Longhorns

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ancient breeds, cattle, cows, gardens, livestock, Longhorn, Oxfordshire

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Rousham, Oxfordshire

Tobacco Plants

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Nicotania, night-scented flowers, Tobacco plants, Wiltshire Open Garden

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Spooky Antics in Nearby Garden

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gravestones, graveyard, hallowe'en, RIP, skeletons, skulls, spooky

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Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Indian Bean Tree

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Indian Bean Tree, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxford arboretum, trees, unusual species

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Peahen

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arboretum, birdlife, Nuneham Coutenay, Oxfordshire, peahen

Queen of all she surveys

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Farnborough Hall, Warwickshire 1

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Cedar, Farnborough Hall, follies, gatehouse, National Trust, Warwickshire

Summer’s Lease Hath All Too Short A Day

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Autumn, decay, end of summer, every fair from fair sometime declines, momento mori, nasturtium, poignant beauty, Shakespeare, Sonnet 18, still life

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Sweet Peas

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Fruit Pastilles, memories of childhood, nosegay, scented flowers, sweet peas

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

When I was about four years of age my 80 year old neighbour used to pick

his first nosegay of sweet peas and gave them to me. He always included the

very darkest ones, which were my favourite, as blackcurrant Fruit Pastilles were

always my favourites too.

Sunflower and Guest

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Autumn, fly, iridescence, sunflower

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Nature’s Bounty

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artichoke, Harvest Festival, nature's bounty, still life