The Owl and the Potager

No this is not a name of an English pub - it is a reprise of St John's Manor - well worth a second airing.

Buttress hedges

Yes - they are all real...

The building in the background is a potting shed. Wish it was mine

Perfect grass paths in the potager

Onions and shallots out to dry

Owl training in progress

What a lovely visit...

The Jersey War Tunnels

Otherwise known in my childhood as the German Underground Hospital

http://www.jerseywartunnels.com/

http://www.jersey.co.uk/attractions/ughospital/



DM spent some time there amongst the re-creations of events. This one illustrates how quickly the islanders had to leave when the Germans invaded

Well prepared

Emergency bicycle tyre

Coms. room

Target for the locals

Petrol at a premium

Operating theatre

Miss L may well have been one of the women who were tarred and feathered and thrown off the end of the pier when Liberation Day arrived

Get ready for - The Rocky Shore

Being a small island we have more that our fair share of accessible coast. Mostly sand on the South, West and lower East, but from Gorey Castle ( halfway up on the right of the map) right around to the North West corner we have the most beautiful rocky shoreline. Feast your eyes on this lot