Took a trip out of London to see snowdrops. The venue is Colesbourne Park in Gloucestershire and for 3 weekends a year, they throw open the turnstiles and you can wander amongst acres of carpets of galanthi (the Latin name for showdrop is galathus) with a fair sprinkling of snowflakes (looks a bit like a snowdrop), hellebores, crocus and cyclamen thrown in for good measure. A real Victorian garden extravaganza if ever there was one and all thanks to man by the name of Henry E

Rather lovely shot of the Queen Victoria Monument which stands directly in front of the Eastern facade of Buckingham Palace – that’s the one with the balcony on which our Royal Family stand during national celebratory events. It is the centrepiece of a monument that includes the Dominion Gates (Canada Gate, Australia Gate and South and West Africa Gates) and the Memorial Gardens. The overall scheme was conceived by the most famous architect of the day, Aston Webb although the