A quick paean to the glories of Kenwood in May – the rhodedendrons and azaleas and the handkerchief tree. The big lawn to the west of Kenwood House is entirely surrounded by mature camellias, magnolias, rhodedendrons and azaleas – so in April and May it is a delight to behold. Apart from the surrounding trees …
Barbara Hepworth at Kenwood
Daffodils
Sunday morning dawned bright and shiny and I was up betimes. Not only up, but up at Kenwood where the daffodil bank is just starting to come into its own. Although somewhat overshadowd by the daffs, lurking at the bottom of a tree was this lovely clutch of croci. Further into the woods I came …
Early morning sun
I am not good at catching the early morning sun. It is not that I get up late – I am an early riser. But long habit draws me first to my desk and then, before I know it, it is 2pm and I am catching the late afternoon instead of the early morning sun. …