Sissinghurst Again; and Good-Bye, UK

We had a hunch that the gardens might be worth a look again at Sissinghurst--our first real stop in June and our last now in August. Only Canterbury and its wonderful aire de camping and then Dover lay between us and our departure from the UK September 3. After Sissinghurst, our last days in the UK were spent resting, reorganizing, returning, repairing, provisioning, and generally enjoying pretty Canterbury.

The oast house at Sissinghurst

The head gardener's notes informed us that
spring/summer work was shifting to autumn/
next year work

Indeed

But the autumn color was coming in well

And there was still much to enjoy

Thus

Thus

And thus

And other things to look at too: the "HN"
pitchfork and the "VSW" spade, for example

Fascinating place

Farewell, UK, it's been great, and we'll be back!