Today I realized that at the end of every day I say the same thing, “Today was my favorite day!”  It’s Wednesday night, and I am saying this phrase yet again.  Today we ventured out to the quaint town of Kew and Kew Gardens.

The town was so cute with little cafes and boutiques.  These shops soon turned into expensive homes.  The houses were so cute and every one was slightly different in its own unique way.

When we got to te gardens, the first thing I noticed was how big the park was by looking at the map.  It was huge! In the 3 hours we were there, we probably only saw about 20% of the whole park.

First, we explored the Palm House.  It was so hot, but it was really neat to walk under the canopies of all of the trees.  The best part about the palm house was the upper walkway.  This walkway offered a whole new view of the plants, which was amazing.  I really liked the character the design of the spiral staircase leading to this walkway offered.

Palm House

After leaving the Palm House, we went to the Temple of Aeolus.  We climbed the hill and there was a beautiful view of the gardens below.  This folly was nice because it was tucked away on the hillside and kind of private.

We then explored the Princess of Wales Conservatory, which I really enjoyed.  My favorite part of this one was definitely the air plants hanging from the ceiling.  In one area there were flowering plants hanging with their roots exposed above our heads.  It was very interesting to me how these plants capture all of their nutrients through the air.

We explored the other gardens and went to the Orangery for lunch.  While all of these conservatories were beautiful, my favorite part, above all, was definitely the fields of yellow daffodils.  I was in awe of how many there were and how bright and magnificent their yellow color was.  Of course I had to sketch these because I wanted to remember the pool of yellow spanning across the landscape.  There were times as I was walking that no matter which way I turned, I was surrounded by these fields of yellow.

I wanted to capture the brilliant shades of yellow and green in my sketch.

I guess what they say about yellow meaning happiness is true, because these swarms of yellow flowers definitely brightened my day.  Not only did they highlight the beauty of the landscape at Kew, but also were a highlight to my whole trip to London.

Surrounded by Daffodils