Before we leave the azaleas and the handkerchief tree I wanted to show you the tree in all its rather over shadowed architectural glory…. And another view of the lawns in front of the house that roll down to the lake… …and indeed, the lake itself, lying still and dark at the bottom of the …
Kenwood is open!!
In fact, the park (not the house of course) opened yesterday but I was down in Belsize Park. But what excitement. I felt like a child finally being allowed to enter to a secret garden. And how lovely to see those sweeping lawns from the terrace rather than peering through railings and trees. But, the …
World Peace Garden
Just at the bottom of Parliament Hill by Hampstead Heath Station, there is a sliver of steep bank rolling down onto the railway line. Until ten years ago, was an all purpose dump. Bottles, cans, needles, old prams, abandoned supermarket trollies, broken umbrellas, plastic bags – the lot. At that point a local estate agent, …
Bank Holiday Monday
I normally try to stay off the heath on Bank Holidays but I was tempted out this afternoon for a well distanced walk with my son and daughter in law – so I took them through my favourite woods… …down as far as the Vale of Health pond. The Vale of Health is another area …
Is this oak tree on notice?
Why would it be? Well, this little girl has possibly discovered. There is a massive hole at the base of the trunk…. …which looks even more impressive from the other side from where you can see daylight light through. Get up really close and you will find that although I could not climb in, a …
Trees….
A giant in Springett’s Wood – and an S-bend friend in the morning sun… And down the hill, this bizarrely hirsute tree. And here it is close up so you can see how hairy it actually is. And finally, a few weeks ago now, this pretty little weeping cherry tree down near Parliament Hill. My …