But first some dog walkers – all gathered in the sun waiting for their treats – the dogs that is…. Then our tight rope walker. Well, may be a bit of an exaggeration to call her a tight rope walker as she is less than two foot off the ground on a bouncy elastic ‘rope’ …
Talking the Walk
Longstanding subscribers to this blog may remember that a couple of years go I talked about my cousin Des in the west of Ireland. Des has ‘Inherited Retinal Dystrophy’….. ‘Inherited’, he says, ‘because I told them my mother was affected, and retinal dystrophy because the cells in the retina are dying off. Which, to me, …
London Wildlife Trust ponds appeal
One of the first outings that I had after the first lockdown was to Woodberry Wetlands. It was in the spring so apart from the lovely spring flowers, New River, which runs alongside the wetlands, was bursting with fluffy ducklings, squeaky moorhen chicks and an elegant swan family. Check back to the blog to see …
The sun does not always shine on Hampstead Heath
In fact, today it was grey and unattractive enough for me to have to talk seriously to myself to drag myself from my desk. But I did, and I discovered that there had been some major pruning done on the rhododendrons on the lawns at the side of Kenwood House. On the other side of …
I did warn you…. More leaves….
I am afraid that the combination of a busy weekend completing my move to the upstairs of my new house, combined with some fairly inclement weather, meant that my visits to the heath were very brief this weekend. But I still managed to find you a few more autumn leaves. Like these ones on the …
Sandy Heath pond
Over the other side of the heath, on Sandy Heath, there is an amazing pond. (For more of the fascinating history of Sandy Heath see this post.) It is large, flat, shallow, surrounded by trees and inhabited by several colonies of ducks – both ‘ordinary’ ducks and the wonderful mandarin ducks. But it is also …