A weak sun tries to break through the mist – early morning in my garden. But only a few hours later it was slanting through the trees onto the pond at the bottom of my path down to the heath. Further on, some people had brought their sarnies and their flasks and were basking in …
New wellies – and Boudicca’s Mount
I was very happy when my new wellies arrived this morning. My much loved but ancient climbing boots had developed a split that meant that negotiating the Hampstead Heath mud without any of it gaining ingress was becoming increasingly challenging. They are, as you can see, rather fine but their especial appeal over all the …
A little peace please…….
After all the dramatic events of the last 24 hours in Washington – not to mention ever rising COVID figures here in the UK – I thought that what we probably needed was a little peaceful contemplation. So – the Boating Pond (always the most photogenic!) in yesterday’s late afternoon sun. Down at the bottom …
Yellow for cheer – and sorting out the swans
A cold, wet, grey afternoon did little to lift lockdown gloom so I was very happy to have taken this picture two days ago. Only speckles of yellow for now but when spring arrives this whole bush will be washed in sunshine! To be fair to the rain, it did give a polished sheen to …
New Year’s Day – and a swan onrush……..
The sun was shining brightly on New Year’s Day when I ventured down to the Lido near Parliament Hill to meet a friend for a walk. ‘Parliament Hill Fields Lido was opened on 20 August 1938. At a cost of £34,000, it was the most ambitious and expensive of the thirteen lidos built on parkland …
Happy New Year!
Another cold and grey day to start the new year so I thought we would look back to recent sunnier days in the hope that they will project themselves forward into 2021! The Boating Pond a few evenings ago. Beech leaves in Kenwood wood…. The overgrown edges of the Vale of Health pond…. A wonderfully …