Snapshot of a picnic scene, with long grass in the foreground and a hedge in the background. To the left sits Frances Penrose, wearing a hat and looking towards the camera. Alec Penrose sits furthest from the camera with his legs crossed, looking downwards and raising some food to his mouth. John Hayward sits to the far right, partially cut off from the photograph. He looks to the left. To the right in the foreground sits Julia Strachey, wearing a hat and looking downwards.