Saturday Sculptures from Kew Gardens

the Queen’s Beasts

At Kew Gardens there are a series of 10 sculptures that were created by James Woodford, OBE, RA in 1958.

According to the Kew Gardens website:

Each of these ten statues represent the heraldic badges of Queen Elizabeth II’s royal ancestors. They are Portland stone replicas of the plaster models that were placed outside the Westminster Abbey annex for the Queen’s coronation in 1953.  — Read on www.kew.org/kew-gardens/visit-kew-gardens/trails/art-architecture-trail

RDP Tuesday: Cattails

….thanks to Dr. Katherine at Ragtag Daily Prompts for hosting Tuesday’s Theme of Cattails https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/06/07/rdp-tuesday-cattail/

I love cattails and find them especially interesting when they burst open to reveal the seeds inside. I usually find that they open up in the fall but I came across these on one of my walks more than a week ago.

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