As those of you who also receive mailings from my Salon’s blog will know, I was asked some months ago if I could help to arrange some chamber music concerts for the Highgate Festival in June. Since the festival starts on the 19th June and all COVID restrictions on live performances are scheduled to be …
Hampstead Heath
Random flora, swans and courting Mandarin ducks
Late daffodils down by Kenwood lake – and breaking buds on the trees up on the ridge. Bluebells hiding behind the railings down by the Boating pond and delicate early cow parsley Down on Hampstead Pond No 1. our swan watcher reported that one swan pair has hatched no less than ten cygnets. I haven’t …
Bursting buds
Thank you to all of you who filled in the feedback survey. If more of you woud like to do so, more input is always welcome. You can find it in my last post here. Meanwhile, as you can see, buds really are bursting out everywhere now. I love these ones fighting their way out …
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With the final raising of lockdown number three I wanted to get some feedback from you, my readers, as to where I should go with this blog. Since I started it in an attempt to relieve the tedium for those confined within their own four walls by lockdowns numbers one and two, this seems like …
Sunny Easter Sunday at Kenwood – a fritillary and a grumpy goose!
As I look out the window now the snow is falling – so how could it be that only yesterday we were all cavorting in the sun on the lawns of Kenwood? However, that is how it was – and here are some video walks to prove it!! First, a brief clip of birdsong going …
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Magnolias, pussy willow buds (talking!) and a very cross swan!
Those who would like to listen rather than look can go straight to this ‘talking’ budding pussy willow video. There is also a description of the cross swan at the bottom of this post as well as a video. Those who would like to visit the magnolias first, please read on. Held by yesterday’s and …
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