As it was the weekend I decided yesterday to leave Hampstead Heath to those who could not go there during the week and concentrate on trying to bring some order to the garden. And it is amazing what a bit of mowing can do…. Not Kew – but looking as though it could turn into …
Gardens
More primroses…..
All the way from Sue’s hillside in Dorset – along with a large handful of snowdrop bulbs. How exciting…….. But where to put them in the garden? That is somewhat more of a question as my new garden, although it has great potential, it is a bit of a mess at the moment. And down …
Deepest Dorset
These are Sue Cane’s primroses – the hillside carpeted with them. Sue lives in a wonderful cottage on Forestry Commission land just outside Lyme Regis and her carpet of primroses will soon be replaced by a carpet of bluebells. Regular readers may remember that I spent an extremely enjoyable few days with her the winter …
Back on the heath….
OK – so –what is he – or she? I could not find him/her in my Book of British Birds – but then I didn’t really know what I was looking for. But very friendly as he/she allowed me to get this close with just an iPhone – no long distance lenses. (Thank you, Tom …
Highgate School scores
This evening I went for my ‘permitted walk’ around Bishopswood Avenue which envelops many of Highgate School’s buildings and its extensive playgrounds – all deserted as a result of our current lock-down situation. And there may not have been any children on the premises – but there were some very lovely spring flowers. These super …
And down in Dorset….
And lest anyone should think that all the action was up here in London, my good friend Sarah Stacey just sent me these images from deepest Dorset. What is that amazing web around those buds? And here are her two elegantly retired horses, Keats and Big Boy, bonding after what looks like a rather good …