Snowdrops

The first snowdrops appeared in our garden at the end of January.

Every year in the month of February I think I'll make a return visit
to Babworth Church in Nottinghamshire
after going there in 2013 to do some family history research

 on my great grandfather, Charles. (At the time I was able to confirm
that he was buried somewhere in the woodland churchyard after contacting
the Nottingham Register Office of Births, Marriages and Deaths.
 The records were not in the church, although the church warden
was very helpful and looked in the registers kept there).

The church has a Snowdrop Weekend on the second Sunday of February
 when visitors can see the snowdrops that are growing there,
 but once more we missed the date, although I'm sure they'll
be flowering for a while longer just as they are in our garden.

However, our Berkshire daughter went with her friend
 to the church of St. Botolph's, Swyncombe
 in S. Oxfordshire on Sunday afternoon.
She told me about what she saw as she knew I would be interested
and sent me some photos.

 You can read more about Swyncombe Church which we visited
 one time on our way down to Berkshire here .

Summer 2013

February 2015

After prayers in the churchyard including The Canticle of the Sun,

 a song of praise composed by St. Francis of Assisi, 

there were refreshments of tea and  home-made cake in the church
and then the service of  Choral Evensong.

a lancet window with stained glass depicting St. Botolph