Kew Gardens (1)

Kew Gardens was beautiful, and 

had many huge old trees.

and beautiful water gardens,

and beautiful rose bowers.

Hever Castle (2)

Hever castle had a chapel.

 And a family of swans.

 And beautiful rose gardens.

Thames

 Ham House is very near the Thames 

river. The paddle-boat reminded 

me of the Mississippi.

The tide was coming in, and 

the current was very fast.

The bike and walking path was 

busy on a sunny day.

We had supper that night 

in a pub on the river.

Ham House

Ham House is a Stuart mansion.

 

 It had beautiful, tree-lined paths.

And interesting gardens.

Chartwell

In the afternoon, we visited Chartwell, 
the home of Winston Churchill.  
The house was full of history 

and memorabilia from World War II.

And the gardens were beautifully landscaped.

London--Hever Castle

 

Mom and I recently spent a week in London.

 

The first place on our tour was Hever Castle.

The first time I've seen a real castle with a moat...

And also Anne Boleyn's family home.

 

  My first impression of England is that 

it is incredibly green.

Southern Cordon-bleu

 One common birds in my yard

 is the Southern Cordon-bleu or Blue Waxbill.

 Today, they came to play in the puddle in front of my 

house.  See the powder-blue breast and tail.

They come in pairs or small flocks.