Cambridge in Summer

We had yesterday to ourselves in Cambridge, and spent the day pottering around the city: the market, Clare College gardens (looking lovely as ever), and lunch on St John's backs.

Today, Liz was speaking at her conference, so I had another day on my own in Cambridge. I spent a little while in the Fitzwilliam Museum this morning, mostly in their Greek, Roman, and Egyptian galleries. Unfortunately, they don't allow photography inside. No matter:

Portico Ceiling, Fitzwilliam Museum (© Ian 2013)

I then met Alan for lunch in the University's Botanic Gardens (Ann doesn't work in Cambridge any more, so she couldn't join us). We sat near some well-worked lavender at one end of the site, and went round the rest of the grounds.

Lavender and Bee (© Ian 2013)

Waterlilies (© Ian 2013)

Water Garden (© Ian 2013)

Member of the aster family? (© Ian 2013)

Echinops (© Ian 2013)

I met Liz mid-afternoon, in Murray Edwards (New Hall), and we drove home, stopping briefly at a garden centre. Old habits.

Murray Edwards (nee New Hall) gardens (© Ian 2013)