Sunday 10 September 2017

MORE FROM SOMERSET and MOSSY VISITS GLASTONBURY


We visited Abbotsbury tropical gardens, a wonderful place full of tropical plants that can survive a UK winter due to Dorset being warmer in the winter than where we are further north. These rutting stags sculptures were just a few of the ones we saw when walking round.


It was great seeing the tropical plants with more traditional planting below. Paul is looking to redesign his tropical area in our garden , so this place was helping feed the imagination.


I did veto the getting of any Kookaburra's, even if they did look sweet .

I will put more of these photos on our garden blog but next we are off to Glastonbury Abbey which Mossy was so determined to visit.


Constance O , who came along, was well behaved but where's Mossy? That little bears gone off on his own, maybe you'll spot him around?


This is the Lady Chapel. Glastonbury Abbey is a very large site.


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Wonderful detail still present.


The Tomb of Joseph of Arimathea who is said to have founded the abbey on this site.


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In the Abbey there is a sculpture trail , these two monks were part of it and could be purchased separately. Personally I thought they looked perfect just where they were !


" Mossy! Where have you been? "
"Right here!" says Mossy " I've been just with you !"
"Well I haven't seen you " I say suspiciously
"Well I was! " says Mossy huffily


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There is a preserved medieval kitchen building, which it appears none of us actually took an outside photo of! but here's the inside.


Pots hanging over the fire.


The preparation table


The meats turning on the spits


 another deep oven with a very long handled pot.


The view of the kitchen from the other side.


It appears I did take a close up photo of the building I was interested in the gargoyle rainwater spouts , wondering if we could get something similar for the folly!


 then back out and round the Abbey.


 Another sculpture, this of metal and also available to buy .


 amazing detail  and life size , so big!


 Close up detail of the body. If I had a large open space in my garden I'd be seriously tempted to have him standing keeping guard of his home.


There were lots of nooks and crannies around the Abbey.


 Plus a museum inside the visitor centre, a place to get a drink in the Abbey grounds and a shop, everything you want on a visit.



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Now did YOU find MOSSY?  It appears he did not wander off but is actually in some of the photos! But he is so small and also almost a perfect match to the  stone work..... did you see him?


12 comments:

  1. A beautiful visit and yes, luckily I did manage to find/spot Mr Mossy in most of the photos...but it was sometimes really hard due to his colouring matching those old grey stones. Bless him.
    Loved the sculptures dotted around the grounds... though was a little disappointed that you didn't come back with one.

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    1. Unfortunately those sculptures were big and beautiful and expensive :)

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  2. I found Mossy in a few of the photos, but he is an elusive bear, to be sure. When I first saw your pics of the abbey ruins I thought, "Wow! Their folly really is coming along!". Very interesting seeing the medieval kitchen.
    Steve

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    1. lol you may jest but at the rate it's going we may need to ask next door if we can use some of their garden for our folly... ;)

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  3. Apart from the ones with Constance I only spotted him in 6 of the photos. Great photos. I really enjoyed this post :) Jane

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    1. He is in nine on his own and with Constance it's ten :)

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  4. I only saw Mossy twice! He's good at hiding :-D. The sculptures are very impressive, and so is the kitchen.

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    1. He is very good at hiding and he's hiding in nine places :)
      It was a great place to visit :)

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  5. A very beautiful garden and the rutting stags are so impressive. I enjoyed seeing the Abbey's kitchen building and imagining how food was prepared. It is nice to have so much space. Mr Mossy did blend in perfect. I only caught sight of him a few times and his green tie gave him away. It looks like a very nice day for everyone! 😊 xxx

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    1. It is and they are :) It's surprising how big it was and so many preparation areas.
      That Mr Mossy knows how to make himself 'disappear' especially when theres work to do ;) xx

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  6. One can imagine cooking in the Middle Age was hard work!
    I was hopeless at spotting Mossy, so maybe I need new reading glasses?
    Love the life sized sculptures. If only there was an open space somewhere near to our little house...

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    1. I bet it was and hot too! Mr Mossy likes to hide well :)
      Me too but always so big and so expensive :)

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