Now you don'tSo, time always seems to fly when Esme comes for her annual holiday! And we always seem to do so much in the short time she's here I end up quite exhausted -- even though it has to be said that year on year we do less and less but that is inevitable! This year Alnwick Gardens was kind to us -- no thunder storms. And the cherry orchard, although the blossom was past, had the addition of some nice swing seats. I was the only member of our party to indulge (big bairn) but they are great fun.
Now you see me --
Now you don't
The fountains as always played photographic-hard-to-get Now you see them 
and of course then you don't 
But you still get the picture and you get to play hide and seek amongst the fountains 
just like a small child or a figurine on a giant's wedding cake 
and sometimes the disappearances are so strange they're a bit worrying! 
But we all managed to keep our heads and left in one piece. 
Thanks to the magic of Alnwick and 
where'd that there wizard go?? Ah! There he is -- under the oldest tree in the gardens 
They've been friends for years!
