Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

I woke up feeling awful today, and it took me a few hours to work out why. I’d planned to share this part of the trip with a dear friend who died at the end of January. This message on the side of the Brooklyn Public Library really spoke to me.

I beguiled my sorrow with a trip to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, somewhere we’d planned to visit.

There Spring has…

…well and truly sprung.

It nourished my heart…

…to walk in the garden and think of him.

It’s cherry blossom 🌸 time…

…and the joy and excitement under the trees was palpable.

I was able to savour the joy of new life…

…renewal…

…whilst holding on to the valuable…

…precious memories of the past.

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Return to Ronda

The last few months have been a bit rough on the health front, so it’s been a delight to be on my travels again. First stop was glorious Ronda, staying in a hotel with it’s own cinema. A fantastic pizza was had… ….Christmas lights were admired… …a sunset revelled in… …but Ronda is all about the gorge (and bullfighting, Hemlingway and Orson Welles)… …and the amazing bridges. And a very poetic carpark.

Austria at last

In a fit of madness… …I agreed to accompany my Aged Mother on a coach trip to Austria. After two days on the coach… …we have finally arrived <phew>.

Out on the River

Today we headed out… …on the water… …for a little boat trip. We saw lots… …of interesting houses… …including this pink palace… …many, many beautiful… …temples… …and the largest Buddha in Bangkok… …which is still under construction. We stopped for a rest… …and a wander at The Artist’s House… …where we fed the fish, but not the pigeons… …and treated ourselves to some coconut milk. It was lovely to see a different side to the city… …and I am left wondering what was happening with this bear. A big thank you is due to Yu Leng’s friend Kevin, who suggested this trip.

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