Friday 28 November 2014

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS - Walk round Mount Stewart Lake (3)

This is the final post regarding Mount Stewart Gardens at present. 
For post (1) CLICK HERE, (2) CLICK HERE.  for you to fully understand today's post. 
I just would like to tell you that at present Lisa, The Interpretive Gardener is working in the Italian garden and she is taking out all the plants and soil in the formal beds and replacing it with fresh soil as well as manuring the plots.  This is done every third year.  
Today, most of photographs I took of the lake speak for themselves so without any more ado, join Lisa and myself as we walk around the lake, soaking in all the beauty it had to offer.  



Matching fountains in the Italian Garden taken before I met Lisa.



Fountain in the Spanish Garden.


These were taken later when Lisa and myself were in the Italian Garden.




The birds I saw on the lake were Black headed and Herring gulls, Mallard, Tufted and Gadwall ducks, Moorhen, Coot, Mute Swan and Little Grebe.

























I hope you enjoyed the walk and views as much as I did.

I am linking this post with WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.
  
I would like to thanks Lisa for a wonderful tour and perhaps we will be able to do it again sometime.  

Thank you for visiting and many thanks for all your kind comments.

24 comments:

  1. The lake is beautiful! I love the reflections and the autumn colours. Lots of birds there as well. Have a great weekend, Margaret!

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  2. Nice to see the sun. Have a good weekend.

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  3. Really amazing fall landscapes. Love the lake and the reflections. I agree with Adrian, it's nice to see the sun in your shots. We are having grey days here.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  4. I've really enjoyed your posts on these beautiful gardens. Wonderful photos and so good to see the sun :)

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  5. Margaret, beautiful scenes from your garden visit.. The pond and reflections are lovely.. Have a happy weekend!

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  6. Oh all I can do is sigh at every single image of such beauty. Thanks, Margaret, for sharing! Have a great weekend. Jo

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  7. Oh all I can do is sigh at every single image of such beauty. Thanks, Margaret, for sharing! Have a great weekend. Jo

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  8. Love, love, love this. What work to properly maintain a developed garden. Thanks for sharing your lovely walk about!

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  9. Beautiful place. Thanks for sharing your walk.

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  10. Can you imagine being able to walk on the grounds like this because they were your own grounds, whenever you chose! Wow! Beautiful photos! Lovely, lovely place! Sorry I had to take off Wednesday and Thursday because of Thanksgiving. We had a beautiful, thankful and very happy family day yesterday!

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  11. The photos are tremendous... beautiful day and place, great light, fantastic autumn colours and serenity...

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  12. I love the colorful row of trees with the birds on the other side. And the big round fountain is wonderful, it also doubles as a reflecting pool!

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  13. Lovely light in these pictures Margaret. Have a lovely weekend x

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  14. Serene, beautiful, sublime. Thank you.

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  15. Beautiful! I loved this walk through such a lovely area.The only thing better would have been to be able to feel the gentle breeze and hear the sounds.

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  16. Those photos of the lake reflections are beautiful.

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  17. Beautiful autumn photos and lovely reflections too

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  18. Well, it doesn't get any more beautiful than this ... I love fall and the colors vs the bare branches of the few trees that have already shed their glory. The water, the wildlife and the reflections make this an exceptional post, Margaret ... would have loved to have been walking along side you and Lisa ...

    Andrea @ Fron The Sol

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  19. Reflections on water are some of my faves. Beautiful nature!

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  20. The spring is amazing ! Thanks for sharing those beautiful captures, dear.

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  21. Truly a stunning area. I would certainly have enjoyed walking there as I thoroughly enjoyed all your beautiful photos.

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