Ayscoughfee Gardens

Really, the purpose of this post is just to put up a few pictures (for those of you who need something to do while you're at work today) before I leave for London. I'll be back to my computer on Sunday evening. The kids took me to Ayscoughfee Gardens yesterday. I had no idea where we were going but Inan kept talking about "the park with the birds in the cages and we can buy ice cream there!" So off we went. It's on the other side of the river right near that church I went to the other day.

It was quite beautiful and the museum is free so I think I'm going to have to find my way back over there sometime next week and have a good look around.

I really don't have any idea what this building is or was built for but I like the way it looks especially bathed in all of this fantastic sunlight and on a background of perfectly blue sky.

Evidently Imge fell into this little pond thing a while back... She was riding her bike on the little slope and just toppled right in. Inan really enjoys retelling this story but Imge has become quite frightened of any water that she might fall into and she gets really upset when Inan goes near the water. She's afraid for him too.

I love the gardens. They're so manicured. It reminds me of Alice in Wonderland. Lots of things here remind me of Alice in Wonderland so I picked up the book from the library. I've never actually read it before and I decided now was as good a time as any.

Inan was a little timid about chasing the ducks at first but with a little encouragement, he really got into it. Growling and everything.

We had a really lovely time. The kids were on their best behavior and didn't even complain about the long walk. I'm looking forward to walking back over to those gardens with my book sometime soon.