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 …
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Bursting buds
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With the final raising of lockdown number three I wanted to get some feedback from you, my readers, as to where I should go with this blog. Since I started it in an attempt to relieve the tedium for those confined within their own four walls by lockdowns numbers one and two, this seems like …
Magnolias, pussy willow buds (talking!) and a very cross swan!
Those who would like to listen rather than look can go straight to this ‘talking’ budding pussy willow video. There is also a description of the cross swan at the bottom of this post as well as a video. Those who would like to visit the magnolias first, please read on. Held by yesterday’s and …
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Bursting bud talking walk
The magnolia tree in front of Kenwood House is so close to bursting out all over – just one more day of full sun. So first up, a talking walk around the tree, followed by a wander through the daffodil bank. From the end of the daffodil bank I walked round the back of the …
The outdoor gym
A few days ago I was walking across to Belsize Park and I came across this…. As they rightly said, what else are you going to do when the gyms are closed? We have just started some very pared down and socially distanced judging sessions for the FreeFrom Food Awards, so I am somewhat confined …