London Zoo.

We went to the zoo last week. I'm not a big fan of those kind of places (seeing monkeys in cages or zebras shivering from cold makes me pretty sad) but C.'s parents (who came to visit us for few days) really wanted to take G. to the zoo. We thought: ok, it might be fun. And it was. We didn't see much though, we went quite late and we didn't consider ques to get the tickets so we didn't have time for everything. We loved bugs pavilion as well as butterfly "house" (it did look a bit like  a bouncy castle from outside...). The weather wasn't great and we got pretty cold. Actually, the weather hasn't been great for days now. You can't believe how glad I am that February is over...

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It's hard to believe how fast time flies by. The golden October is almost finished, days are getting dangerously shorter and the world around seems a bit gloomier but for some reason I do like this time of year.

I'm planning on craving pumpkins this afternoon; I'm working this weekend which means that I will miss the whole "trick or treat" thing. Maybe next year, if we are still here.

Happy Haloween Weekend!

September.

Good news: G. is doing much better! She's been eating like she has never seen food before which makes us happy, she sleeps better and her digestive system seems to be recovering. I feel like a big heavy stone fell down from my heart. I can't stop looking at G.'s face: she looks happpy again, rested and without those horrible dark circles she had last week under her eyes. Let's hope it can only get better now.

We're having sunny September here; entering fall season seems to be smooth and enjoyable (from the weather point of view, I mean). I like September, the month on the border of summer and autumn, still warm but not hot, already cool but yet not too cold. Here are some photos I've taken during our walks to the park. I might be monotonous for a while and bore you with countless images of nature around us but I can't help myself. The sun is shining, my girl is happily running, the green's turning red and I like where I am. Life is good.

Happy Fall Everyone!

Isabella Plantation: a fairy tale garden.

Here is my promised post about Isabella Plantation, full of photos- I took so many that day tn Richmond Park that it was really difficult to choose the ones I wanted to share. Isabella Plantation truly is a magical garden, especially this time of year. All flowers are in full bloom. The plantation is especially well known for its azaleas and rhododendrons but there is much more to admire. If you are a flower enthusiast you can walk there for hours, getting excited about all those colorful flowers around you. I especially loved the field of blubells...

If you want to know more about Isabella Plantation, you can read here.

Close to nature.

Few days ago we went to Richmond Park, the largest park in London and one of my favourite places here. I think it's a great place for family day out and if you're tired with busy city life it's so easy to regain your peace and inner balance there. We had the chance to observe young deer (little G. got really excited about them) and we went to see Isabella Plantation-that actually was the main reason of our visit to Richmond Park and I'm going to do a separate post about it , as I took hundreds of photos... you know, addicted to flowers, addicted to macro... For now, I wanted to share the beauty of Richmond Park...