a trip to the Cloisters

We had a lovely walk to the Cloisters the other day...(the castle we see at the end of the road every day)
the grownups had a good chat catching up, meeting new friends, while someone had a great time in the playground nearby
Grandma admired all the flowers around in the wonderful gardens


gosh, these purple flowers are almost as big as the little grandson's head
lovely lawns, and picnic areas
the patch of iris was magnificent
these must have been poppies? a very vivid color!
and this wonderful bloom, must have been a rhodedendron I think, judging by the azalea like leaf

someone had fun picking a flower for Grandma


are we there yet? Is this the castle...no...not this one...
aha, there, now we can see it
time for a quick bite of lunch to eat
and when we finally got there
it was closed on this public holiday. Somehow I thought it might have been.
anyway, I did enjoy the gardens...and the company, and meeting new people
and then we went home...all downhill from here...mostly

stopping to admire this lovely rose along the way.