Confetti on Paul’s shoulder, from a balloon burst by Tom Hart Dyke in opening his orchid house
Drove across to Lullingstone Castle in Kent today for the opening by Tom Hart Dyke of a new orchid house. Invited by his sister, Anya. She gave us a tour around the house. Gaia, Paul and Hania had joined by train.
Loved a number of things about Tom’s World Garden, but key among them were the Californian poppies (Eschscholzia californica, though I confess I had to look that up). Love to see them along the roads in California.
But as I walked towards them, I walked straight into the dagger pointed spearpointed leaves of a great succulent – leg was stinging for ages afterwards.
![Chapel window](http://johnelkington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dyke-1-1024x502.jpg)
![Ditto](http://johnelkington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dyke-2-1024x576.jpg)
![Irises](http://johnelkington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dyke-3-1024x576.jpg)
![Paul and Gaia](http://johnelkington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dyke-4-1024x576.jpg)
![Design on a diminutive Ayer's Rock](http://johnelkington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dyke-5-1024x576.jpg)
![I could have done with corks on the spines of the plant I walked into](http://johnelkington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dyke-7-1024x461.jpg)
![... when walking towards these](http://johnelkington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dyke-8-1024x576.jpg)
![Frog climbs wall](http://johnelkington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dyke-9-1024x576.jpg)
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