Birds and gargoyles at Nymans Gardens, West Sussex
Jackdaws looking out
Waiting for a lift?
Lord of all he surveys
Amusing gargoyles guarding the summer house
Rockery steps
Door from Courtyard
An early February visit to Wisley
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