From North Heathrow - Back Garden

We were walking along, on our way from the hotel to the pub that was in yesterday's posting, when suddenly this magical place appeared. The most beautiful and well-manicured yard we'd ever seen in our lives was there before us. Wow!

The English are known for their fastidiousness in keeping gardens and making their living spaces beautiful (aka "Yard of the Month" here, from their descendants), and this example topped the charts, in our opinion. I kept looking for some sign to indicate that this was a business or club of some sort, but it was just somebody's yard. The boys walked on ahead to find a place for dinner, but I stood transfixed to the point of obnoxiousness, trying to discreetly snap photos of this beautiful place.

It wasn't noticed right away, but to top it all off, the roofs were thatched! Good grief. If I ever go back I'm going to knock on the door and shake the hand of the people responsible for this creation.