Regent’s Canal Walk

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Mr Bradshaw mentioned the Regent’s Canal some months ago. The section from Paddington to Camden opened in 1816, and the remainder in 1820. I am going contrary to history and I am going to follow the Canal from the Thames to … Continued

Spring can be Blue

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Wikipedia tells me these plants are native to the Eastern Mediterranean, North-East Iran, and Turkmenistan. In Victorian times a blue hyacinth apparently indicated sincerity. (The RHS provides cultivation notes.)

Phaffing with Photos

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Well, I couldn’t use exactly the same word as LJG who, instead of commenting on the colour being drained from everything over the weekend, had the courage to go B&W. I follow! These images see The Limehouse Cut quite differently.