A Japanese Garden

Today's pictures are of the Japanese Garden set within Avenham Park in Preston. This garden even has its own facebook page where people post pictures of the garden and of themselves enjoying this tranquil spot.

On the day that I visited as you can see the surface of the pond is frozen and there were very few visitors but in spite of the cold it was nice to sit and enjoy the surroundings. I am sure that in the spring and summer there will be much more colour as the trees come into blossom and the flowers in the beds start to bloom so maybe I will be back one day for some more pictures.

Cold and Frosty Too!

So if you liked yesterday's pictures, and I know that a lot of people did, I am sure that you will like the three pictures I have posted today.

These were taken on the same day as yesterdays pictures in Delamere Forest.  The frost created a magical atmosphere, coating every tree and blade of grass. The frozen pond in the third picture  looked firm enough to walk on but it would have been a shame to disturb such a beautiful scene.

I like the frozen spider's web.  Webs often make interesting pictures especially when covered with morning dew and this frozen one is no exception.  It is a shame that it was incomplete but i guess the freezing had made it more fragile.

Let me know which is your favourite and why...