under another sun

Lorraine and I off to Lidl once we were up, which was only at around noon. At home Lorraine and Beth cooked a lovely roast, and Innis and Rosie came around. Innis recently returned from a photographic job in Portugal. After eating, we made off to Wakehurst Place, to go on the Glow Wild 2019 lantern walk. Magical stuff, and so pleased I we went. The moon was out and so were a few stars, very windy. Walked about in the dark carrying lanterns, and looking at the beautiful arrangements of lanterns and candles and also a gorgeous projection of the life cycle of a tree on the side of Wakehurst Place itself. All rather magical, and a lovely experience. In the shop, Beth showed me some weird teddy bears style things. One was a cuddly croissant with arms and legs. Bizarre. My snaps do it little justice.

A green interlude Woke up with a hangover at 6:30, but I had slept heavily undisturbed by the party nearby which continued well into the following afternoon. Got up after a while, left Lorraine sleeping and started a new jaded poem about drinking, called A quiet drink . In the afternoon off to Wakehurst Place, a beautiful place, belonging to Kew Gardens. Slightly overcast and humid this afternoon, and we sniffed up the green and fragrant air greatfully. Wandered about, past the vast ark of the seed bank, and into the wooded areas. Spent a happy hour or two wandering about here, taking the odd photo and Lorraine touching all the plants and looking greedily into their flowers. Below became a little obsessed with twisty Oaks branches today. We will return.