The Gibberd Garden

Popped into the Gibberd Garden this afternoon and boy was it cold!!

Sir Frederick Gibberd was the planner of Harlow New Town

nice display of hellebore's

Mother and child...

 Reflections of a photographer

and home for a well needed cup of tea.

the garden I might add is worth a visit if you are in the area. Preferably when a little warmer.

Ickworth & Hildersham Church

I had promised Trish snowdrops..... now normally I'd go to Anglesey Abbey but for a change we headed to Ickworth (get used to it there will be a few visits throughout the year!).

Would you believe it snowed? ok not much but ye gods! And it was cold!

We headed around the Italianate gardens towards what I call the "mistletoe trees" Trish said is that starlings in that tree? Well  I had heard a Mistle Thrush  but when I stuck my bins on the tree.....WAXWINGS approx 20!  Wow didn't expect that!

Time for a cuppa.......

No idea why the chairs are there.....

Instead of going back to the "posh" restaurant we had a soup from the Porter's Lodge (Carrot & Ginger spicy ! just what was needed).

So with the snow falling we headed back with a detour to Holy Trinity, Hildersham

We saw three Buzzards