The golden sovereign tree – just what the government needs right now. Better than blood on the floor which is what this lovely maple outside Highgate school might give them. In gentler mood – the beech avenue running up to Hampstead village. And because walking through the leaves is such a crucial part of autumn, …
Hampstead Heath
A break from the leaves and a long walk
Evening over the Boating pond – The clouds over White Stone pond, courtesy of @Thelegalview – The Fitzroy Park allotments – and… a long walk on a sunny afternoon.
More leaves – and a snatch of song……
The leaves are so fantastic right now – how can one stop snapping them? Whether they have fallen as these have… …or are still clinging to their tree like these… On some trees, different branches turn at different times… And how different they look when photographed in colour and in black and white. With thanks …
Swan update
The last time I checked in on the swans in mid October all six cygnets were present and correct but shortly afterwards the family seemed to have shrunk to two parents and only four cygnets. On the 23rd of October our very own swan watcher only saw four of them on Hampstead Pond 2. The …
Bark and autumn funghi
There are more leaves, but for a little change of scene, how about some autumn funghi? Or some bark? I don’t know what this tree is but where the bark has flaked away it has revealed a child’s soft pink skin. Whereas this could be an early 20th century art nouveau sketch? Or maybe a …
Leaves….
Flaming leaves on the way down the path to the Boating Pond. Less spectacular but fascinating in their variations… And what happened to this metallic green intruder? And here they are doing battle with the mud. And here still clinging to their parent tree on the great lawn below Kenwood House.