Photography
Skiddaw (931 m.) from Brundholme Road, Keswick
River Lune near Tebay
Four landscape views from my trip to Keswick; compare the shapes and the gradations revealed by the mist and clouds.
Under the palm trees in the tropics of West London: the Palm House at Kew Gardens has been an inspirational favourite since I arrived back from a holiday in the Seychelles in the Eighties. I delighted then in seeing again specimens of the rare Coco de Mer palms I’d seen in the reserve on Praslin Island. But I couldn’t find one of those today amongst the mist and tropical fronds; I spoke with a gardener who confirmed this. Anyhow, my visit was worthwhile to smell again the jungle and dream of Paradise!
More photos: Dreaming of Paradise - the Palm House at Kew Gardens
Spring carpet of Crocus flowers in Hammersmith Cemetery today. A fine sight nearly at the end of my run back along the Thames Path with the bread fresh from the bakery in Barnes.
I’ve seen daffodils and of course snowdrops in flower elsewhere in the borough this weekend.
The windmill on Wimbledon Common was constructed in 1817: originally a corn mill, it is now a museum and much-loved landmark for the many Londoners who walk, run and play sport on the common.
Note the visual comparison of Nature vs Nurture: geometry and bold colours vs texture and fractal branching.
Balcombe Viaduct and the valley of the River Ouse in Sussex, seen from the train to Brighton. Lots of green as there has been a lot of rain.
