Regent’s Canal Walk, no.2, Limehouse Basin to Mile End Road
I walked this section of the Canal on a dull day in Spring and although it was the weekend there was frenetic activity: the flowers were showing off, birds were bustling, runners were running, bikers were biking and I was … Continued
Regent’s Canal Walk, no.2, the birds!
My camera couldn’t cope with the speed of the attack! And a rather more settled pair. This very handsome chap is, I think, an Egyptian goose – but I really have no idea!
Swan Green
Pargetting on old building at Swan Green
Regent’s Canal Walk
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
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
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.
The Limehouse Cut
The Limehouse Cut opened in 1770, about 2.5 miles in length and its purpose was to facilitate trade by shortening the passage between The Lee Navigation and the City of London. The area was named after the lime kilns, used in … Continued