Well I'm packed and raring to go.

Hi there!  I have been busy packing ready for the Sasha Festival and my trip to the USA

I think I have everything I need...

My raincoat is already in my suitcase.

All set!  How about you Pinny - are you almost packed, ready to go home?

I think I have all my souvenirs...

I've got my Cornish bear.

Now we just have to wait for Mum to get packed and organised!

Take time to smell the roses...

Today is probably the last day we will manage to take Pinny out for the day before she returns home to the USA on Tuesday next week, so we thought we would take her to see the 'The Garden of the Rose' 

We arrive early afternoon and start to wander through the lovely gardens.

We admire the roses and watch the bees busy pollinating.

Pinny has a smell to find out if it was these roses that were scented.

Hmm...this one smells nice.

Pinny takes a closer look to enjoy the scent.

These gardens are really beautiful, so many colours and scents to enjoy.

This trellis work is so pretty.

Lots of benches to just sit and relax.

Just look at these aren't they beautiful?

Look Henry

Pinny points out some roses she likes to me.

Suddenly we hear a voice calling...

My goodness another Sasha friend comes wandering over.

Hello Pinny and Henry, how are you enjoying gardens?

Hi there Holly, the gardens are just great aren't they?  We reply.

We wander around together and discuss the roses and how our Mums love their gardens and in particular roses.

Our new friend then wanders off with her Mum...

She seems really nice Pinny says.  What a great last name she has too!  Just perfect considering where we are!  Imagine having a name like Holly Rose...isn't it beautiful?  Pinny sighs.

We enjoy walking through the rose covered pergolas.

Loving the ponds with the lilies, fish and water feature.

We lie and watch the fish for a while and admire the beautiful water lily.

Just 'chilling' out 

This rose is cute.  I wonder what it is called...

...and I think I am.

Some photos of the lovely flowers and roses.

We go to Butterfly World

Well what a fabulous way to spend the afternoon.

We had a trip to Butterfly World today and had a lovely time walking through the gardens admiring all the pretty flowers.

These red roses were so bright they matched my gillet and trainers!

Do you think we will see any butterflies?  Pinny asks me.

Well we didn't expect to see this!  I bet it looks great when it is all planted up with flowers.

Gives a new meaning to flower bed.

Behind us is a 'kitchen' garden

The bug gardens utilised all sorts of 'rubbish/junk'

Surely not a crayfish?!

Help I am caught in a spiders web!  Pinny calls out.

So am I!

We are both trapped!

Glad we didn't see the big spider that must have built these webs!

Time or was it 'Thyme' garden?

Watching the fish.

Reflections.

Having a little sit down and a chat.

The ginonminous flowerpot.

Humongous key!

Sunshine yellow flowers.

Shall we go into the Tropical Butterfly house now?  I ask Pinny

Oh yes lets!  Pinny replies.

Oh wow, look at the size of this butterfly!

Lots and lots of butterfly pictures coming up.

My Mum loves butterflies and we have one on the front of our house.

Hmm...not sure what these two are doing!

Stand still Pinny - there is a butterfly on your arm!  Once the butterfly had flown off, Pinny pulled her t-shirt down.

Feeding on some fruit.

Another drinking from the fruit.

A butterfly lands on Pinny's head.

There was a house with ants in - Leaf Cutter Ants - and we learnt all about them as there was a talk being given.  It was very interesting as they are so organised and kept busy all the time.  Apparently the Queen Ant, lives about 15 years and is the size of a baby mouse!  Isn't that incredible?!

This one looks a bit bigger than a baby mouse!

Thank goodness they are not this size in real life.