T Stands for Taking a short walk

 Hi everyone, I actually have another journal page before I take you off on walk.

It is for my 'Hold The Line' theme at Art Journal Journey

I used an acrylic block as a 'stamp' by adding some Distress Oxide ink  and then spritzing it with water and pressing it onto my page

Once it was dry I used an Aall and Create stencil as another stamp using the same method! 

The girl flying through the air originally had a balloon but I took it off her and extended her rope!

The stars were from the same A and C set by Olga Heldwein, the globe and telephone are by Bipasha.

Snarky words by Tim Holtz.

Last Friday after my friend's funeral we headed to Fletcher Moss.

First we went into the Parsonage Gardens.

For some reason blogger as decided to reorder these photos but I don't suppose it matters...

From here we went down the hill and into the gates of Fletcher Moss

We just looked through the gate at the rose garden.

It was 12.30 and we were ready for a coffee so I am joining Bleubeard and Elizabeth at The Altered Book Lover for T Stands For Tuesday

This is the back of the cafe, which isn't open at the moment.

As you know there are mobile wagons now and on Friday we noticed that they are now going to serve hot snacks.

We both had Cappuccinos and shared a flapjack

As we walked away I turned round to take a photo of where we had been sitting.

The gardens really are beautiful at this time of year.

The palms are looking good and can you see those huge pine cones?

We headed down to a lower level

The plants in the pond are dying off and you can see more of the water

We came out of this gate and back onto the path back to the road

Some birch trees have been chopped down - I wonder why?

We walked around mostly in silence, there weren't many folk around and it seemed right considering the day.

I hope you enjoyed this reflective walk.

 

Thanks for looking, Chris