Oxford Daily Photos - Rose Garden

Can you guess where this is?

The weather was a littler better today, so I went for a long walk around Oxford.  In front of the Botanical Garden is the Rose Garden.  The roses look awake, and some have new leaves, but it will be a while before we will see some blooms, I think.  Still, it is a nice area, and an excellent front cover for Magdalen College!

This is an interesting view - the front of these houses abut The High Street.  Hard to imagine there are such nice gardens behind those facades!

Christ Church looking lovely, some trees have come all over blossomy.

You see that tiny yellow speck in the middle of this huge lawn in front of Christ Church?  It is a dandelion!  I really admire that sort of  courage.

A bit closer up

Magnolia tree in full bloom near the workshop

 

Home Sweet Home - Tea Time in DB Hausen!

Tea Time indoors...

And in the garden ...

Tea in the garden is a more rustic affair, but can be very cozy, especially when birds and bees and frogs drop by.  Mainly birds right now, but one frog did turn up.

I utilised the few sunny days to do loads of laundry!  The bees kept trying to extract honey from my yellow towels, which I regret - but a bright sunny yellow is my favourite colour!

Mr Frog - I wish he would tell all his friends that mine is a welcoming garden full of insects and slugs!

Oxford Daily Photos - Christ Church Memorial Garden

The other day I went for a walk again.  I haven't been for a while - too darn cold!  But I really wanted to photograph the flower scheme currently brightening up the main entrance to Christ Church meadow - the Memorial Garden!

As usual this would look so much better in sunshine, but if I wait that long all the flowers will have wilted, so you will just have to make do, like the rest of us!