A4A Meet @ Barnsdale Gardens 2nd June

[GREENWIZARD]

looks like you all had a fab day  ;D
super pics DP & S42 ;D

[GREENWIZARD]

[Marymary]

The backs of some of us during the talk from Susie.


A couple of the seed swap

[cambourne7]

yippie i am not in any :-)

[Marymary]

Ah but I do have a lovely close up, Cambourne, unfortunately a little blurry so I didn't post it!  :)

[Biscombe]

Go on post it!! really wish I could have been there, looks like you had a great time.

[carolinej]

yippie i am not in any :-)

Oh Louise, I thought Simbas pic number 11 on the last page was you! ;D

cj :)

[carolinej]

Oops, just had another look and noticed the ugly face :-\ Sorry, cant be you :)

cj :)

[cambourne7]

no i am more like 1017 :)

[caroline7758]

What a lovely weekend! Barnsdale was beautiful and it was great to put so many names to faces! Aren't we a friendly lot! We than had a lovely time staying overnight with Stephan (cleo) and Jenny, who were wonderful hosts and have a house and garden I would kill for! Went for a stroll around their village this morning before leaving for home, calling in briefly at Saddad's allotment open day, where we saw DebP again!

Thanks so much to Kathi for organising- just checking, do we owe you any money? We paid at the entrance but hope you got your deposit back?

Here are some pics, taken by Paul. He admits they are taken from a photographer's point of view rather than a gardener's, but hope you enjoy them!

Lots of these around the garden (Persicaria)


And lots of these!


Only one of these- our leader, Kathi


Jenny taking a rest in the sun


The seedswap!


This little chap kept coming back to say hello!




Cleo and cleo this morning

[manicscousers]

wonderful pictures, so glad the weather stayed nice for you and you had a good time  :)

[Paulines7]

We have just got back home having stayed the weekend with Kathi and her husband Jon.  What a lovely sunny day at Barnsdale yesterday.   ;D   It was good to meet you all and I would like to add my thanks to Kathi for organising it.  It was wonderful that so many people had travelled so far for the event, especially Grawrc (Anne) who had flown down from Scotland!   

Thanks too for everyone who gave me seeds; they are very much appreciated.

I haven't had time to download my pictures yet but hope to put some on later.  Those that are already on here though are excellent.   I think there should be one of Cambourne7 too which will not show her washing her hair!!  ;D ;D 

Pauline

[grawrc]

WOOHOO! Back from Barnsdale now. Ears still popping from the plane... No time to chat right now because we're off to our local Italian restaurant for son Max's birthday.  I loved Barnsdale. I loved you all! What a great group of people. Thanks Kathi for organising it all.

[GREENWIZARD]

 excellent shots mr caroline7758 ;D

[angle shades]

:)

What a great day we had :) the weather, company and gardens fantastic,

we must do it again!

thanks again for organizing us and the meet Kathi :-*

great photos too folks/ shades x

[prink13]

Wow - we've got some great pics. Thankyou all. :D (esp. Caroline's Paul for the one of me taking time to smell the roses!  ;D ;D ;D)

I've put Jon's on Photobucket for you

http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/prink13/Barnsdale%20A4A%20meet/?action=view&current=DSC_0466.jpg

Kathi

[caroline7758]

Great pics, John!

[emmy1978]

Some great pics there you guys, wish I could have been there.  :(

[Jeannine]

I just asked John if he had put his pictures on the computer yet..he said oh...I forgot to take any. Bless him he carried a camera all day too.

[cleo]

Caroline-you and Paul can come again-Jenny hates photos of herself but  that photo captures her............    the camera never lies. She is thrilled.

[Marymary]

Wonderful photos - brings it all back  :)

Only one of me - from the rear - my best side.  :)