Trees and flowers on my favourite walk into Richmond.....

17th May 2016

Walked into Richmond through the park and along the Thames......

....beautiful cow parsley...

.....mixed with Wisteria....

...a peaceful place to sit and admire the view...

.....love ferns...

....buds ready to burst...

....so many wonderful shapes and colours...

.... people enjoying their picnics...

.....children learning  to row!

A Play in the Park....

7th May 2016

My day began at the park, planting grasses and bedding plants for our Play in the Park based on memories shared at our tea parties in March.....

.....beautiful grasses and bedding plants to be put into the new beds at the sides of the pallet stage...

....Margaret worked so hard clipping the grass in the willow dome....

.....Karen and Gary busy erecting the tent....

....finished beds...

.....free cakes but we were given lots of donations....

....visitors having picnics...

.....this actress was AMAZING...

....the play meandered through the park and finished under the Willow Dome....

....Avril couldn't resist having a dance to the music...

....we now have CCTV installed so hope to prevent the dome being vandalised again!!

Lots of colour in the park...

Looking up through the dome, I really love this structure...

....this couple live very near the park and visit almost daily and appreciate all the work put in by the volunteers.

A Walk in the grounds of Lytham Hall

4th May 2016

Yesterday was sunny with a cold wind so we decided to have a walk away from the sea front and chose Lytham Hall......

.......beautiful bluebells...

....blossom....

....a new fence erected to keep the bee hives secure....

.....even the old dead tree by the lake has beauty...

....fluffy topped bullrushes....

....buds ready to burst...

....so much work by volunteers to improve the grounds and new planting....

....so much growth from a tree stump...

.....the volunteers arrange fun days for parents and children, a trail of fairy doors..

.....loved the texture and colour of nature reclaiming this old stump...

....and last but not least the daisy!