BH Monday a Kew - mostly Henrys

 Despite the forecast heat warnings I headed for Kew for 8 again. It was already very warm but lots of members waiting by 8. 

the sky was a lot bluer than on Saturday 

Nice shadows of the gates before they opened

I was going to concentrate on Henry's first off 

this is between the Broad Walk and the Waterlily house 

it's called Large Standing Figure : knife edge 

Locking Piece 

I walked through this grass to get to the next shrub

this was one of the first ones to be installed on site 

Family Group

I wish you could smell the roses!

I know I took some of this one on Saturday too

trying for different angles

great shadows making  patterns 

walking under trees for some shade and respite from the sun

next Henry, another favourite 

Oval with points 

you get some great views through the holes 

on my way up towards the Henry at the end, i stopped at the lake for a rest under the trees 

a few Canada geese and a growing Egyptian (I think, I can't remember)  

it was obviously too hot for them out on the water 

It is good that the ropes stopping you walking between them have gone. 

Two Large Forms

view in between the 2

from the grass! 

 

they look so different from every angle

I crossed over towards the entrance to the woodland 

but carried on my way back towards the cafe for a drink 

(I had been drinking water) 

walked past the rose garden on my way 

it was hard to find a table in shade, 

another member couple I'd been talking to at the gate paused on their way out, to say they'd seen a muntjac deer near the rhododendrons feeding a young one, with the dad on guard nearby 

I'll be sure to look out for it  but another time

it was getting hot sitting still so I headed toward the Evolution garden next 

pausing for peonies in the sun

walking through the rose pergola.

I'd finally changed lens - I nearly travelled with just the short zoom for the statues but in the middle of the night I had got up and changed bags back to the rucksack, 

so I could have some close ups 

there were more poppies open in the evolution garden

bed in front of the veg garden 

the wildflower border 

looking more colourful already than Saturday

I kept missing the bees though, they were in and out of the centres too quick 

alpine house - already open, though it was a little before 10 still 

California poppies outside the alpine house

I went to check on the lovely Ox Eye daisies in the rock garden  there don't seem to be as many this year, they look like they've pulled some out

but there were a smaller variety near the huge acer on the corner

I went into the POW 

but a fairly quick walk through due to the heat

the leafy top of the latest titan arum - in leaf not flower stage 

in the rainforest section.  love the light through these leaves

just a few of the jade vine left 

cacti flowering - these are in one of the cabinets so I had to reach round the end of the perspex sides 

and over the top 

this was gorgeous!

managed not to drop the phone over the edge!

two of the trio on the corner of the Broad Walk 

back at the palm house, the young gosling were still cutting the grass!  

It was only 10.30 but so hot, I couldn't do any more, so headed for home.

back to a sticky warm office tomorrow, but thanks for looking!

see you Saturday.