Okay, I probably wasn’t supposed to take this pic, although I have been to London a few times, I have never been to Windsor, and the private gardens are pretty freaking amazing. I didn’t trespass. I just leaned really, really, far over the wall to get this pic. Gorgeous huh? You can see why foxes choose to live in certain London parks. They are smart as foxes!
London is of course, old, historic, beautiful. It has gravitas.
But it is also for the birds,
animals, gardens,
and the people who care for them!
Like the birdkeeper and his cottage. A refuge for the birdman and his exotic birds was first established in 1612.
I love a town that established a place for a keeper of the birds 400 hundred years ago.
Plus, there are all the flowers.
Which is the way to London Town?
To see the king in his golden crown.
One foot up and one foot down.
To see the Queen in her silken gown.
(Source: Unknown Nursery Rhyme).
Cheers to you from lovely London Town~
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Fantastic 🙂
It is such an elegant city~
Those irises must be Photoshopped. They must be – or I want some!
Laughing. I don’t even have photoshop. I use sony’s play memories home. The saturation was slightly enhanced but they were an incredible bold blue like you see in Europe. They must have been dosed with lots of nitrogen. You can buy Gems blue infused color flowers in the US that are incredibly bold. They have die introduced into their venous systems. They are beautiful. I also heard Japan has patented the first blue rose. This I want to see!
I don’t want to see a blue rose or a black tulip! I want dem blue irises!!
Laughing, wish I could pick you some!
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Oh quite an honor! Thank you~
Cheers! It is lovely… 🙂
Thank you Bette my dear and happy Sunday~
I love to see photos and views from people who don’t come from Britain. These are gorgeous Cindy.
Awwww, thank you. Britain is bee-yut-ee-ful so it’s quite easy!
Fantastic for sure!
People who devote a lot of time to gardens, flowers, animals and birds are tic all the boxes in my book!
Beautiful!
The parks are sumptious!
Beautiful pictures of the places. The first picture with the view of the castle is just so wonderful.
I sort of snuck it, but it was worth it. Wouldn’t you love to sit in that garden?
I love your photos of London,Cindy and the birds and the flowers and the nursery rhyme. 🙂
Awwww, then I am happy Ranu~ <3
How breathtakingly beautiful.
Awwww, so pleased you love London too my friend and happy Sunday!
Lean… lean all you can! The pics are gorgeous!
Laughing, get me next to a place you’re not encouraged to photograph, and you know what I have to do. I even did it in Russia. I especially did it in Russia! Laughing more….. <3
Breathtakingly beautiful!
Awwww, honored. Cheers to you too~
Beautiful photos as always, Cindy <3
Thank you my friend~
Wow! Amazing photos!
Ahhhh, thanks so much~
Spectacular pictures! The first one of Windsor looks like a dream!
I think it has to one of the perks of being the Queen! 😉
Absolutely gorgeous, as always! London is one of those places I keep saying I want visit one day. London seems to have everything — except me! 😀
Okay, now I want to help you plan your trip. London needs you. Too bad you can’t bring your kitty-kats, but London already has a lot of them. When ya goin?????
Heading out as soon as I find someone who will take care of a dozen cats and one dog for free — including administering shots and meds to kitties! Wish me luck on that one! HA! In the meantime, I’ll be traveling along with you! 😀
Well, I love traveling with you Linda! You are be best! <3
I have loved being at Windsor Castle….the bloody Tower…and Westminster Abbey’s Poets’ Corner (of course). I envy your being there, and your beautiful pix. I am glad I found you, since I cannot travel anymore. You are my surrogate adventurer and photographer par excellence!
The first time I was in the tower, I had an epiphany that I remember to this day. It was a loooooong time ago. The place has ghosts that whisper to you. I love to whisper back! I am so glad you travel with me Cynthia. I love your company. <3
Wonderful pictures. I love London. I was there in March and had such a great time. And your lovely photos showed me a part I didn’t see.
London has everything doesn’t it? I actually went to a tattoo/barber shop and got an extreme haircut that is in vogue that I am now finally loving. The shop was co-owned by a man from Bulgaria and a man from Brazil. They employed a woman from Spain. I had so much fun there. You can find and do anything in London which makes it such a fun city. I bet it was nippy in March, but uncrowded which is always best.
It was nippy, but like you said, the crowd was less, and for me that’s well worth it.
Yes for me too. I am actually home now. I prefer Europe in the colder months too, without the crowds. We once had the Uffizi entirely to ourselves in January. Cold by heavenly! Cheers to you and happy Sunday~
Amazing! Did you know that the light on the other side of the Atlantic is scientifically different? My eye doctor told me. Great job with these photos 🙂
No, I had never heard this, but I tend to believe it. The light starts changing somewhere mid-Atlantic and I have photos of it. Now that you connected the dots for me, I will probably post the photos. Fascinating & thank you. I will look into it~
Breathtaking and absolutely gorgeous pics! What beautiful hydrangeas!! My favorite! ❤️
Yay, another hydrangea lover! They don’t do well at The Holler, but they surely do in many parts of Europe in such BLUE colors! Love them~
Yes my fave flowers for sure! 😍They do not do well here in SC either- I have some family in WV and it’s a moist cooler climate so they do pretty well there.
You should have called in! You weren’t that far from me! lol 😉 The Royal Windsor Horse Show where I like to go when I get the chance, is held in the castle grounds every year. It’s a cool place! I met up with my mum and dad on one of their rare visits, in Windsor recently. They were down for the day on a river trip as part of their holiday. But I think I know Windsor best for the night clubs! lol 😉 Can’t go there for that anymore as we don’t have a car driver but it’s cool whatever time of day you’re there….and it’s awesome at Christmas too!! 🙂
Oh I would have so loved to have met you. It really is spectacular isn’t it? I imagine it is divine at Christmas. I have never been in Europe at Christimas because I am always with family, but I can imagine it. The towns around Windsor are so lovely. We didn’t hit the nightclubs (darn it) but we did have some awesome Vietnamese food. It’s definitely not the London I remember as a child, with lots of mashed peas, mutton and filet of plaice. I never want to see another mutton or plaice unless they are swimming or ambling around the countryside. Laughing….. Oh, I regret not alerting you, but then you would have felt pressured. We’re heading back to Europe in November which just came up, but not London. Next time, I will alert you! <3
London is very cosmopolitan and multicultural! Come back at the end of August and visit NottingHill Carnival 🙂 You will see some wonderful Caribbean culture and the food and music is awesome! It would have been lovely to see you but I know it’s not a realistic suggestion 🙂 Nice to think about though! Doesn’t it seem very tame here after all those exotic places you visit? Even after your wonderful home at The Holler? 😉 I was hoping to fly out to Moscow and St Petersburg but it will have to wait till New year now due to inconvenient holiday dates that I can’t change now. I was lookng at trips to see the Northern lights! I’m not a sun, sea and beaches or lay around the pool all day person so it’s proving not so easy for a first time traveler finding a suitable destination which will fit in with current holiday dates!
Oh you would love the experience of Russia. I hope you do go. The architecture alone makes it worth the trip. I have never hit it at the right time to see the Northern Lights, but it is something I definitely want to see too. And, yes London is multi-cultural and I love it! It is a crossroads for Europe, Africa and Asia to the west. I feel this is one of the many aspects of the city that make it so fascinating to visit. Next time I pop into to London, I will let you know. It it works to get together, I would love it!
Thank you Cindy for such a wonderful visit to verdant London. Everything is so fresh and the colours are magnificent. 🙂
It is just an entirely different color of green. It IS greeness. I remember being struck by this as a kid, and I am still now!
These are just beautiful! Tasteful and elegant!! <3
Awww, so pleased you enjoyed & cheers to you~
One of my favorite cities and your photos are wonderful. Just wish it wasn’t so expensive to stay there!
It is pricey, but one can hunt for deals, especially in the shoulder seasons. I am all about shoulder seasons. Less crowds and less money!
Lovely. 🙂 I lived in London for a summer. This makes me yearn to go back.
Oh you must have had a blast! I lived in Burford for part of a summer and I have never gone back to the glorious Cotswolds. I want too also.
These are wonderful 🙂
I am honored! Thank you~
What lovely pictures. That cottage is so storybook material. Thanks for sharing
Isn’t that a wonderful 400 year old cottage? I love who it was built for!
I love your take on LOndon, Cindy… the pics made me very homesick… the only thing I missed was a photo of those lovely window boxes so many peole have…
Those are so lovely! I agree with you~
Ok, now I want to visit England:-)
Laughing, I am a bad travel bug spreader! I hope you do go and post about it please!!! 😉
Thanks for bringing us the natural side of London Town, Cindy! It’s beautiful.
It is lovely. It’s city of parks!
Love the photos and the comments….so many layers of history, well known and unknown, are there.
Yes, fascinating isn’t it. If only trees buildings and trees could talk, we would hear some amazing stories!
We certainly would…there’s so much history in these things
Wonderful images. That garden is almost too beautiful to be real. 💕
I love that it is not over manicured. No topiary, just natural beauty~
SPECTACULAR!!!
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So pleased you enjoyed my friend!
I haven’t been to London yet … but I did fly over it when returning from Amsterdam. ,,, so it’s on my Bucket List of Travels.
It is definitely worth spending time in London. There are so many layers of things to explore and discover~
Someday … someday.
That is a charming place. It seems very ethereal, something like in fairy tales.
Yes, I love this quality in the old European cities!
Stunning. So green and lush. And the birds! 🙂
You know I’m happy with the birdies! <3
Is this where the Queen summers?
I think so possibly. She was there when we were. I think she comes on some weekends. We didn’t see her of course~
You must be having some incredible jet lag!
My least favorite part of travel!
Photos are so gorgeous… I felt like I was there and looking at the view. 🙂
We need to meet up some day on a ship my friend. I have a feelng we will. Why don’t you look at the transatlantic for April 2016 from FLL to Barcelona on the Royal. Cheap & lots of great stops in Spain! Have you done a transatlantic? They are incredible and the ships are usually not at all full….. <3 <3
Darling Cindy, that is the cruise (reverse) we are taking on Oct 3 this year, with Emerald (I wish it was Royal). We will fly (9/26) into Madrid (3 days) and then fly to Barcelona (3 days) and then take the 14 day cruise to FLL. I have to check where Royal would be before the transatlantic.
Oh this sounds wonderful. Have you been to Spain? It calls you back that’s for sure! One day, we will meet on a ship, and not one passing in the opposite direction! 😉
The town is so poetic through your lens,Cindy!
Awwww, your comments are so lovely Amy and so appreciated! <3
Good to see more of your beautiful photos of London – looks good to me 🙂
It is so lovely & I am glad you enjoyed them Polly. Cheers to you my friend~
Fabulous pics of a “long ago” era with a nursery rhyme to boot. I’ll take the bird keepers cottage any day. 🙂
Isn’t it incredible? It houses the Department of Historic Parks & Places or something similar. So wonderful they preserve this marvelous old architecture~
Gorgeous pictures. Makes me want to visit 🙂
Oh, I hope you do and post about it!
I thought I’d like to be the princess in that castle until I saw the birdkeeper’s cottage. Lovely post.
I so want to live in the birdkeepers cottage. Forget the castle. I love the cottage and the birds! <3
Wow, that opening photo is just tremendous…I want to pitch a tent right in the corner, not bother anyone and just spend the rest of my days there 🙂 Great shot ~
Exactly! I was actively thinking, there’s no one there. How can I get in? Laughing…..it’s good we don’t act on all our thoughts! 😉
Awesome photos! I love London.
That makes two of us! I keep going back~
Just splendid! (ง❀‿❀)ง
Thank you my friend and hugs too~ <3
Cindy, these photos are really fabulous. The first was my fave. Then it was number 5. Then it was #6. Then it was the last one. Yikes. They’re all so lovely.
Awwww, you are so nice! Have you noticed Cynthia’s are nice? Or do you think I am biased?
Only slightly…. hah!
😉
I am watching the tour de france 70% just for the glimpses of the old world charms which you have captured here. Fantastic.
Yes, I agree with you! These old European cities are magical. We are heading to Germany, Slovakia and Hungary in November. I want to see more and I have seen so little of Eastern Europe.
You show London in its best light! Beautiful.
Awwww thank you Anne and hope you are well my friend~ <3
STUNNING captures – LOVE those hydrangeas – how glorious! 🙂
(Note to Madonna). Love it when people LOVE hydrangeas! I love them too~