Thorp Perrow in Monochrome

There’s an arboretum just along the road from here: Thorp Perrow. It’s the perfect place to wander along quiet paths between glades of trees. These days of course, it has to attract a wider audience than the botanist or the poet. So it now includes a rather good playground; a birds-of-prey centre; and slightly randomly, an area of woodland where meerkats and wallabies make ther home. Oh. And a cafe, of course. Come for a quick tour.

I’ve neglected the trees – in favour of one dead trunk carved to make a housing estate for pixies – to show instead the blossom that’s been at its best. But only a couple of shots – because really, who wants to see delicate pink blossoms in black and white?

The bird is a ferruginous hawk. In case you were wondering.

For Leanne’s Monochrome Madness.

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Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

49 thoughts on “Thorp Perrow in Monochrome”

  3. The pixie house works best in monochrome not so much the others. It’s so hard to get right isn’t it.
    I like how you have the Meerkat looking at the Hawk

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    1. I was a bit stumped today, to be honest Brian. So I thought I’d just go with what I had . And a meerkat may look at a hawk … when the hawk is tethered.

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    1. It’s good is’t it? And a nice place to walk if a gentle stroll is what’s called for. (You probably don’t know about those)

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    1. It’s fun isn’t it? In colour, I could have shown you a tiny pixie, dressed in blue up near the top (not this shot – another one).

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