Guernsey visitors

The first of May, Cruise ships began making their stops in St. Peter Port.  The passengers generally have 6 to 8 hours to see some sites on Guernsey before re boarding and the ship sails on to places south, like Spain, or the Mediterranean area. 

A cruise ship anchored outside the port....

Several Sunday's this month we had some cruise passengers come to church.

This is a picture after church with the Cox's who were from Middleton, ID

President Cope who is second counselor in the Stake presidency visited us on the 20th.

He is a fun energetic man.  We loved having him here.

A young couple from the Poole Stake came to Guernsey to attend a wedding of a friend, so we offered them a stay at our place.  They were delightful, and willing to be speakers in Sacrament Meeting :)   He is 6 feet, 9 inches tall.  Several places in our house have a low ceiling, so he had to bend down a lot... but that's probably a normal for him where ever he goes :)    
  Ben and Kizzy Furbank ...

Most homes and apartment buildings in Guernsey are painted very light tones, usually white

 or cream colored.  But a few places are the bright exception ....

April beauty and activities

The first of April, tulip flower beds along the pier front were beautiful.  

Our Stake Visitors on Easter Sunday were Alan and Tracey Au. (Originally - he's from China, and she's from New Zealand.)  We had a branch dinner together after church. It was sunny, so the conservatory was warm enough for the event.

We had two investigators attend meetings that day - Joy ! 

These are our two little nursery children: Niclas and Libby.  They like to sit on the bottom ledge of the closet that is in the room, and play hide-and-seek behind the closet door.

Another Stake visitor came the end of April - Bro. Joseph Diamony;

he's from the Congo, but has lived in England several years. 

We've made wonderful friends from places all around the world...

all our dear brothers and sisters in the family of God. 

The Rhododendron bushes are in full bloom.  So gorgeous !

The neighbor farmer let his Guernsey heifers out for some fresh grass ...

A lovely purple pot of flowers by our front window.

From our bedroom window we see the Clamatis blossoms on the roof of the lower part of the house, next to the conservatory.   

This island trail was lined with blooming Hawthorne bushes ...

"All things bright and beautiful ..... the Lord God made them all."

(Children's Songbook, 231)

More London pictures

Another view of the big city from the London Eye

North side of St. Paul's Cathedral in London

 Steps in front of St. Paul's

In a National History Museum we saw this display in the mineralogy section:

We found it especially interesting because of what we read on the inscription :)