Hartland Abbey Bench

no room to sit
a bench half hidden
by the bank

Entrance

We didn't go in --
it was too expensive
photos and gardens

Hartland Abbey Bench

among the ferns
a simple bench awaits
the weary walker

walled Garden

a thousand scents
in the walled garden
medlars

Topiary

please get your ticket
before going through the gate
Yew topiary

Hartland Abbey Bench

hidden
beneath vegetation
above the bog garden

Mulberry Bush

entrance garden
mulberry bush
and sundial

Gate

beyond,
black sheep frolic
and grouse

Hartland Abbey Bench

Obscured
by a blue hydrangea
on the shrubbery walk

Our Lady of Pity

unknown statue
I choose to believe is
Laverstone's Prime

Entrance Steps

as close as we get --
the riches of the rich
too costly to see

Hartland Abbey Bench

a grand backdrop
to a simple bench
Viginia Creeper

Brook

left behind -
a bridge over
placid waters

Cottage - Hartland Abbey

cottage chimneys
before the walled garden
moss and ferns

Hartland Abbey Bench

a bench
on the ladies' walk
in the sunshine