For Christmas 2020 my son gave me a razor sharp Japanese pair of secateurs, with holster….. …and – a pair of Bradleys’ leather gardening gauntlets…. Aren’t they just beautiful. That soft white leather for the hands, warmly and cosily lined, yet fitting closely enough to do quite delicate gardening jobs. Those heavy duty long arms, …
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Keats in Hampstead – 200th anniversary
When I was at school the Romantic Poets, Wordsworth, Keats, Coleridge, Shelley and Byron, formed the backbone of the English curriculum. But, being a somewhat tomboyish sort of teenager, I found them decidedly ‘soppy’, whether it was Wordsworth wittering on about daffodils or Keats about his nightingales. Coleridge and his Ancient Mariner was a bit …
Regent’s Park – and a kite
It has, on the whole, been a grey and blustery week so my second indulgent bit of socialising, with a school friend in Regent’s Park, was a bit drear. But I am delighted to say that the hellebores were totally refusing to be discouraged and were looking delightful. Likewise these really vibrant berries/berry-like flowers – …
World Wetlands Day – Tuesday 2nd February
Fed up with work meetings on Zoom – or looking or a fun break from that home schooling for you and your kids? Join the London Wildlife Trust for their Wetland celebration day on Tuesday. First up is Ian Crump, Biodiversity Field Officer for Thames Water. He will tell us all about freshwater wildlife habitats …
Happy Christmas from Boris and Arwen
Boris and Arwen may not come on my walks around the heath (‘A walk? What are you thinking of? We are cats…..’) but they are actively involved in helping put the blogs together. Well, until they get bored and go to sleep. But they did wake up this morning for long enough to wish you …
Bark fest
I am delighted to say that I have a fellow-finder-of-faces in trees – who has just sent me this image of wise old tree in (I am pretty sure) Primrose Hill. And to accompany it, this wonderful knobble nurturing new growth. Which made me have a quick look in my image store to see what …