Let me introduce you to one of the Terms in the gardens of Kew Palace. There are five marble statues of woodland spirits lined up close to the River Thames, watching over the Palace. The group is believed to have been acquired by Frederick, Prince of Wales in the 1730s, making it some of the oldest statuary in Kew Gardens.
Kew Gardens, London, April 2021
Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings.
I’ll admit that many of us openly break the numeric rule and share far more words (all excellent of course!) so the key rule is to have a title of six words – and then create around that the post that you desire! Perhaps in bunches of 6 words if you’re feeling inspired.
To join the challenge, please put a link in your post to the URL of this post. Then come back here and leave us a comment. If you have any problems with linking, just put your own URL into the comment. And do feel free to socialise digitally – tweet, instagram, flickr, etc. with the hashtags #SixWordSaturday and #6WS.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 May 2021
Posted as part of Six Word Saturday
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Travel with Intent 
Returning to 6WS after forever… and I know I would love to visit Kew Gardens sometime..
https://www.ladyinreadwrites.com/poetic-journey-from-alliteration-to-zeugma/
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My photo is also outdoors: https://fakeflamenco.com/2021/05/01/love-in-the-garden-six-hearts/
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This one brought a smile!
Here’s my 6WS: https://outofmywritemind.com/2021/05/01/i-think-ill-head-that-way/
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Lovely! I just cannot get over how old things are over here. People sure know how to preserve things in the UK 🇬🇧
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I didn’t know the provenance of these statutes so another bit of history to write on to the hard-disk of my brain! It’s nearly full up or that’s my excuse anyway for forgetting so much these days.
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It’s a good way of addressing memory issues – discard to make way for the new. I’m the same!
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Nice bit of history 😃 Here’s mine: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2021/05/01/spring-sun-glinting-in-a-puddle/
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How It Happens, Sometimes…
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Haha! great words, that left me thinking for longer than a flash!
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Another simple one from me spotted on a recent walk around the neighborhood:
https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2021/05/01/tree-bark-and-lichen-after-rain/
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Simple, but full of detail
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I’m an over-achiever today with 2 6WS today. I had prepared something which can’t wait for seasonal reasons: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/the-first-strawberries-of-the-season/
and then the other one which can’t wait because a couple of people asked and because I want to share the full murder story: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/what-the-heron-had-for-dinner/
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I enjoyed them both, Elke.
And great use of 6 S’s in the heron post
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Thank you
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I think you’re right Debbie these were ordered by Frederick, who promptly died before they were delivered from Italy. His wife Princess Augusta didn’t care for them and they were stored and forgotten for many years. https://alondonmiscellany.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/a-bedouin-and-his-three-camels/
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Indeed. She clearly had other plans when she took on looking after the gardens. The story of the gardens and their political and royal heritage is fascinating.
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Poor emasculated fellow – great post though!
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He’s kind of handsome, isn’t he? 🙂 🙂 Bit of a tongue-twister though, Debs! Bank Holiday plans?
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Love your words! Here’s my6: https://suejudd.com/2021/05/01/using-icm-to-create-impressionist-images/
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nicely aged sculpture.
https://lessywannagohome.blogspot.com/2021/05/tiptoe-through-tulips-with-me.html
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Here is mine for today.
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Another inspiration to find my own horned sprites 🙂 🙂
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Beautifully aged with the lichen pattern.
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This reminds me of visits to the Cleveland Museum of Art when the girls were little. When we looked at the Greek and Roman statues, they wanted to know why the statues didn’t have heads (or arms or whatever.) 🙂 Here’s my offering from our trip to San Diego last weekend. It was so tasty!
janet
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