Pointless.......

It has been half term here. 

It has flown by.

We had no major plans this half term, so it was relaxing in that respect. I was looking forward to some later morning starts, but found myself awake even earlier in the mornings than usual. Still, it was nice. I love being awake early in the mornings to see the sun rising in the morning sky and the birds singing madly. I enjoy the lazy mornings more than lie-ins in a half term. No rushing to get out of the house in the mornings is a lovely thing to savour. Morning coffee sipped slowly instead of gulped down....yes.....most definitely appreciated.

We did take a trip to Wisley one of the days. It was a spur of the moment decision. I had been watching the RHS Chelsea Flower Show all week and I think I was all 'flowered up'. The Bear's had all been with their school but I had never been, which is weird as it's relatively close by. It was a beautiful day there. The weather held out, and the Bear's were awesome. Not exactly the ideal day out for two young teenagers, but Big Bear was happy snapping away with his camera, Middle Bear was happy as I had taken a back pack full of refreshments, and Baby Bear was loving the freedom to run around in lovely surroundings.

The colour was something that day. The grass was almost a luminous green in shade, and everything was vibrant against it too.

I do love wisteria.

This fascinated me. It was an oak tree. At least I was sure it was, but it had a wisteria growing around and up its trunk. I wondered whether the trunk of the wisteria would almost 'suffocate' the oak if it wrapped around it tightly and not allowed it to grow and expand. I actually could have stayed there for hours pondering on this thought, but the mighty-ness of this tree with all the wisteria flowers intertwined on all the branches really was a total fascination for me.

I thought this intertwined seat was rather lovely too. Wonderfully carved and each arm was carved with the loving memory of someone lost. So sweet.

Palm trees in a walled garden. You can't get more perfect than that to me. It's my dream one day to have a palm tree in my garden.

Lots of colour. Lots of purple and blue I seem to have photographed. The grounds were covered in Rhododendron bushes too, in shades of white and vibrant pink. I'm not sure what it is that doesn't make me warm to them. They have beautiful big, proud, fuchsia type blooms, but they do nothing to my senses, which is why I guess they didn't make it onto the camera.

These two caught my eye though.......

Never in my life have I seen something coloured like that. I didn't catch the name. It was a flower on a big tropical vine in their big greenhouse. It had a big crowd around it, as I don't think anyone could quite believe that that colour was natural.

I loved this one though. Ahhhhhhhh the colour. All silvery green and ethereal.

I also LOVED walking through the orchard. I only wished I had seen all the blossom on them a few weeks earlier. I shall know for next year as I think it would be a beautiful sight.

There was also this lovely Bonsai walk. These fascinated me too. Some were over 85 years old and they were just so perfect, I felt like Gulliver.

I have to say though, that out of everything, it was this sight that made my heart leap. It was called Toona Sinensis (flamingo)and was the most glorious pink against the green of the trees. Sadly the clouds had come by this time but I could only imagine how it might look against a clear blue sky. Simply stunning.

I could have stared at it all day......and now I really want one of my own.

It really was a lovely day out. A stop in the RHS shop meant that I came away with a watering can. An indoor watering can, but in the shape of a teapot.

It was a Mad Hatters teapot and I thought it rather delightful. I just about resisted the large outdoor teapot, but for the indoor teapot, I'm rather keen on making a tea cosy for it. Rather pointless really, and a difficult thing to fashion as the teapot is not a usual teapot size. I'm almost laughing at what a pointless exercise I am setting for myself, but it's a scratch I think needs itching. I'll keep you posted on whether I can achieve it. It'll be a faff, and my usual wing it as I go along kind of thing, but it could be fun.

I had sort of wanted to use the relaxing rest of the week to indulge in a bit of crochet, but other things needed attention so nothing more on that front.

If you live near Wisley and love beautiful gardens then I'd highly recommend a trip there.

Have a super weekend all

xxx