This was intended to be a post about an extremely enjoyable morning hacking holly earlier this week (see below) – but the winter sun on the heath as I walked back from South End Green this afternoon was so lovely that I could not resist including it. And how irrestibile were those mandarin ducks on …
Mandarin ducks
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 …
A talking walk around Sandy Heath and back through Kenwood
Sandy Heath, down the northern slopes of the ridge that runs from, Highgate to Hampstead, is one of my favourite parts of the heath. Wooded, but not too densely, steeply sloping down toward the Heath Extension, with many towering trees, looking especially architectural and splendid at this time of year. And one of my favourite …
A talking walk around Sandy Heath and back through KenwoodRead More