Category: Picture of the Week

Hampton Court Gardens. Photo May 2015.

This plant tunnel (I’m sure there’s a better term for it) along the edge of the Privy Garden at Hampton Court Palace.

Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds, England. Photo May 2015.

The tulips and colors felt right for an Easter post. 🙂

Gardens of Oxburgh Hall. Photo May 2015.

A springtime photo to celebrate the arrival of springtime! (in the northern hemisphere, that is)

Wax figure of Henry VIII at the Bosworth Battlefield Museum. Photo May 2015.

Since I haven’t been to Ireland (YET – I hope to change that in the next 5-ish years), I didn’t have much that was appropriate for St. Patrick’s Day, so here’s a waxwork Henry VIII in a jaunty green hunting outfit. Henry VIII decided to upgrade himself from “Lord of Ireland” to “King of Ireland” in 1542, so I guess there is still a connection to Ireland for today’s photo.

Another view of the garden center area at Castle Acre Priory. Photo May 2015.

If I had all the time and money (and energy) in the world this is what I would do with my backyard.

John of Gaunt’s Great Hall at Kenilworth Castle. Photo May 2015.

Along the Tudor Farmyard at Mary Arden’s Farm. Photo May 2015.

Rochester Castle. Photo May 2015.

Portrait of Elizabeth of York at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.

Ruins of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds. Photo May 2015.

As I’ve mentioned before, the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds was the original burial place of Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk. The ruins are now a lovely garden park near the later St Edmundsbury Cathedral.

Blickling Hall, Norfolk. Photo May 2015.

St. George and the Dragon above St. George’s Gate at Windsor Castle. Photo May 2015.

Stained glass window in St. Michael’s Church, Framlingham. Photo May 2015.

The Falcon Inn, Stratford upon Avon. Photo May 2015.

Some parts of The Falcon (now partially renamed after it became part of a hotel chain) date back to the early 16th century and it has been an inn since at least the mid-17th century. Definitely on my bucket list to stay there in the Tudor section!

The Great Fountain Garden, Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.

Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, England. Photo May 2015.

Tower on the roof of Oxburgh Hall. Photo May 2015.

This was after it had stopped raining but before it cleared out and ended up being a quite lovely day (you can see the blue sky starting to peek through though).

Stairs in Leicester’s Gatehouse at Kenilworth Castle. Photo May 2015.

I love the pattern the sunlight through the windows makes on the stairs.

Castle Acre Castle ruins. Photo May 2015.

Coats of arms along the north cloister of Norwich Cathedral. Photo May 2015.