Wandering with Wren - Audley End

Wren enjoyed a lovely Autumn Day's wander around the grounds of English Heritage Audley End today.

The sky was perfectly blue.

There was hardly anyone around.

It really was quite perfect.

The back of the house

Side view.

After quite a wander Wren and Nelson stopped to rest for a while

Before exploring some more.

Wren was quite fascinated with the succulents growing on the rocks.

She wonders whether she could make some kind of rockery at home.  Nelson thinks it will be quite possible to do.

They admire some of the beautiful flowers.

The pumpkins and gourds are set out to dry out for an Autumn Harvest display.

Nelson and Wren were fascinated by the different shapes and colours.

Wren loves the colour purple and was surprised to see the aubergine.

The looked at the different varieties of apples.

More pretty flowers in the garden.

Wren enjoyed the sunlight, flowers and fresh air!

The water was beautifully clear and Wren enjoyed watching the young swan for a while.

Bottoms up!

All in all a perfect day out.

Wandering with Wren - North Mymms

Wren's wanderings took her walking through countryside and some woods on this bright Autumn Sunday afternoon.

She spied some cattle in the field...which she later discovered she was supposed to come through, but decided to give that a miss...she wasn't prepared for a close encounter!

There was some lovely countryside to admire....

...from comfortable seat in a tree.

There were quite a few trees that had died and were damaged

Wren wondered if it was lightening damage and decided it was perhaps not the best place to wander during a thunder storm!

Wren discovered dandelions still flowering

Berries were plentiful and she wondered whether these were edible?

Now these fungi don't look the edible sort, but they were interesting to look at.

There were plants flowering in the hedgerow.

She spied a farmhouse

A bee making his way into the convolvulus flower

Disappeared!

Another pretty flower to stop and admire.

Wandering with Wren - 1

Wren went wandering today

to see what she could find, 

a fountain sparkling in the sun

the water reflecting the beautiful blue sky

time to sit and relax