The Tea Party Oak...

This ancient oak tree is growing in the park at Ickworth Hall. It is more than 700 years old so is clearly the oldest living thing I've seen...

Apparently children from the nearby village would come and have tea parties by the tree, hence it's name. Amazing to think that Edward II was king when this tree was a sapling...

Hasselblad 501 CM with Carl Zeiss Planar 2,8/80 C T*, Ilford FP4+ , f11 at 1/30 sec. Scanned with Epson Perfection.