Sissinghurst

Vita Sackville-West on Sissinghurst: ‘The heavy golden sunshine enriched the old brick with a kind of patina, and made the tower cast a long shadow across the grass, like the finger of a gigantic sundial veering slowly with the sun. Everything was hushed and drowsy and silent but for the coo of the white pigeons.’

Sunshine lighting up flowers.

Irises.

Chamomile flowers.

Delicate flowers.

Sunlight highlighting a flower in the shade.

Meadow flowers and grasses swaying in the wind, in the wilderness of the Orchard area.

Light and shadow.

Advertisement

Kew

Exotic plants and flowers.

Goslings

Goslings are introduced to open water within 24 hours of being born. They are raised by both parents which ensures they have a high life expectancy. They migrate with their parents and eventually return to their birthplace.

Geese are loyal to each other and stay together for life.