A frosty morn; a road trip with Hero, warmed by winter mixture; a coffee rendevous with Torrington Tina, Rusty Duck and Mrs Bun; a lesiurely wander around sugar sifted gardens, enjoying the familiar and admiring the new; chickens and fir cones and deer and ferns; icy rills and the ghosts of water lilies; soup, cheddar and chatter; bargain buying; squashes and pak choi; conifers and grasses; reflections and back lighting; and laughter, of course, laughter. Everything a trip to RHS Rosemoor with your friends should be. And more.
Just when I thought things couldn’t get any better.
A ginormous disco ball hanging in a stately oak.
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I need one of those disco balls!
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It was enormous, only a mature oak tree could cope with its fantastic girth. Wonderful in the winter sunshine.
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I had a gazing ball at some point, I like that better!
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What is a gazing ball?
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Silver or metallic colored balls (soccer ball sized) that are on stands – semi tacky garden art. Maybe an American thing?
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Not heard of them before, there are many holes in my knowledge! Thanks for the translation 🙂
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A gazing ball is like a convex mirror that goes where a hallway turns one way or another, so that one can see and avoid someone coming around a corner. However, rather than convex, they are completely spherical. They started as the equivalent of a a convex mirror where four walkways intersect in a garden, but are really just ornamental, and are actually more popular in informal gardens. (Formal gardens are so unpopular nowadays.)
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Thanks Tony, they sound intriguing
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I can see you in that disco ball.
It was a great day and should be repeated. Soon!
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Can you, I must look closer, or maybe not! It was wonderful, very good for the spirit.
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Barely, but yes.
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Sounds like the perfect day.
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It was lovely, we don’t get winter wonderland frosts here, just damp mush. So nice to see.
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What fun. Wonderful to get together with other gardening bloggers. RD has better eyes than I for I can’t see you in the disco ball, but it’s an interesting image all the same.
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If only you were a few thousand miles closer, you could come too!
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What fun, I wish I could have joined you, I haven’t been to Rosemoor for years. Such fun to spend time with gardening friends.
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Oh I wish you could have been there too!
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I may need a disco ball in my garden…
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Why am I not surprised to see a big disco ball in your blog?
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You know me so well 🙂
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