Yesterday I spent a lovely hour wandering around the grounds of, local National Trust property, Lacock Abbey.
Regular readers will know it is one of my favourite places and has become a bit of a repeat
feature on the blog.
For that I do not apologise!
I never tire of the place and every time I manage to photograph something different.
Autumn was showing that, despite the hints of Christmas and Winter around the corner, it was still the season in charge.
The sun shining through the Beech leaves in the Botanic Garden, Autumn leaves providing a backdrop to the sparkle of the sun and the beautiful reds on the Abbey walls - all a sight to behold.
The contrast of black and white was on show in the Botanic Garden. I loved how majestic the flowers still looked despite nearing the end of their seasonal life and can you spot the bees busying themselves amidst the flowers outside the greenhouse walls?
The greenhouse was open - inside was awash with pots of colour.
The doorways and windows in the Tudor Courtyard caught my eye - not only spotting the plants and flowers creeping around them but having the urge to peek through and think about the history that has taken place behind them over the years.
Inside the medieval cloisters I had to snap my favourite tree, defiantly fighting time with a sturdy prop. I stopped and looked in more detail at the architecture of the walls and windows and questioned how on earth they built such an amazing structure over 800 years ago - it really does put modern housing to shame.
A picnic in the car was calling so we only went halfway around the grounds today.
I'll be back again soon though to walk through the orchards and have a go on the rope swing - as the sign on the way in noted, 'It's not just for children!'
Linking up with Annie at simplewanderlust.com...
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