As I watched a group of brave people setting up St. James’ Church fete in Martin Way, en route to Cannon Hill Common, I reflected on the fact that most such events have been washed out this year. Jackie read this morning that the Godiva festival in Coventry, an event which takes a year inContinue reading “Piper”
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Derelict
My attention today was turned to Morden Park. Although it brightened up later, the morning was a good ten degrees colder than yesterday, blowing a gale, overcast, and occasionally drizzling. Instead of circumperambulating (I just coined that) the park, I decided to ramble across it. This proved beneficial, although on what I thought was my returnContinue reading “Derelict”
Dinner with the Mayor
Setting off early this morning for coffee with my friend Carol, I took my usual route through Morden Hall Park and along the Wandle Trail to catch the tube at Colliers Wood. This was a dull, humid and rather unpleasant walk. Some of the fallen trees were being sliced up into large Swiss rolls. By theContinue reading “Dinner with the Mayor”
Self-seeded Poppies
Although it brightened up a bit later, this morning was dull, heavy and overcast; almost as if it hadn’t slept well. I took a turn round Morden Hall Park then decided to go in search of a tortoise around the Hillcross Avenue area. (see yesterday’s post), and reward myself with a Martin Cafe fry-up. I didn’t findContinue reading “Self-seeded Poppies”
Brendan
On this fine summer’s day I set off for Cannon Hill Common, with the vague idea that I might be able to take some nature photographs with which to illustrate this post. In Maycross Avenue I spotted an RSPCA notice fixed to a post announcing that a tortoise had been found. Without anything particular in mind I photographedContinue reading “Brendan”
Graham Road
Having spent an hour this morning ‘getting my head round my new camera’, in the process being surrounded by various connecting leads; a CD Rom; a lead with a plug on it; a ‘getting started’ booklet; a charger; oh, and a camera, and not really having got very far except for a couple of outContinue reading “Graham Road”
Choosing A Camera
Having been promised rain all day today the weather was kind to us and turned out much brighter than yesterday. We therefore had a good morning’s planting. This was a welcome change for me, having spent a year preparing soil by digging, weeding, and composting. This seemed much the lighter option. Jackie, Elizabeth and IContinue reading “Choosing A Camera”
A Conundrum
Today was warmer and drier, but very cloudy as we set off in the car to The Firs. So prolific were the daisies on the verges of the A31 that I mistook swathes of them on the embankments bordering the Bentley by-pass for chalk outcrops. On one stretch of narrower country roads there was aContinue reading “A Conundrum”
Geoff Austin’s Shoes
This was a typical March day. Yes, I know it’s not March, it’s June. Struggling into the blustery wind, feeling the cold, and scanning the threatening skies, you would never know. In fact the only week we’ve had so far this year deserving of June’s epithet, ‘flaming’, was in March. Battling along, clutching her fascinator inContinue reading “Geoff Austin’s Shoes”
Raincoat Or Umbrella?
It seems we had our one summer day yesterday. Today’s forecast was for widespread rain over the next few days, becoming colder each day. Consequently I set off in warm and humid weather for lunch with Norman. This involved the usual walk to Colliers Wood to board the tube for Neasden from where it isContinue reading “Raincoat Or Umbrella?”
