhodos in bloom :))

Those pink things in pic 5 look like seeds from a Spindle tree (Euonymus something-or-other!).

26 Sep, 2012

Oliveoil

What a lovely blog, beautiful pictures of spring and autumn really enjoyed my walk. Hope you have dried out today. Little better weather in Lincolnshire today, a little sunshine and only a little rain. Hoping for better sunshine tomorrow. :O)

26 Sep, 2012

Steragram

Its easy to see why this is one of your favourite walks! I wondered who is responsible for the garden now that the house isn't habitable? and is the church still used ever?

26 Sep, 2012

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