Our nice day out. - Part 2

After viewing the mansion, we spent a few hours wandering around the grounds of the estate. It was so peaceful, so restful. It was exactly what I needed. Hubbs could not have picked a better place to bring me to - It was perfect for me.

The grounds consist of several acres of lawn, interwoven lakes, bridges, tunnels etc. Everywhere you went there were seats. We sat a lot and watched the water. I find water very calming. It has a life of it's own - so full of energy, yet pond water is never in a hurry.

This was one of the views overlooking the lake and bridges. The grounds also boast 400 different types of ferns. They are truly beautiful grounds.

This is a picture Hubbs snapped of me on one of the bridges. I found it very theuropetic to stop and just watch the water, watching it travel under the bridge. There was no thinking of jumping off this bridge - the water was only about a foot deep.

I laughed when we saw this sign. The water was, as I said, only about a foot deep. It was also covered in algae and we could see large fish (up to 2 foot long) in there, as well as lots and lots of eels - eewwww.
Just outside the mansion I spotted this tree. Obviously the tree had been here for hundreds of years. It has survived so much. Then I noticed that it has even beaten the fence that had been placed around it. In fact it has grown right on over the fence just as if it was supposed to. Talk about survival despite the odds.


Here is a closeup of the tree growing around the fence. I really admired this tree. It has survived so many years. It grew and flourished despite the boundaries of the fence. It never let a little bit of steel and wood get in the way of how it needed to live. Perhaps I need to take a "leaf" (please excuse the pun) out of this tree's book.


So it was a lovely day. I cried, but less. It was quite an escape from the horror my life has been. Hubbs was attentive all day, and all night. He made me come home and rest. I was tired, but I was okay.