Westonbirt visit (part 1)

Yesterday I decided to have a walk to Westonbirt
Arboretum from Alderley, a village beyond Wooton-under-Edge.
Having followed a little of the Cotswold Way, I joined the "Monarch's Way"
up a pleasant valley towards Tresham.
Here I encountered this little fun guy (!)


Moving onwards onto the windy Cotswold flatland,
with misleading blue sky (it was starting to turn hazier)
I enjoyed the slight bleakness of this stonewall scene.
A contrast to the riot of colour awaiting me at ...


Westonbirt Arboretum.














more pics in part too!

Westonbirt (part too!)

Now you may be wondering if I had all this splendour
to enjoy alone (or perhaps your not that daft....)








Yes, the place was heaving!
Not everyone, however, had a camera in their hands....



Let me try some arty close ups now...











or to take a slightly different angle on tree photography...



Finally, leaving the bright colours behind,
I'll let the fungi have the last say......