CAMERA CAPERS

It was quite a dull and chilly day for our outing to Ham House and Strawberry Hill House.  Our first stop was Ham House, which I had visited several years ago.  Situated on the banks of the River Thames, the house was leased by William Murray from King Charles I in 1626.  William, and later his daughter Elizabeth transformed the property.  The property survived the English Civil War and Parliamentary rule and was home to Elizabeth's descendants for almost three centuries.  Today the house is a rare example of one of the great Stuart houses.   The formal gardens are superbly laid out with a woodland wilderness, planned borders, kitchen garden, and a recently restored Cherry Garden, formally laid out with clipped box cones, and ball-clipped lavender. The front of Ham House - notice the curved wall with niches containing busts of Greek gods The Cherry Garden - used to have cherry trees, but after restoring to original plan with the clipped box and lavende...

 I had a dental appointment this morning, so left home early and took my camera to Broadwater Lake, which is more or less on the way    I only had about twenty minutes there, but managed to capture a few shots. Egyptian Goose - but apparently it is a duck and not a goose. Canada Goose --------------------------------