A non-stitchy post, for once! 
Yesterday, a beautiful spring Sunday, the family had a day out at Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire. I'd heard a lot about this place, and I saw it had inspired Jane Greenoff of the Cross-Stitch Guild to design a band sampler - so we thought we'd check it out.
Well, what can I say but - WOW!! What an amazing place!
Isn't this Acer palmatum just incredible? This is exactly the colour it was in real life - it almost hurt your eyes to look at it! In fact, the Japanese Maple collection was generally just jaw-dropping, as you can see . .
It just seemed to go on and on . .
We just walked along in a daze, hardly able to believe such a wonderland of nature.
And every where we went, the ground was carpeted with bluebells as far as the eye could see. When the sun came out, the scent of them rose and it was like walking through the most expensive perfume shop you can imagine!
The place is HUGE - we saw less than a quarter of it. My legs gave out long before I was ready to say goodbye - but at least that means there is more for me to explore on a future visit. Well - who wouldn't want to go back to a place as magical as this?
Buzzing off . .
Bee
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wow those photos are beautiful , must come for a visit