<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hare+janeaug14.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1878" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hare+janeaug14-200x150.jpg" alt="hare+jane(aug14)" width="200" height="150" /></a>On Thursday we went to Doddington Hall, just north of Lincoln, to a <a title="Doddington Hall Sculpture Exhibition" href="http://sculpturedoddingtonhall.com/gallery/" target="_blank">sculpture exhibition</a>.

There were some superb pieces of art work but they were mostly out of our league with prices from hundreds to many thousands of pounds. Jane and I really liked this hare.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DL+elephantaug14.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1880" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DL+elephantaug14-200x150.jpg" alt="D&amp;L+elephant(aug14)" width="200" height="150" /></a>Everyone loves a baby elephant, especially Dave &amp; Lucie who have an affinity after their years in Kenya. This one was made up of steel jigsaw pieces.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lucie+giraffeaug14.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1882 alignleft" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lucie+giraffeaug14-150x200.jpg" alt="lucie+giraffe(aug14)" width="150" height="200" /></a>Lucie really wanted to take the giraffe home but unfortunately it wouldn't fit into the back of the car so we decided to leave it where it was. Dave's bank balance heaved a sigh of relief.

<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1877 alignright" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rusty-deeraug14-200x150.jpg" alt="rusty-deer(aug14)" width="200" height="150" />It was brilliant to be walking through the grounds of the Hall and suddenly we came across a herd of deer. The rust steel blends well into the setting and it isn't difficult to imagine them coming to alive and then leaping off into the trees behind. We could see these working well in the tree-lined part of our garden.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/glass-sculptureaug14.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1879 alignleft" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/glass-sculptureaug14-150x200.jpg" alt="glass-sculpture(aug14)" width="150" height="200" /></a>And finally, Jane found inspiration from the stained glass sculptures so she decided that she would get her glass out and start soon on designing something for the garden.

We had a brilliant morning followed by a delightful lunch in the kitchen garden of the hall.