Kew Gardens

This was the Youngs last full day in London and we went to Kew Gardens. It was a lovely day and we were free from rain once again. We made the full circle, pretty much, and enjoyed the beautiful landscape and all the unusual species of plants from all over the world.

The Santiagos are visiting the Ringers and we bumped into their group several times. The students seemed to enjoy the visit, and unlike previous groups were not in such a hurry to leave.

That's the pagoda in the background -- built in the 18th century

Gavin's great image of Finn and Pop Pop at Kew

Maren, Gavin, and the boys in front of Kew Palace

Gavin and Finn in the rock garden

Amy and the Santiagos at Kew

Gavin and Finn in front of the Palm House --
Henry Moore is also at Kew as you can see

The trip home on the District Line

The blogs will probably be just a little less frequent after Maren and Gavin leave. I don't think our pace will be quite as quick as it has been for the last two weeks. We need to get serious about school and get the office cleaned out. It is a mess with junk from an eternity of previous directors. That's all for today.

OXO

D.