This afternoon Jackie, Flo, Elizabeth, and I visited The House in the Wood garden outside Beaulieu, under the National Gardens Scheme. The photographs can speak for themselves, although each one is titled in the gallery.
Beside Hatchet Lane on our return home we encountered our first foals of the season:
both donkeys,
and ponies, one of whom had some difficulty when attempting to suckle.
After the visit Elizabeth dropped off at her home en route and then joined us for dinner, which consisted of Jackie’s succulent sausages in red wine; creamy mashed potatoes; crunchy carrots; and firm broccoli and cauliflower. My wife and sister drank the last of the Picpoul de Pinet; I finished the Fitou; and Flo drank water.
You’ve surpassed yourself with today’s gallery Derrick
Thanks very much, Sheree
Wonderful way to spend a Sunday.
Thanks very much, Pat
Absolute stunning images of the foliage, Derrick. We loved the foals too!
Thank you very much, Maj and Sher
How wonderful! Love the bucolic beauty & the new foals!
Thank you very much, Cindy
Nothing like a hearty meal after an enjoyable bout of exercise. Lovely gardens.
Thanks very much, Suzanne
The House in the Wood Sounds like the title of a children’s book. Some of those rhododendron bushes are massive!
They really are, Liz. Thanks very much
You’re welcome, Derrick.
Another beautiful day, and some beautiful baby animals to go with it.
Thanks very much, John
This photo set is so beautiful, Derrick! Well done. ☺️🇬🇧
Thank you very much, John
What magnificently colourful gardens – I do love the NGS!
The foals are so precious, and your gallery of photos this evening is very lovely: full of life and natural wonders.
Thank you so much, Emma
Beautiful Images Derrick… and love the suckling foal .. 🙂
Thank you very much, Sue
Oh the Azalea tree is beautiful. Great pictures. What a beautiful place for a picnic or to read a book, sitting on a blanket.
Thank you very much, Bridget. It was glorious
The garden photographs speak very well for themselves. The new arrivals are charming.
Thank you very much, Tootlepedal
How delightful to stroll through such a natural garden.
Thanks very much, Jane
That was a skinny foal. Hope it will be all right. Cheers. 🍷
You are right, Brian. Maybe we will see it again. Thanks very much
Great photos – even I found the baby animals acceptable. They were either very cute or I am growing soft.
Much as you like to hide it you have always been soft. Thanks a lot, Quercus
🙂
What a lovely outing for Mother’s Day.
mmmm….. or is Mother’s Day a different date in the UK? Well even if it’s not, they can celebrate it twice. 😉
Thanks very much, Chrissy. Our is in March
Wonderful captures today. A special day all round 💛🙏🏼💛
Thank you so much, Val X
Gorgeous photos today! Thanks for sharing, Derrick.
Much appreciated, Jill
The photos do speak for themselves. What an incredibly beautiful place, especially with all those magnificent rhododendrons! I loved the donkeys and ponies with their foals, too.
Thank you so much, Lavinia
Beautiful pictures from the outing.
Thanks very much, Mrs W
You’re welcome.
Beautiful woodland and adorable babies. I hope the foal will be okay. I love the star shaped yellow flowers. Are those rhododendrons, too?
They are – luteums, JoAnna. A couple I spoke to named them and I’ve just checked it. Thanks very much, JoAnna
The House in the Wood is enchanting. It must be hard to return from there, more so if you are an avid shooter and a gardener. The foals are so cute!
Thank you so much, Uma
What a pleasant outing this must have been!
It certainly was, Anne. Thank you very much
What a gorgeous garden.
Thanks very much, Gwen. Especially at this time of the year
Nice to see Spring is about – and yes I will now try to keep up on your posts…still working through how best to schedule things into my day as Autumn is underway and pockets of Winter visit from time to time…
Thank you very much, Catherine
Great pictures.
Thank you very much, Eunice
What a beautiful place! And your photos are brilliant!
It’s interesting how people (an animals) being a photo (not posing, just doing their thing) makes the photo take on a different dynamic! So wonderful!
(((HUGS))) 🙂
Thank you very much, Carolyn. As you know, that is my preferred people photography. X
🙂 Yes! 🙂
Your pictures are incredible!
Thank you so much, GP. Wait until you see Flo’s.
Oh, my! Such glorious pictures, Derrick. It must have been a beautiful day.
It was, Eugi. Thank you very much
So beautiful. Great collection of photos!
Thanks very much, Dwight
You are welcome!
Such stunning photos in this post–I can’t pick a favorite today. The House in the Wood looks like a beautiful place to visit, but the donkeys and horses are also special.
Thank you so much, Merril. I thought I had enough photographs from the garden, but the ladies persuaded me to get out and photograph the foals.
Good job on the persuading!😊
Such a beautiful garden you visited Derrick! Tha baby donkeys are so cute!
Thank you very much, Aletta
No words! So beautiful! Including the donkeys and ponies 😉
Thank you so much, Ribana