View through uneven glass

V, originally uploaded by XPeria2Day.

Here in Croydon Hall, Somerset, life is calm, tranquil, quiet. Only it's just the crust on the magma. Beneath the surface, emotions are boiling hot.

The palmtree next to Croydon Hall

Vv, originally uploaded by XPeria2Day.

I'm guessing it was planted by the German Count who owned the place until he had to give it up at the start of World War One. Croydon Hall is a building that forces it's occupants to make place for new occupants every once in a while. It's a natural process.