A Tulip Festival - yipppeeee!

May day saw Andrew and I take 'a wee drive up the coast', which a favourite thing of ours to do. If you have ever been lucky enough to drive along the Antrim Coast Road you'll know it's pretty special, on one side is the sea and the other is towering high hills littered with sheep, gorse and trees wrecked by the wind over the years so they grow horiziontally.

My favourite place to drive to is Glenarm, it has the best coffee shop, a beautiful little church and graveyard, woodland walks, a jewellery workshop and the Glenarm Castle and Gardens. Well imagine my joy when, upon arrival, we saw a banner stretched across the road proclaiming the Tulip Festival being held in the Castle Gardens. Oh, as I'm sure you have gathered my lust for tulips knows no bounds these days - it's a terrible lusty affair.

We had to go and were not disappointed - tulips all over the place, crafts and a stop off for coffee and a biscuit. Well for me that pretty much equals a good afternoon, spent well.

Feast your eyes over this lot.... and forgive me I did hold back, honest!

Kitchen garden and cafe

Can you spot the odd one out?

A glimpse at the Castle - still a private home to the Earl of Antrim.