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 …
Kenwood lawns
Early November on the heath
Although the colour has not been at its best this year, with the sun behind them some of the trees can still look pretty spectacular. This one above is in the glade just north of Parliament Hill. And below is the ginko that grows outside the window of the Golders Hill Park café. And this…… …
Late Saturday afternoon at Kenwood
A late afternoon walk across Kenwood and I caught the sun just as it was going down – first over Kenwood’s West Meadow and then from the top of Henry Moore’s reclining figure’s slope. Although the trees look good in the evening sun, the autumn colour is not that great – certainly not compared to …
Breakfast?……
When I moved to Hampstead Lane one of excitements was the thought that, should I feel so inclined, I could walk 8 minutes down the road to the lovely Kenwood café for breakfast. But I arrived in February to discover that the café was closed for refurbishment and, about the time that it was due …
Keeping cheerful….
The one get-out clause from self isolation from COVID-19 seems to be ‘taking healthy exercise’. So, now that I am only a very short stone’s throw from Hampstead Heath, I intend to take full advantage so that I can deliver a daily diet of cheering , hopefully sun-filled, images…. So for today – my all …