Twas another weekend with a birthday theme as on Friday night I was out with Divya to celebrate her birthday - we went to the Salt Yard which I've been to a few times and really like. We were half an hour late for our table but fortunately they had kept it for us! It was another lovely meal, but not a late night for us - we were both exhausted!
Saturday I met up with David, Dominic, Chris and James at Kew for the 'Tropical Extravaganza' - the (annual I guess) display of the flowering orchids. Absolutely gorgeous flowers - really stunning. And both Chris and David were full of stories of having had orchids in the past and killing them. Reminded me of Leigh! Apparently James has the knack...
It was well worth the trip. Very cool. We also checked out the Marianne North Gallery as well - again just stunning. She had the most amazing life - travelled all over the world (including NZ) and painted the plants, landscapes etc. Didn't start until she was 40 and spent the next 14 years globe trotting. Really quite inspirational - and the newly revamped gallery was beautifully done, and really quite incredible.
Yet again, Kew has not failed to disappoint. Check out the orchid piccies on Flickr if you haven't already seen them on fb.
Showing posts with label Kew. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kew. Show all posts
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Gorgeous autumnal Kew...
I was keen to get to Kew before autumn tailed off as I knew the trees would look good with all the colours, and the weather played right into my hands.
Woke up on Sunday morning to a beautiful sunny autumnal day, and as I had a lunch date at 1.30 I was up and out relatively early for me to take advantage of it. I think the peak time would have been a week or so ago, but I still managed to get some nice photos. A couple below, but a few more on Flickr (for my non-fb readers... if you're out there!)
Woke up on Sunday morning to a beautiful sunny autumnal day, and as I had a lunch date at 1.30 I was up and out relatively early for me to take advantage of it. I think the peak time would have been a week or so ago, but I still managed to get some nice photos. A couple below, but a few more on Flickr (for my non-fb readers... if you're out there!)
Golden orange, Kew Oct 2010
Golden orange, Kew Oct 2010
Originally uploaded by Megan Shields.
This one really did look stunning - I wasn't the only one taking photos of it!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Kew in the spring
Friday I met Divya and Tarun and we went for a stroll around Kew. We'd missed a lot of the lovely spring flowers, including the bluebells, but as always, the treetop walkway didn't disappoint :-). No matter how many times I go to Kew I still always enjoy it, and see and learn more.
Tarun was particularly interested in the ducks - fortunately a couple feeding the ducks gave Divya some bread to give him - I think we may have had a problem on our hands otherwise!!
Lovely day in the sun :-).
Tarun was particularly interested in the ducks - fortunately a couple feeding the ducks gave Divya some bread to give him - I think we may have had a problem on our hands otherwise!!
Lovely day in the sun :-).
You looking at me??
You looking at me??
Originally uploaded by Megan Shields.
I think this is the first time I've seen a peacock do this 'live'!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
A very cold Kew...
On Sunday we went to Kew before heading back to King's Cross so Dawn could get her train back home to East Yorkshire.
It was pretty cold, and a lot of the ponds were frozen - great fun watching the birds skidding and sliding around on the ice! And the tree-top walkway was fantastic as well - its always great, no matter what time of year. I'm not sure I'd been on it when the trees were quite so bare before.
Watch out for photos to be posted shortly!
It was pretty cold, and a lot of the ponds were frozen - great fun watching the birds skidding and sliding around on the ice! And the tree-top walkway was fantastic as well - its always great, no matter what time of year. I'm not sure I'd been on it when the trees were quite so bare before.
Watch out for photos to be posted shortly!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Lovely autumnal Kew
Sunday was a lovely afternoon of strolling around Kew catching up with Chris and James and admiring the gorgeous autumn colours - so lovely!
I think peak time would have been a couple of weeks ago though - a few trees had obviously just passed their best, but there were still enough to look lovely.
More photos on Flickr...
I think peak time would have been a couple of weeks ago though - a few trees had obviously just passed their best, but there were still enough to look lovely.
More photos on Flickr...
Monday, April 13, 2009
Easter events
So Easter is winding down for another year... still its only a few weeks until we get another long weekend here!
I had a fairly social weekend which was nice - weather wasn't great though. Didn't rain much, but was just very grey and dull for much of it. Until about 5pm today when the sun finally came out. Typical...
Anyhow, Thursday evening I met Jackie, Nicola and Mhairi for dinner at Wahaca - a new fave of mine. Its the 3rd time I've been there and its been great every time. After dinner we met Simon (who had only just finished work!) for a drink. Nice way to start the long weekend :-).
Friday it was off to a friend's 30th birthday at the Queen Bodicea pub in Angel. It was a good do, but was a bit of a pain to get to as my line had engineering works all weekend. Ended up on a replacement bus service home so it turned into a much later evening than I was expecting.
Sunday was round to Simon's for a lovely roast lamb lunch - very chilled way to spend Easter Sunday.
And today I spent a lovely afternoon at Kew with David, Dominic and Chris - photos posted on Flickr as well as the couple below. There was a very cool display of seed pod art, and the blossoms were just stunning. We were probably a week or so too early for the bluebells, and we'd missed the best of the daffodils, but the rest were just gorgeous. And we saw some very cute wee ducklins and cootlings (?). I love Kew and will definitely be renewing my membership when it expires.
I had a fairly social weekend which was nice - weather wasn't great though. Didn't rain much, but was just very grey and dull for much of it. Until about 5pm today when the sun finally came out. Typical...
Anyhow, Thursday evening I met Jackie, Nicola and Mhairi for dinner at Wahaca - a new fave of mine. Its the 3rd time I've been there and its been great every time. After dinner we met Simon (who had only just finished work!) for a drink. Nice way to start the long weekend :-).
Friday it was off to a friend's 30th birthday at the Queen Bodicea pub in Angel. It was a good do, but was a bit of a pain to get to as my line had engineering works all weekend. Ended up on a replacement bus service home so it turned into a much later evening than I was expecting.
Sunday was round to Simon's for a lovely roast lamb lunch - very chilled way to spend Easter Sunday.
And today I spent a lovely afternoon at Kew with David, Dominic and Chris - photos posted on Flickr as well as the couple below. There was a very cool display of seed pod art, and the blossoms were just stunning. We were probably a week or so too early for the bluebells, and we'd missed the best of the daffodils, but the rest were just gorgeous. And we saw some very cute wee ducklins and cootlings (?). I love Kew and will definitely be renewing my membership when it expires.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Stunning Kew
On Saturday we (being Mhairi, Jackie and Nicola) went to Kew to admire the pretty autumnal colours from the tree top walkway.
And the colours were fantastic - it was also great to go back to the walkway and see it in a different season. Can't wait to go back in Jan/Feb and see how it looks in winter.
A couple of photos below - but more on Flickr so check them out.
And the colours were fantastic - it was also great to go back to the walkway and see it in a different season. Can't wait to go back in Jan/Feb and see how it looks in winter.
A couple of photos below - but more on Flickr so check them out.
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