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

The Willow Walk at Samares Manor

This willow walk goes for 100 metres, snaking through the estate

Samares Manor

In the orchard - espaliered pear trees

Apple and bananas, yes - bananas!
 

The herbaceous  border in blousy full summer frock

A potting shed

More bananas

Cottages on the estate

In the cactus house

Behind the Manor House - several cottages and small houses