tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9975671152412686422024-03-04T20:02:58.027-08:00Life on Stapleton Hall RoadOwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-67140155745767281702011-11-22T08:39:00.000-08:002011-11-22T08:48:39.010-08:00Allotment in September<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2mKW_Y2RP_wU05-YdXGq9Z9hJxmx-v7S7SBXwo9zezPOxdzvOgtQL_rajmhIoEsNga3ytRQipvxExF3FmblH8LpOBGIqddpuBVV_VrlftnniSUFQoHwW7BNqG9OB-7e3fsMnDtFZ5Lw/s1600/IMG_3629.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2mKW_Y2RP_wU05-YdXGq9Z9hJxmx-v7S7SBXwo9zezPOxdzvOgtQL_rajmhIoEsNga3ytRQipvxExF3FmblH8LpOBGIqddpuBVV_VrlftnniSUFQoHwW7BNqG9OB-7e3fsMnDtFZ5Lw/s320/IMG_3629.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677861395453248322" /></a><div>A quick visit to my allotment provided me with some lovely late ripening fruit and a chance to check that everything was ok up there.</div><div><br /></div><div>Above I let a sucker from a floppy stuffy rose grow out in preference to the man made variety and over the course of 1 season has provided me with much more interest than the cultivar could. Look at all the lovely rose hips! Im hoping for even more next year! I did wonder about what I could use them for- but havent found a recipe that has interested me enough yet to try so left these for the wildlife.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqm6F5_vaETytz7LXHtes5IEUX2nQFG39Y6dB58uoNZ23QCiGWPBwLa5tRr4qWdAEFbWIYQMJS3LP-FkWKyBIcTAqXsLyV7JKED9RONA39Wzk6tKbeIso4_kukunM0NsIoXnogkYUBLA/s1600/IMG_3631.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqm6F5_vaETytz7LXHtes5IEUX2nQFG39Y6dB58uoNZ23QCiGWPBwLa5tRr4qWdAEFbWIYQMJS3LP-FkWKyBIcTAqXsLyV7JKED9RONA39Wzk6tKbeIso4_kukunM0NsIoXnogkYUBLA/s320/IMG_3631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677861391915882290" /></a></div><div>The Globe artichokes flower heads had just gone over but are still looking beautiful and hopefully will provide some birds with some food.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRipsGkzJhDcFE8FQbIUD_41eEg1U94gt4GmW5WgkJXMEUmsYJCoHZBSJXRMY4bzfRVpFUOMI6xyt073Da1NDNRDxA_dJCpyYw-nupeTMRBv31oMKcZcvqZR4Y85z4wkJWnvXdegq_B9Y/s1600/IMG_3635.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRipsGkzJhDcFE8FQbIUD_41eEg1U94gt4GmW5WgkJXMEUmsYJCoHZBSJXRMY4bzfRVpFUOMI6xyt073Da1NDNRDxA_dJCpyYw-nupeTMRBv31oMKcZcvqZR4Y85z4wkJWnvXdegq_B9Y/s320/IMG_3635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677861370695952498" /></a></div><div>I got my first and only pear from my small tree! Im hoping for more next year! :)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpUJyAUSGLH2EOiXf6onTnfRSdh7xU1J456utv6WASvSSLK0FeoA3WG3RCSOWowiV0Yh6_wn9gZZeyIEqlbKsFyG5yOcrBq-e555wQ7cLjt4F4dN-1CC9GVo_MwRGvlx96gJ2NlAtXx0/s1600/IMG_3638.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpUJyAUSGLH2EOiXf6onTnfRSdh7xU1J456utv6WASvSSLK0FeoA3WG3RCSOWowiV0Yh6_wn9gZZeyIEqlbKsFyG5yOcrBq-e555wQ7cLjt4F4dN-1CC9GVo_MwRGvlx96gJ2NlAtXx0/s320/IMG_3638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677861365974861634" /></a></div><div>The sunflower seed heads were placed on the compost heaps and its easy to see were a hit with someone! Either a bird or mouse has come and pulled them up and eaten them there and then! Great to see!</div><div><br /></div><div>And lastly a surprise for some very late strawberries! They were delicious!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3Ans02tPCPkUJRKRu5X6NJqeSUvtim0JKqd0WK-Aywhp7veksW4b1R2hWmMwJxBWjU1sZ4zDSpUXw-KowGZ80sxeG1WzIMtjydeNfaUzMjurfG9jW3xSlkFpBukfTcCZwQaU2yfbw-Q/s1600/IMG_3642.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3Ans02tPCPkUJRKRu5X6NJqeSUvtim0JKqd0WK-Aywhp7veksW4b1R2hWmMwJxBWjU1sZ4zDSpUXw-KowGZ80sxeG1WzIMtjydeNfaUzMjurfG9jW3xSlkFpBukfTcCZwQaU2yfbw-Q/s320/IMG_3642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677861359952501122" /></a><br /></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-29261213495278492022011-11-22T08:17:00.000-08:002011-11-22T08:38:11.739-08:00Pirates!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwR512LpPcPgs2WqjPso4mdNdatRetaDmu26lVK_V_q6WPdED3S_WpEE9hK68wguSldvD5PrrlTIQELRi5ICAB-n6F95HiRJ1yTTjQlWSfY6zmF2JTBI4r1jhGCuNBLt75gdOc7lYPxA/s1600/IMG_3600.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwR512LpPcPgs2WqjPso4mdNdatRetaDmu26lVK_V_q6WPdED3S_WpEE9hK68wguSldvD5PrrlTIQELRi5ICAB-n6F95HiRJ1yTTjQlWSfY6zmF2JTBI4r1jhGCuNBLt75gdOc7lYPxA/s320/IMG_3600.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677855905868195810" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I went to the Museum of London to see the new Pirates exhibition all about Captain Kidd.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwHt4m93g-LO1YgGjMiWHW-tZVXX8p8zR9wYZ_zmHcRzDsuJU8VzjR8MNQv6Fq4m1TrZw80KvtKzefRqmiY4O2i9ps1TMxvi0LhH8zda49Wnox0zEWQAsRfJYYDLtH8zLZx3uUu1eMyk/s1600/IMG_3603.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwHt4m93g-LO1YgGjMiWHW-tZVXX8p8zR9wYZ_zmHcRzDsuJU8VzjR8MNQv6Fq4m1TrZw80KvtKzefRqmiY4O2i9ps1TMxvi0LhH8zda49Wnox0zEWQAsRfJYYDLtH8zLZx3uUu1eMyk/s320/IMG_3603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677855637840367090" /></a></div><div><br />And even saw an original Jolly Roger which I learnt was red as opposed to the black flag you associate with pirates these days.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCZt_S2AOByxJ-2FLcrVHPXhIHxk5TipVGTdiIiUof4S-zixt5tUfZNK8eXwb0zKJ2cLGYa6ENY8HRBZtPoFCuAA3NCVA7m4WVlwNYOsfMcPwQGKlrTJ4No-yVaBBVjngNuRe2dj8Krc/s320/IMG_3605.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677855641156161730" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>The rest of the museum is amazing and would highly recommend a visit over to the docklands. Its very pretty round that part of London.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh73XL-txUwqGtIfUDIPTlnL4afMLC2kbkzzpTcRaAAso9mErWkzJjmBl2aLs5ZZghwsfj-lvRCBBE3nlfsET-DmbYNybu3oYcK6Y2kfcJKYvkke_0ZVCxbyvpfl8cfoifMhN4Tcn3hKY/s1600/IMG_3608.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh73XL-txUwqGtIfUDIPTlnL4afMLC2kbkzzpTcRaAAso9mErWkzJjmBl2aLs5ZZghwsfj-lvRCBBE3nlfsET-DmbYNybu3oYcK6Y2kfcJKYvkke_0ZVCxbyvpfl8cfoifMhN4Tcn3hKY/s320/IMG_3608.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677856802358841058" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Saw a lovely Tortoiseshell Butterfly soaking up the late summer sun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oI_U7BauVmXmCBjUxMJSrxOgxzFAmtZlFRiJz4Ke4sNGRQAhelpC8BjSZjc89vBtAxGEjYA71Z0kJz84lji8g9XE2w0uf_3JeycHcV8jmIzHI9WDbfLhX1I-DEqVHYHQeHvCRARRtTI/s1600/IMG_3598.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oI_U7BauVmXmCBjUxMJSrxOgxzFAmtZlFRiJz4Ke4sNGRQAhelpC8BjSZjc89vBtAxGEjYA71Z0kJz84lji8g9XE2w0uf_3JeycHcV8jmIzHI9WDbfLhX1I-DEqVHYHQeHvCRARRtTI/s320/IMG_3598.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677855621414370882" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Docklands/">http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Docklands/</a></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-14605932133606458452011-11-22T03:44:00.001-08:002011-11-22T08:17:01.246-08:00What happened to October?!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdX2A1BQEFu91uY2ofzWh6TUQ9f0hr8Bmi69wNFQDQ3Rw6INcRr-SglLasM82XvPmg2ybM5j2945ZDCdODAE2s04y_VOUsnC93mpFNgnXh0dhkBMk2iZ_F8rZnJrI5gsGRjAA2WymPuQ/s1600/IMG_3623.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdX2A1BQEFu91uY2ofzWh6TUQ9f0hr8Bmi69wNFQDQ3Rw6INcRr-SglLasM82XvPmg2ybM5j2945ZDCdODAE2s04y_VOUsnC93mpFNgnXh0dhkBMk2iZ_F8rZnJrI5gsGRjAA2WymPuQ/s320/IMG_3623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677854867734280674" /></a><br />Sorry about the gap in the posts- the last few months have flown by!<div><br /></div><div>Ok so its actually late November- so i completely missed out October!</div><div><br /></div><div>What happened in that month? Lets see what I can remember!</div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-69113391026152183912011-09-28T15:40:00.001-07:002011-09-29T08:56:19.461-07:00Signs of Autumn..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoHNQiAC-iQZM_URM4aty78TYB6pSw7HcWZTDhuty1L8XO3f3h9P1hEzznk03dL7M6JSWZEF58i2mbWf4V83i3tGSdwliXIm1Uc2GBwWHKl7nXpxGO8CcAJAt_IQUo1YoOYY-OdW8298/s1600/IMG_3622.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoHNQiAC-iQZM_URM4aty78TYB6pSw7HcWZTDhuty1L8XO3f3h9P1hEzznk03dL7M6JSWZEF58i2mbWf4V83i3tGSdwliXIm1Uc2GBwWHKl7nXpxGO8CcAJAt_IQUo1YoOYY-OdW8298/s320/IMG_3622.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657544218000646114" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>One of my colleagues brought in a Colchium bulb into work- they are also known as Autumn Crocus (for obvious reasons) or Naked Ladies!. The plants are famous for not needing to be planted in any soil in order for them to flower- simply placed on the side as a bare bulb and let the plant get on with it! As can be seen above- beautiful! :)</div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-33167664466633170172011-09-28T13:40:00.000-07:002011-09-28T14:58:44.096-07:00FARM:shop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-VZw7g2F6QXXEnkdQhFJvYx0Rs738qac3sWvCyrFBWQ7pkBYSyOP_aBXWKZUy9-S-WZshOCuCwZcx6MISIFns6NLTJIN0rBCRoXBtNnPjYv0y7EUvcW4FpZNJ8YhA8HDqhFcqw5UWJY/s1600/IMG_3595.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-VZw7g2F6QXXEnkdQhFJvYx0Rs738qac3sWvCyrFBWQ7pkBYSyOP_aBXWKZUy9-S-WZshOCuCwZcx6MISIFns6NLTJIN0rBCRoXBtNnPjYv0y7EUvcW4FpZNJ8YhA8HDqhFcqw5UWJY/s320/IMG_3595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657515307892258386" /></a><div><br /></div><div>An Urban Farm in Dalston?? Yep thats right- in a disused shop in the east of London is FARM:shop which combines the ideas of sustainable food, the local community, ecology as well as hopefully a viable business!</div><div><br /></div><div>The shops aims to grow much of its own vegetables on the premises, and uses hydroponics to be as sustainable as possible.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tilapia are grown in vats - from which the water is used to fertilise the plants in a closed system.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgcJfaXwQWM9dR4euuYB70taBQ3YwNftdkHgkHAAkQ3ZCJhFJh-csRHq9f6__VQmsX2Hs__fyguckd-k6EhrzHog95WzeMMP4lnjF3vMcuOpqy5l93moYN9D2-ozwjXiIaaY_x2bDuo8/s1600/IMG_3584.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgcJfaXwQWM9dR4euuYB70taBQ3YwNftdkHgkHAAkQ3ZCJhFJh-csRHq9f6__VQmsX2Hs__fyguckd-k6EhrzHog95WzeMMP4lnjF3vMcuOpqy5l93moYN9D2-ozwjXiIaaY_x2bDuo8/s320/IMG_3584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657515154204745186" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There are even 3 very happy chickens kept on the roof of the shop! They provide eggs for the shop below to sell.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2OE7atKW7Byh7yUPvSm1AmaN33M_apVdNo_UEO4UGnAFWth8VZQgMKF12fp1n_QGugCf1BK93tzKCoQPfZgUHKDljMGoosY3ra8q1dCyxS3OwzPq3zQWRHb7tnIGBoLaSHUjDBUiFEM/s1600/IMG_3589.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2OE7atKW7Byh7yUPvSm1AmaN33M_apVdNo_UEO4UGnAFWth8VZQgMKF12fp1n_QGugCf1BK93tzKCoQPfZgUHKDljMGoosY3ra8q1dCyxS3OwzPq3zQWRHb7tnIGBoLaSHUjDBUiFEM/s320/IMG_3589.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657514953480020706" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hydroponics are used to grow greens for the cafe.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qmuSDyuphBlIlKmKInyb1KooLjzb2NmNIIVAdk_BQNbeXQvIcLj-sc9D-6iGWhGuO0rehPKUroegEUtNGfFEYXZQLPK7Tsp5S92UNyTZdlJ1TPF2Vvm9RkFCVZig6ojOuVgwnCv6jN0/s1600/IMG_3585.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qmuSDyuphBlIlKmKInyb1KooLjzb2NmNIIVAdk_BQNbeXQvIcLj-sc9D-6iGWhGuO0rehPKUroegEUtNGfFEYXZQLPK7Tsp5S92UNyTZdlJ1TPF2Vvm9RkFCVZig6ojOuVgwnCv6jN0/s320/IMG_3585.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657514705755064962" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The fish in the tanks under the window and the water is circulated through the plants. At the end of the summer the fish are to be eaten.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEqlzjJIuX4I_pkkt8A-ft0h_3GwKBFy6Evf-IlHCmldD6Kcdm7nJW1MOx6FYsBOK2x_hayxhU8aIpMObpD8_f2umtg9-Ebr3LDlIiqk9In344rRW9flm7FyPaWrx43m4xoF-xqbLNQU/s1600/IMG_3593.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEqlzjJIuX4I_pkkt8A-ft0h_3GwKBFy6Evf-IlHCmldD6Kcdm7nJW1MOx6FYsBOK2x_hayxhU8aIpMObpD8_f2umtg9-Ebr3LDlIiqk9In344rRW9flm7FyPaWrx43m4xoF-xqbLNQU/s320/IMG_3593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657514533571681954" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMdjMji0usXFLXnad48OMNhWBfbLqvWkOw4I9ow3W0So0DinujkEfZsc4eB118qrvhU1MrF8rvoS01gkPASem0_7MRxJWDaeOZ3klyxICufuqas12Joy8d_zwgPVhkTS9cglSuKGSg4w/s1600/IMG_3594.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMdjMji0usXFLXnad48OMNhWBfbLqvWkOw4I9ow3W0So0DinujkEfZsc4eB118qrvhU1MrF8rvoS01gkPASem0_7MRxJWDaeOZ3klyxICufuqas12Joy8d_zwgPVhkTS9cglSuKGSg4w/s320/IMG_3594.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657514421588036994" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Dh4oKm_U6OrhaIHrl83Q2GxGnMA2-dip-DuAmMkqI9Ll3OmxPFTkKNm8zmM5-G9VziDErrKQCjkk5IQtKNzEiAKOEI8H36JKP6BLpRO2adSUA4bqPvePQVmB_I2gukdnyFS34qi0YHc/s1600/IMG_3590.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Dh4oKm_U6OrhaIHrl83Q2GxGnMA2-dip-DuAmMkqI9Ll3OmxPFTkKNm8zmM5-G9VziDErrKQCjkk5IQtKNzEiAKOEI8H36JKP6BLpRO2adSUA4bqPvePQVmB_I2gukdnyFS34qi0YHc/s320/IMG_3590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657514278293135970" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Its a great idea and the staff were really friendly- highly recommended to pop in for a cuppa!!</div><div><br /></div><div>2 mins from Dalston Junction station.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://farmlondon.weebly.com/farmshop.html">http://farmlondon.weebly.com/farmshop.html</a><br /><br /></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-23371563462812395962011-09-28T13:06:00.000-07:002011-09-28T14:59:07.024-07:00Leadenhall Market<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPVrIZ0QL6r249THZTqYGqJSIZLXQhpNpjNCAQdxEC8_Bc-Y7xsiOMggPKmFOEg19X8aG5sZCutWceHq2tpeqB7CVRDfP5EhL2ju944-MpA0gsMgXLxLFWCTwFOJm_IvhWGR6G582kpc/s1600/IMG_3621.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPVrIZ0QL6r249THZTqYGqJSIZLXQhpNpjNCAQdxEC8_Bc-Y7xsiOMggPKmFOEg19X8aG5sZCutWceHq2tpeqB7CVRDfP5EhL2ju944-MpA0gsMgXLxLFWCTwFOJm_IvhWGR6G582kpc/s320/IMG_3621.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657505024701068994" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I work close to Leadenhall Market and it was lovely to walk through it this morning when it was practically empty- which is unusual! It used to be a meat market and theres is a story about a Goose who escaped the slaughter of his compatriots and remained in the market as kind of a pet being fed by local bars- apparently he lived to the ripe old age of 38!</div><div><br /></div><div>Such an amazing place in the heart of the City of London- now filled with pubs, cafes, restaurants and gift shops. Plus a great cheese shop! Yum! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Its even been used in the Harry Potter movies as a set for Diagon Alley.</div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-28508419986342623382011-09-23T15:13:00.000-07:002011-09-27T11:32:09.103-07:00Hackney City Farm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZmczXIrF0yCbupALdMq53xXR1rR7MfZVIddq1Sv5Doso-eKSb5op2-0Ht1ciVp5VLdBMuV24VLE1FfvkRcM6iWUD1U9bFhgEKt6QEpVeUmf4bs1TolakJwkoAHxsro7CR8UgKDqEfWY/s1600/IMG_3596.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZmczXIrF0yCbupALdMq53xXR1rR7MfZVIddq1Sv5Doso-eKSb5op2-0Ht1ciVp5VLdBMuV24VLE1FfvkRcM6iWUD1U9bFhgEKt6QEpVeUmf4bs1TolakJwkoAHxsro7CR8UgKDqEfWY/s320/IMG_3596.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655682023892296562" /></a><div>I'd never visited Hackney City Farm before- so as I had a day off today I decided to go and visit it. Its located in a corner of Haggerston Park in the East of London- probably about a 5 min walk from Hoxton overground station.</div><div><br /></div><div>Its not a huge farm but I would really recommend visiting! They have a whole range of animals- from smaller pets like rabbits and guinea pigs, a goose, pigeons, and loads of free range chickens and ducks. And they have a flock of sheep, some pigs, a couple of goats and a donkey.</div><div><br /></div><div>There is also a vegetable garden, a cafe, and a shop where they sell eggs and plants. </div><div><br /></div><div>The chickens are pretty much allowed to wander everywhere which is lovely to see! I was particularly liked a large white Silkie cockerel who was crowing pretty much constantly! When he found a piece of corn- he used a different sound to call his girl friends over - who all came running to see what he had found for them- it was really sweet to see how he looked after them!</div><div><br /></div><div>I wonder if these are the animals I met at the Phoenix Garden Agricultural show <a href="http://lifeonstapletonhallroad.blogspot.com/2011/09/surprises-in-soho.html">last month</a>?.</div><div><br /></div><div>Def go and visit this lovely place if you are in the area! </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdmhkTZBLZUrsuD0LY7PyJha5Fbikp3ZzmrZfVtarrGlSIvH1Cx2lzna4_6J6MCUaEiw5MwuXB1zDB28uMYJ3u11adwOiZFnrl3v8UrMRoo7A8iZW_gtzOfMndwcrCHEvGfw7isoAIjY/s1600/IMG_3597.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdmhkTZBLZUrsuD0LY7PyJha5Fbikp3ZzmrZfVtarrGlSIvH1Cx2lzna4_6J6MCUaEiw5MwuXB1zDB28uMYJ3u11adwOiZFnrl3v8UrMRoo7A8iZW_gtzOfMndwcrCHEvGfw7isoAIjY/s320/IMG_3597.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655681942922981026" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.hackneycityfarm.co.uk/">http://www.hackneycityfarm.co.uk/</a></div><div>Open: Tues- Sun 10-4:30 Free Entry.</div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-84255722826011661102011-09-22T13:08:00.000-07:002011-09-22T13:12:27.792-07:00My Hero<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmrHsSa1F6ugdSnL9JZqX5bkeDKzVI5UVp87sJGQEtbvOvsV-I6F8tNrJzJTp-aCZFmmZidGTNphzhE-H3c3ZwQ7ah-8MH42mQschzLsZP1RFR3d3ee53F8CVs15McI5Ewev14WKmwWw/s1600/IMG_2422.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmrHsSa1F6ugdSnL9JZqX5bkeDKzVI5UVp87sJGQEtbvOvsV-I6F8tNrJzJTp-aCZFmmZidGTNphzhE-H3c3ZwQ7ah-8MH42mQschzLsZP1RFR3d3ee53F8CVs15McI5Ewev14WKmwWw/s320/IMG_2422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655279172373207378" /></a><br /><br /><div>Its not often you get to meet your hero.... :)</div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-73786088250780560532011-09-22T12:27:00.000-07:002011-09-22T13:17:35.073-07:00The Allotment in September<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_wuzMJ3pKUrhE-Jd_SEGdq2mAhVQ9IJAUil_YkF5RI0FUpFzcyOK3OT4oSuH2YIvC7P_rg9hkcq7nbLVXBzcazPhqE8yl1hrBS3lhiJBfORVGLlBDhM9-cyHH5mKifBoVXZWzXo660c/s1600/IMG_3348.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_wuzMJ3pKUrhE-Jd_SEGdq2mAhVQ9IJAUil_YkF5RI0FUpFzcyOK3OT4oSuH2YIvC7P_rg9hkcq7nbLVXBzcazPhqE8yl1hrBS3lhiJBfORVGLlBDhM9-cyHH5mKifBoVXZWzXo660c/s320/IMG_3348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655273822565753922" /></a><div>Ok so the allotment is just beginning to look a little tired as we come to the final full productive month in the year. But there are several plants at their peak in september- the autumn fruiting raspberries and blackberries are ripening their fruits in the late summer sun- making a very welcome snack to have when im up there. I must grow more soft fruit next year- these blackberries are delicious!!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcE-jwqzBvBkEnw27vB8wE43qgNdAEWjK70CbafDvsK0jOxEawAJcSlMdPe__n-nGtjx-5aUv7VdR6d3B34odbJCgPLXG4_DtiLz1mNVcGOGkzyoWk0nykUgHjMHemxTtsJKGjqoxCgA/s1600/IMG_3337.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcE-jwqzBvBkEnw27vB8wE43qgNdAEWjK70CbafDvsK0jOxEawAJcSlMdPe__n-nGtjx-5aUv7VdR6d3B34odbJCgPLXG4_DtiLz1mNVcGOGkzyoWk0nykUgHjMHemxTtsJKGjqoxCgA/s320/IMG_3337.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655272655025896370" /></a></div><div>The Rainbow chard at the front will beginning dying back as the cool nights approach but the kale behind should keep through the winter.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QG90cktfsxpsT06cEDJDrScU3wWy-2ZehKrcoq8yFeeFOizHKVA7TnpGDy__573tOLyR7aMQTTdDo22Sdf1AQkOOYBG3VfkqHGeWd9L196teGuzHLrwpsqKyxQFLIrVDuUeVs8tRlno/s1600/IMG_3339.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QG90cktfsxpsT06cEDJDrScU3wWy-2ZehKrcoq8yFeeFOizHKVA7TnpGDy__573tOLyR7aMQTTdDo22Sdf1AQkOOYBG3VfkqHGeWd9L196teGuzHLrwpsqKyxQFLIrVDuUeVs8tRlno/s320/IMG_3339.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655270194308874466" /></a></div><div>The apples are ready to pick- if you can find some that havent been munched on! Luckily we have a whole tree to pick from!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFAKo6WYo010sC50quDEP3HQX4LG7OcAFLulS-S66ZcwZeWtql_QlervDKdSZdua6NGtDdDrkViB0mKkNFRMJGkuVKR3w_HWQtgLODdxCndniQBGzhNnjFhap5t4LCrOoVikpV8R-HLY/s1600/IMG_3340.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFAKo6WYo010sC50quDEP3HQX4LG7OcAFLulS-S66ZcwZeWtql_QlervDKdSZdua6NGtDdDrkViB0mKkNFRMJGkuVKR3w_HWQtgLODdxCndniQBGzhNnjFhap5t4LCrOoVikpV8R-HLY/s320/IMG_3340.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655269995245694786" /></a></div><div>The Romanesco Cauliflower is growing well- although a few of the tips are distorted from where they had been pushing through the leaves- but should straighten up- cant wait to try this!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B-JlECe-qaqiC-eQ7sQSlGCozxS288qVSQeYwW1JWOn81UO_ojwPf2DE-EqIIYPJP_2qlrp44votmt9hmVA5pY9GMF9If-b6nq89RjPjTbWLKjJHbb1lN3SLqmNSlczRjDocMhZdUAE/s1600/IMG_3341.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B-JlECe-qaqiC-eQ7sQSlGCozxS288qVSQeYwW1JWOn81UO_ojwPf2DE-EqIIYPJP_2qlrp44votmt9hmVA5pY9GMF9If-b6nq89RjPjTbWLKjJHbb1lN3SLqmNSlczRjDocMhZdUAE/s320/IMG_3341.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655269586443853618" /></a></div><div>Black Tuscan Kale should last through the winter with fresh leaves to pick in mild periods.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAfHZXyzGWSv_VgjRVnrGqa1l_mKEXgbsR7dM4dUrZqMRMXvaKW4MiNuMMJ_Ze5IVLSgpeg0pwIDC0ShByYvsaAEy9Ju9OzWK0nheUPH5Hl9Q3SDDAFLDc5S-JE2uPWhmWwgthVCq4w4/s1600/IMG_3343.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAfHZXyzGWSv_VgjRVnrGqa1l_mKEXgbsR7dM4dUrZqMRMXvaKW4MiNuMMJ_Ze5IVLSgpeg0pwIDC0ShByYvsaAEy9Ju9OzWK0nheUPH5Hl9Q3SDDAFLDc5S-JE2uPWhmWwgthVCq4w4/s320/IMG_3343.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655269345636923250" /></a></div><div>Brocolli should be picked soon before the frosts begin</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkB5P-UMRQ1GhyphenhyphenjcDQLCtfctR-bWevraodurAc02wNbNubOV7nL1nAsak3I5sq_bG7XeqiMCyc6Wuel_7fztO71PuxFAj6R-uMLkYA3FfjU8d-BLNABdkuT_s6IZQysV1GtOJNjTlxOaU/s1600/IMG_3353.PNG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkB5P-UMRQ1GhyphenhyphenjcDQLCtfctR-bWevraodurAc02wNbNubOV7nL1nAsak3I5sq_bG7XeqiMCyc6Wuel_7fztO71PuxFAj6R-uMLkYA3FfjU8d-BLNABdkuT_s6IZQysV1GtOJNjTlxOaU/s320/IMG_3353.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655268907424883170" /></a></div><div>My yellow courgettes are in full pelt- how long can they keep going?!!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PXOVAuVTdkEr5YJcRmfPVnP6XNKDiCjJpiWY2gae6iw8AqaNfxSNVG6kpwhOguS4BsLSTACge8LXfDd6B2JUI9WpEqHkvZM7oOW73hbUVIMi83HNuzX9bFtS0HRc6n-TTEOE0C1T2M8/s1600/IMG_3354.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PXOVAuVTdkEr5YJcRmfPVnP6XNKDiCjJpiWY2gae6iw8AqaNfxSNVG6kpwhOguS4BsLSTACge8LXfDd6B2JUI9WpEqHkvZM7oOW73hbUVIMi83HNuzX9bFtS0HRc6n-TTEOE0C1T2M8/s320/IMG_3354.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655268469522062802" /></a></div><div>Are these edible? My Mushroom ID skills are not up to much- so dont think I can risk it which is a shame.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqULe2ql7wXKruzEojlSOC6D038Vw_1rVBu0cLHJAd5Zm7r8q6CnKK9i2TrI8x4T5XmeXvYCst0UzAy0R65KBujqI5fWZiMxg2psN1guI1B7zbwWxewrtHZYyZUjZ09ma44zq38EPcQs/s1600/IMG_3355.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqULe2ql7wXKruzEojlSOC6D038Vw_1rVBu0cLHJAd5Zm7r8q6CnKK9i2TrI8x4T5XmeXvYCst0UzAy0R65KBujqI5fWZiMxg2psN1guI1B7zbwWxewrtHZYyZUjZ09ma44zq38EPcQs/s320/IMG_3355.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655268024578179218" /></a></div><div>YUM! A couple of our really tasty apples from the tree!</div><div><br /></div><div>With the cooler nights already arriving- many of the plants will stop fruit and leaf production- so all that is left to do is dig out the rest of the potatoes and start tidying up the summer crops, and begin to plan what I want to grow next year! :)</div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-78031699538394924612011-09-19T14:05:00.001-07:002011-09-19T14:31:43.221-07:00Urban Physic Garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZnvSz7kXwYkNUhUktmidyqJ-pvF1OvksY1r71E8rBFuRhdzUuD4C1eTosb1-EjOOwnrIKmHaurFRb4H5oiNwArAZnAsRtW4_MYPHR6fWKrCye-hhdC4Ah4xhUqPTuzWZjuCpJO-CWFM/s1600/IMG_2976.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZnvSz7kXwYkNUhUktmidyqJ-pvF1OvksY1r71E8rBFuRhdzUuD4C1eTosb1-EjOOwnrIKmHaurFRb4H5oiNwArAZnAsRtW4_MYPHR6fWKrCye-hhdC4Ah4xhUqPTuzWZjuCpJO-CWFM/s320/IMG_2976.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654181243017951842" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I was walking through Southwark the other week and stumbled across a new urban garden- built on an old car park. Unfortunately for me I was in a hurry to meet my sisters as we were going to the theatre so didnt have much time to look around- so went to speak to the guy working there to ask when it was normally open to the public and he told me that actually that day was the last day it was open as it was being shut down- which was a shame- i dont find out why this was- perhaps lack of funding or short term lease of the site?? Either way- im sure it must have given the workers of the area a lovely place to come and walk around at lunchtime for the short time it was open. I think more places like this should be encouraged to be set up.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.physicgarden.org.uk/">http://www.physicgarden.org.uk/</a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupqNEB_Nn63Xh8sU6paAmMY8OmBcm8YQ69tYdOS0tf7d5_KzeO15zPSwzVJ9tr_csLqJAbFe3A-G0OogqyTK_4b0R9a0qtzgKvFf-gsGD6mPvi52PHVI-cZyxAKZrEy6zJ0zBin1SJEg/s1600/IMG_2978.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupqNEB_Nn63Xh8sU6paAmMY8OmBcm8YQ69tYdOS0tf7d5_KzeO15zPSwzVJ9tr_csLqJAbFe3A-G0OogqyTK_4b0R9a0qtzgKvFf-gsGD6mPvi52PHVI-cZyxAKZrEy6zJ0zBin1SJEg/s320/IMG_2978.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654181049913756066" /></a><br /><br />Everything was made in rasied beds and the floor covered in bark chips- a very simple idea and the whole place could be taken apart and rebuilt else where easily- and as no digging is required it could be set up in a whole range of derelict sites.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlRp_ZJW0_7GyOmtMd-F5WsZUdYVfXlLdYDBx6ZkWYEydvFGi0EMXuuxlGFAogj41I6Vvn1GDnwPc4CzqTwIu_JCrHNF-zKh5b0eqUup5g0QrDciOZvtTp8mnPO7gGFJAsbAdo6vGcdo/s1600/IMG_2975.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlRp_ZJW0_7GyOmtMd-F5WsZUdYVfXlLdYDBx6ZkWYEydvFGi0EMXuuxlGFAogj41I6Vvn1GDnwPc4CzqTwIu_JCrHNF-zKh5b0eqUup5g0QrDciOZvtTp8mnPO7gGFJAsbAdo6vGcdo/s320/IMG_2975.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654180707179101010" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpFvlfX3bz5cL6A7bpF190Qzutn8hJXS0Bhx5IARWLfWqKuoKXKVp4qfYcXd__XY_AdIrIt8AVOVacf891ImQLLpmP5L4pwotsU7VPyF72A7nnj8I2vmDCbxxn0Fahd-3pR4OPHWln-U/s1600/IMG_2974.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpFvlfX3bz5cL6A7bpF190Qzutn8hJXS0Bhx5IARWLfWqKuoKXKVp4qfYcXd__XY_AdIrIt8AVOVacf891ImQLLpmP5L4pwotsU7VPyF72A7nnj8I2vmDCbxxn0Fahd-3pR4OPHWln-U/s320/IMG_2974.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654180442455469058" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVae3gC8geRYwHXU6ergmILrXeCKWe07NrkYnMromJcK8EWJIxj2c5YCOlSOKK7-GjJ_5oLBaY0E9fsJOt-G-ItcBd7AZ0AWTtUil8Pd71Vh9r5vPOoYk5rNshMB4qu69W3qsswrOwsr4/s1600/IMG_2980.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVae3gC8geRYwHXU6ergmILrXeCKWe07NrkYnMromJcK8EWJIxj2c5YCOlSOKK7-GjJ_5oLBaY0E9fsJOt-G-ItcBd7AZ0AWTtUil8Pd71Vh9r5vPOoYk5rNshMB4qu69W3qsswrOwsr4/s320/IMG_2980.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654180182328945090" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And the theatre was actually very good- went to watch Kevin Spacey in Richard III- im not really a Shakespeare fan- especially after a long day at work- it was a long show (just over 3 hours) but good fun!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNtyvsFCTnr-8d9aUx_hBCpHylw13dv5nn2iwwSrvBHPbHVoquO6759Bqy1G4gKtiwUTRsDv7kmOLkskPtAfJ6fIqU37jCEvuxuZTjTDwjhz7a8vAjJV-wPI0Ryw82COFkY97AaB4lfU/s1600/IMG_2983.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNtyvsFCTnr-8d9aUx_hBCpHylw13dv5nn2iwwSrvBHPbHVoquO6759Bqy1G4gKtiwUTRsDv7kmOLkskPtAfJ6fIqU37jCEvuxuZTjTDwjhz7a8vAjJV-wPI0Ryw82COFkY97AaB4lfU/s320/IMG_2983.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654180853584947090" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-73463435045901087832011-09-19T13:57:00.000-07:002011-09-28T15:45:42.340-07:00Hay-corns!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjIjHQXhALQd_paMWXFsykDUorzGqJfSELMgPCyKvRFCvBpCC-OgvtF4Y8eJP_ApXcJ86Q9xLOODXRrX3pZSTBUV5r6y_Ev9_JsqWQOrIfAfCV3zEWu9HFLv9MTxSEvXsBieP4URGbpw/s1600/IMG_2970.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjIjHQXhALQd_paMWXFsykDUorzGqJfSELMgPCyKvRFCvBpCC-OgvtF4Y8eJP_ApXcJ86Q9xLOODXRrX3pZSTBUV5r6y_Ev9_JsqWQOrIfAfCV3zEWu9HFLv9MTxSEvXsBieP4URGbpw/s320/IMG_2970.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654177998802493074" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I love seeing the seasons changing and these acorns that have been forming on the Oaks along <a href="http://www.parkland-walk.org.uk/">Parkland Walk</a> caught my eye on my way home from work- so I picked a few to take home with me.</div><div><br /></div><div>The pottery Stoat I bought down in Cornwall on a holiday back in 2008- he is raku- which means his glaze is all crackled- i really like how realistic he looks! :)</div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-10699874281955572332011-09-19T13:23:00.001-07:002011-09-19T14:36:41.419-07:00Spirit Collection Tour @ The Natural History Museum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfq4cGL-l8B1vvwDM3jJyDG1Z89LyKMbF_67i3vhCrAbVR0Cn-g7l4ifizweZZVysQUM5vXnx6j_wPecxIlxkpJsQg5cXAc-2bJIxGS_a6qGWb8lvmGET20N6_HVH-T3LLagMXdsRNV0/s1600/IMG_2940.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfq4cGL-l8B1vvwDM3jJyDG1Z89LyKMbF_67i3vhCrAbVR0Cn-g7l4ifizweZZVysQUM5vXnx6j_wPecxIlxkpJsQg5cXAc-2bJIxGS_a6qGWb8lvmGET20N6_HVH-T3LLagMXdsRNV0/s320/IMG_2940.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654171571789750546" /></a><div><br /></div><div>It was half term and I foolishly decided to go to the Natural History Museum. I love going to this museum but its the crowds that always prevent me from staying longer than 30 mins or so each time I visit. However this time I wasnt going to look round the main museum- but rather what is held in its basement. The Spirit Collection is where the museum keeps its specimens in alcohol that arent on display in the main museum- and these are held as a scientific resource for researchers to use to help in their studies. This area is not open to the general public apart from on these special tours.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO-494Fj0WE7c2At3rdF7A_evZx0IEZNmMyU_oqhHduNszD4xKfae7c0LZKuL-C3K2MWeEAGj2QMq5yIwSVnTHtjFzf5vxau7DFDeYJAjbI7OmsLBPonJX5WVZXOSf0v7DuqIdAo-aCQ/s1600/IMG_2939.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO-494Fj0WE7c2At3rdF7A_evZx0IEZNmMyU_oqhHduNszD4xKfae7c0LZKuL-C3K2MWeEAGj2QMq5yIwSVnTHtjFzf5vxau7DFDeYJAjbI7OmsLBPonJX5WVZXOSf0v7DuqIdAo-aCQ/s320/IMG_2939.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654171385667804114" /></a></div><div>I love the outside of this musuem- its beautiful!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4k-_x2WI7y6WzoI-OWgy6lzU_1xmcbHILSyAVxhSk4DPlFP1fzYM7NNjBK59NLpHNBhirlyCYcO2FclpDv2cmNtgXPazflbzvwN3PozT6muopfSNVNojKdLPFX3xkKPZBKSt0iMAFM0/s1600/IMG_2941.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4k-_x2WI7y6WzoI-OWgy6lzU_1xmcbHILSyAVxhSk4DPlFP1fzYM7NNjBK59NLpHNBhirlyCYcO2FclpDv2cmNtgXPazflbzvwN3PozT6muopfSNVNojKdLPFX3xkKPZBKSt0iMAFM0/s320/IMG_2941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654171240062434626" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The dissection room<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iw5QF1xsnCZ2MQMU96lARTQf29GYsncTO6KHYCwdW7MJ6nw-z7jTNUWMz2PdWSLzt3Z2ugH8vEaGk5dVyqQYbPMOLZzWAW33WLQwcXPnJBu6BU-sbHrE4GhOClTrMQK3RWqpJzRmMQw/s1600/IMG_2947.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iw5QF1xsnCZ2MQMU96lARTQf29GYsncTO6KHYCwdW7MJ6nw-z7jTNUWMz2PdWSLzt3Z2ugH8vEaGk5dVyqQYbPMOLZzWAW33WLQwcXPnJBu6BU-sbHrE4GhOClTrMQK3RWqpJzRmMQw/s320/IMG_2947.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654171080270506242" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The tour guide who informed me that photography wasnt normally allowed while on the tour- however then went on to say if she didnt see me taking photos then that was ok!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwppYi8AvYIqZTMfCT0P8ObjB2uX-Bv5HVjN3f60CKnCOHPXfPT0rS-mToSY-YAitgjWyGE-v2ysFsss5udZ-5dlaII6J2D0mHAYaeVvHsFj9lyMrC6bwlD-jnrbfdXLtIpUFBkbwxMI/s1600/IMG_2949.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwppYi8AvYIqZTMfCT0P8ObjB2uX-Bv5HVjN3f60CKnCOHPXfPT0rS-mToSY-YAitgjWyGE-v2ysFsss5udZ-5dlaII6J2D0mHAYaeVvHsFj9lyMrC6bwlD-jnrbfdXLtIpUFBkbwxMI/s320/IMG_2949.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654170938494030866" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Inside each of these aluminium vats are filled with alcohol and hold the larger specimens that would not fit inside a jar- eg chimpanzees, komodo dragons and large mammals. Note the ceiling runners used to open and close the lids.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsZyvPHw-FAzF1AOOTq881kXRkhINcZjKSEO2BYQGIVwvhTDEN-QEDXFmkPZLo822cHx449i5wBZFfkES3DGflaMT_owZRe717CQ8GcT83Ko0sYOK-ffH6Z73P6GPac7igE4LE1T0n28/s1600/IMG_2952.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsZyvPHw-FAzF1AOOTq881kXRkhINcZjKSEO2BYQGIVwvhTDEN-QEDXFmkPZLo822cHx449i5wBZFfkES3DGflaMT_owZRe717CQ8GcT83Ko0sYOK-ffH6Z73P6GPac7igE4LE1T0n28/s320/IMG_2952.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654170767610103170" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Mammals<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSkmm5WIP1eVxmQGDNf1Wkn6hMbv0JB7E5OYk_0d2Spwxja2PJZM-0GLag_5tpmsUsTxLkvcyrP8-sK4IiAeXFU6Wz0Wnt0UgYq69LnE48WKQvHv-OF37qU_3EpZjFaEn0nvPHY4xVQo/s1600/IMG_2951.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSkmm5WIP1eVxmQGDNf1Wkn6hMbv0JB7E5OYk_0d2Spwxja2PJZM-0GLag_5tpmsUsTxLkvcyrP8-sK4IiAeXFU6Wz0Wnt0UgYq69LnE48WKQvHv-OF37qU_3EpZjFaEn0nvPHY4xVQo/s320/IMG_2951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654170519093138978" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fish<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiWhQ8EARjdN81ES6rvVjskshfqJ0MKgTVDKowJ9WgHoDVK9jS3Wcay1svIw2mcsyIJLclo_V0wtOi5nQfiYLi9tAL9Y7ZV-rZ8ozJLy6n8jejtS8-UjcyRyBdqTPonRRdpsBgmHg7pc/s1600/IMG_2954.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiWhQ8EARjdN81ES6rvVjskshfqJ0MKgTVDKowJ9WgHoDVK9jS3Wcay1svIw2mcsyIJLclo_V0wtOi5nQfiYLi9tAL9Y7ZV-rZ8ozJLy6n8jejtS8-UjcyRyBdqTPonRRdpsBgmHg7pc/s320/IMG_2954.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654170318434080690" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A giant Squid- this was huge! See a news article <a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2006/feb/news_5255.html">here</a> on where it came from.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPKFQFT3g7_lYVgMU7Vu-ibOW3QrwyOX5aTCGijjMq5oEPe4K2mTAKljLTj8SMl8hBNagM1dtmeZ1PjpLT_yVkbN1z-x4-hdfFehA17rcKY2GLWENw5QnWVGXRN3PryNRXEkGKQmt5tg/s1600/IMG_2955.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPKFQFT3g7_lYVgMU7Vu-ibOW3QrwyOX5aTCGijjMq5oEPe4K2mTAKljLTj8SMl8hBNagM1dtmeZ1PjpLT_yVkbN1z-x4-hdfFehA17rcKY2GLWENw5QnWVGXRN3PryNRXEkGKQmt5tg/s320/IMG_2955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654170138096007698" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Different squid tentacles- either discs or hooked depending on the species.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEyxrhttFjuCXTvFqnQfrghxAkHI8fQzZj8a9DN48GZXQAKX5RJHI7WubE_rtokENBPkCz1eg5u7Wb5q9S81abagLPpVPsyhuKoIXuXRUrFQcJQGy43GIHy2fZ_jhiHCuTiql7eO3H_E/s1600/IMG_2953.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEyxrhttFjuCXTvFqnQfrghxAkHI8fQzZj8a9DN48GZXQAKX5RJHI7WubE_rtokENBPkCz1eg5u7Wb5q9S81abagLPpVPsyhuKoIXuXRUrFQcJQGy43GIHy2fZ_jhiHCuTiql7eO3H_E/s320/IMG_2953.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654169869902980946" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And finally some of the flesh eating beetles used to clean carcasses!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYF3iIZ8852fhzI6-x3P5tCfA3zxM4rlCGmQ9m4QTp23ssYUqcYKD28VBptclN0Pg1uNECLIBQ3I2S4vsRX1SwUIAV-Qm9mR5vcpwtU5-NxdDqIzEjMuVDlheNGhN_Umh7vy4brzsBFf0/s1600/IMG_2957.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYF3iIZ8852fhzI6-x3P5tCfA3zxM4rlCGmQ9m4QTp23ssYUqcYKD28VBptclN0Pg1uNECLIBQ3I2S4vsRX1SwUIAV-Qm9mR5vcpwtU5-NxdDqIzEjMuVDlheNGhN_Umh7vy4brzsBFf0/s320/IMG_2957.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654169554552655426" /></a><br /></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-33221871838102052202011-09-19T12:31:00.000-07:002011-09-22T12:25:31.601-07:00Australian Landscape @ The British Museum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkMLqFBeOGyluVaIqQo8l6XzaA2KbxUZ47i7I9tmQ-C0XKiAMWQySm2FSWyMXGLE1SMDw6VPfbOALW3DN-MJ9iXWWrHt4ninWoPCP5MBdQ739bzsu1xCe9MFjGPn6cuYf9PIQPTrcC1c/s1600/IMG_2997.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkMLqFBeOGyluVaIqQo8l6XzaA2KbxUZ47i7I9tmQ-C0XKiAMWQySm2FSWyMXGLE1SMDw6VPfbOALW3DN-MJ9iXWWrHt4ninWoPCP5MBdQ739bzsu1xCe9MFjGPn6cuYf9PIQPTrcC1c/s320/IMG_2997.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655267012467640770" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>Every year the British Museum turns one of its front lawns into a recreation of a landscape from a different country- this year it was <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/future_exhibitions/australia_landscape.aspx">Australia</a>- and ties in with an exhibition within the museum and is made in collaboration with Kew Gardens. In the past few years they have done China, South Africa and India.</div><div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-beLCpBujkx6EvwxrF6bBAwB0bbaa9OR0OS_S38-R-juJ4uGDBmORn-7EprdjHtzopwAJlmlTA-qBj_7vId5HV3FaG2l_sYfWSsAcfhWJd9IDWZKv6n9-IPnv_bc2VFfIbQ8mKiLCSBw/s320/IMG_1728.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654157152064843810" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAlDwnqvO0j-2Gp41odz2Z-RFYtcQhzvxrnzqefbPvWTm_UNvM0xFQUbeS7r48PoMGkYkSw-jDe4uDEZzhUACtzo3wGQXDvVlNJJr7um4qUoWSMwdNlvccU-STAPfMUEEusY_Xv1yMRQ/s320/IMG_1729.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654168019610742946" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I first visited the garden back in early May- where we had had some blustery cold weather so the garden really wasnt looking its best- but upon a return visit in late August really showed the plants surviving remarkably well the temps of a pretty awful British summer!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUaW1TGwCdU6_8YcKGWw6prRa8J6N9X9a-O260vY0JlIUz8F4G8KyYrk99JM0TPFNJGF19UOXKO8oI3M5akTCMHU8a5NpBcjlJvvvczg_FmDHO934otNbGJJKnTbAR2O7UFcCej945jE/s1600/IMG_2994.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUaW1TGwCdU6_8YcKGWw6prRa8J6N9X9a-O260vY0JlIUz8F4G8KyYrk99JM0TPFNJGF19UOXKO8oI3M5akTCMHU8a5NpBcjlJvvvczg_FmDHO934otNbGJJKnTbAR2O7UFcCej945jE/s320/IMG_2994.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654156573785455490" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The grass trees always hold a soft spot for me as I have one myself that lives in a friends garden while I am currently garden-less! and these 2 below looked beautiful. I have to say a couple looked very worse for wear- but Xanthorrhoea are notorious for coming into this country with no roots at all- and then slowly dying. Indeed my X.glauca arrived with only 2 roots! But slowly regrew over time- but i know of many others that simply dont survive. These 2 below are probably over a hundred years old- which i believe makes looking after them something of a responsibility. They are all imported with a liscence to show they have been taken legally from teh wild from where the land had to be cleared- and would have otherwise been destroyed. And also luckily for me have proven to be hardy - especially with the winters we have been having recently.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24bc9sW2sxJje0r1PGkVqLYDJm5Arloy4haqmp10xbkEBFVjCyx7iREaPxvMBLNvTz4aYPNZMne6VLSvjBKMUxJL1wCyP13mU2A4qUHaShnS9Ohv68OfkJw3r_qT-YuvXE9iexLbs9NU/s1600/IMG_2996.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24bc9sW2sxJje0r1PGkVqLYDJm5Arloy4haqmp10xbkEBFVjCyx7iREaPxvMBLNvTz4aYPNZMne6VLSvjBKMUxJL1wCyP13mU2A4qUHaShnS9Ohv68OfkJw3r_qT-YuvXE9iexLbs9NU/s320/IMG_2996.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654156030491050466" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>My lovely Blue Grass Tree (X. glauca)</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PGTWZP5xVNrm-BFqlhwPcfEEJoUo54rHkRvH3gl424e8SP81Z9chjfpfEWWLZ_oTpdvKCnUWkz2VPrmwM2GbjNJ0uatN1O06rLUDWi0-ceiMTM8NFA5rNbBRw5Nw_MJiFXH6xAjaTqg/s320/DSCN6435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654166932199558802" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Me at the South African Garden @ The British Museum last year</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-R9Ugx1QJxn4l_fjybjsvB-MLWR3ngvw9A0o-TwZzNPO5Bmi7G-wCl7kQi-UPdAq0llBb4xkbNzZ-xW_p7V1jUH7ZEGx6fNAqgsYZDHweBxVYcUnXzrXH66YUDVcN7P59vn9ivOct2d0/s1600/IMG_1008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-R9Ugx1QJxn4l_fjybjsvB-MLWR3ngvw9A0o-TwZzNPO5Bmi7G-wCl7kQi-UPdAq0llBb4xkbNzZ-xW_p7V1jUH7ZEGx6fNAqgsYZDHweBxVYcUnXzrXH66YUDVcN7P59vn9ivOct2d0/s320/IMG_1008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655266442122747874" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-35255913215608987732011-09-18T04:55:00.000-07:002011-09-18T05:09:50.652-07:00The Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIHYU0ljLdQjW1mBxrDLfgJxJzC3LgDg-eQNUficNkvHiNXU-fGkliMKY_gBHdEq79FAJNBSaEFuGF9HIjrp0MiPIhGTFjXt9fjFh8pWmxr-cn3aGBrmE_W7UymNbJnOZfASwAcFAr2g/s1600/IMG_2476.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIHYU0ljLdQjW1mBxrDLfgJxJzC3LgDg-eQNUficNkvHiNXU-fGkliMKY_gBHdEq79FAJNBSaEFuGF9HIjrp0MiPIhGTFjXt9fjFh8pWmxr-cn3aGBrmE_W7UymNbJnOZfASwAcFAr2g/s320/IMG_2476.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653667694558935186" /></a><div>I love cocktails, and I love secret London- so when i heard through the grape vine a new speakeasy bar had opened where to gain entrance you have to walk through a secret entrance in a fridge- i couldnt wait to try it out! In fact since then ive been back 3 times! </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hi6MNmAsWPxsvFkcYWHLDg6Ei2jgSjIR1NmZLZJwHq7IleVCMGiHn0ZBS-B2F5UmRVS6uhd5ibQpMSpGQenftZ-xozd-htxe4lAXyHwXmAxMFE8MmAqkLvWmGl8MMnoMAlL-pAq1Pw4/s1600/IMG_2643.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hi6MNmAsWPxsvFkcYWHLDg6Ei2jgSjIR1NmZLZJwHq7IleVCMGiHn0ZBS-B2F5UmRVS6uhd5ibQpMSpGQenftZ-xozd-htxe4lAXyHwXmAxMFE8MmAqkLvWmGl8MMnoMAlL-pAq1Pw4/s320/IMG_2643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653667492728585682" /></a></div><div>The bar is hidden in an <a href="http://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/">American Diner</a> near Spittalfields where you actually have to walk through the above fridge to get into the bar!</div><div><br /></div><div>This underground speakeasy is a bit of fun and certainly a great place to take a date- it can be quiet early on in the evenings midweek but get there about 8 and its packed! I wouldnt spend the whole eve there but certainly worth stopping off to sample some well made cocktails!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPC08tdfWRSv-0YH3rbZGgVScC4bhY-tB8icpQBffikqogiaHd-1jbvMVKuZYHuQ9C8gKatz3-9jOdRQUuBD55BssK35w_oqH8hZyrJD4JKKfqfqWI9dIBCOtLrf6-fVaaTOEZSro1X0/s1600/IMG_2639.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPC08tdfWRSv-0YH3rbZGgVScC4bhY-tB8icpQBffikqogiaHd-1jbvMVKuZYHuQ9C8gKatz3-9jOdRQUuBD55BssK35w_oqH8hZyrJD4JKKfqfqWI9dIBCOtLrf6-fVaaTOEZSro1X0/s320/IMG_2639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653667374120879394" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>So my advice is go and find the fridge and ask to see the <a href="http://themayorofscaredycattown.com/">Mayor</a>....</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-61728026684049963012011-09-18T04:43:00.000-07:002011-11-22T03:41:27.345-08:00Islington Ecology Centre<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq_guNcZgrgWF2TndS2FIdMrlHrySLu5DxmN2MD4-PeWBBAatuKw55ohEYhb8g58jwONK7pOylpcvZN3mXSnPBD-s5X7fkYjQdjQItTrGX16Edae8UvyZ3g7uD3T3QAObW2ic33GlQKE/s1600/IMG_2449.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq_guNcZgrgWF2TndS2FIdMrlHrySLu5DxmN2MD4-PeWBBAatuKw55ohEYhb8g58jwONK7pOylpcvZN3mXSnPBD-s5X7fkYjQdjQItTrGX16Edae8UvyZ3g7uD3T3QAObW2ic33GlQKE/s320/IMG_2449.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653664790873142210" /></a><div>I've lived in Crouch End now for about 6 years and never visited the Islington Ecology centre until earlier this year completely by chance!</div><div><br /></div><div>There is an unassuming entrance right by Finsbury Park station- which id walked past hundreds of times not knowing it was an entrance to a nature reserve!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5USOGY7WuKd9eR6WbbpAh8RRQY05Qs9TOy9PXiajezlTbBLWE59aZhav4q1kZ_zGIMlB5Q_aKk5Ad8w7WynMx2VEUfoCuvA0JYmJqCLN8WysrZXmu-qR91rYg7lfKpCht06xusJhVLQ/s1600/IMG_3496.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5USOGY7WuKd9eR6WbbpAh8RRQY05Qs9TOy9PXiajezlTbBLWE59aZhav4q1kZ_zGIMlB5Q_aKk5Ad8w7WynMx2VEUfoCuvA0JYmJqCLN8WysrZXmu-qR91rYg7lfKpCht06xusJhVLQ/s320/IMG_3496.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677783795540455954" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloGy6vu40cumMrU8zE0xUj-RE-g1txRmLWGZFUBq6rGwq7m3xowQxBBXk92Vbb8XRaScJSA5dZ9PJySjlS7lZkI2wMOm396PFCFRC5AqURlaElWJUquYgQ-_CCRMX2T1YzYtoDCoK1nI/s1600/IMG_2448.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloGy6vu40cumMrU8zE0xUj-RE-g1txRmLWGZFUBq6rGwq7m3xowQxBBXk92Vbb8XRaScJSA5dZ9PJySjlS7lZkI2wMOm396PFCFRC5AqURlaElWJUquYgQ-_CCRMX2T1YzYtoDCoK1nI/s320/IMG_2448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653664384822258082" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The place is really beautiful and wild- with lots of different habitats created and is a far cry from the flat grass of finsbury park just across the road. The hold lots of different events on throughout the year- i believe the next one coming up was about wilderness survival.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgolJlz5RokjruDlUQ05Oqu9T1gx4j3sozvXa_nYY_z7uZQIHIceZCgQguTca_T3NWJcBi44f6dS6LKVfH4O7yiLRZdn8jXfhPkEOxQUbQmbIBMPYuBk131eV3v49a3DZc2uJt_ADmo8/s1600/IMG_2450.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgolJlz5RokjruDlUQ05Oqu9T1gx4j3sozvXa_nYY_z7uZQIHIceZCgQguTca_T3NWJcBi44f6dS6LKVfH4O7yiLRZdn8jXfhPkEOxQUbQmbIBMPYuBk131eV3v49a3DZc2uJt_ADmo8/s320/IMG_2450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653664153431777730" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.islington.gov.uk/environment/sustainability/sus_nature/islington_nature_reserves/ecology_centre.asp">Ecology Centre information</a></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-23898344000417397832011-09-18T04:25:00.001-07:002011-09-18T04:41:01.790-07:00Decklan Buckleys amazing garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofucbnp0ZMRToSv79DW375ZySMVWJw9dMBD3iZGEcbZ7wz3UbhG728pyoMb_cz-FbpJeVdsJIwOV3c2HcD4zswnqV7wyBl8m-IIrdIYri4ChhOop89UjPIw9YnqvWkIcxxNvPh1WlvEA/s1600/IMG_2665.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofucbnp0ZMRToSv79DW375ZySMVWJw9dMBD3iZGEcbZ7wz3UbhG728pyoMb_cz-FbpJeVdsJIwOV3c2HcD4zswnqV7wyBl8m-IIrdIYri4ChhOop89UjPIw9YnqvWkIcxxNvPh1WlvEA/s320/IMG_2665.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653661107694298594" /></a><div>Decklan's garden in Stoke Newington, North London is really amazing! I was lucky enough to be able to visit earlier in the summer. He is a well known garden designer and architect and I worked with him on a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show earlier in this year.</div><div><br /></div><div>His plant choices are mainly evergreen sub tropical species- including palms, fatsias, some beautiful specimen trees and schlefferas over the years the under story has become dominated by shade loving plants as his main specimens have grown above to form a beautiful canopy.</div><div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGldJR5XZNHO-WtAZ_JhWjl64WeVxE86UtkFwDwGvjb8rQ0wHNyF_Tvs1Vm_FeolXuNyYkSh4ckcZwLwuNsrdDxm7-LGpsUY4BkoYce2E4XyZKpIInpxNx9OMuS_j1FgjkqBigDcdiMY/s320/IMG_2681.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653661361247732834" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I loved this tank full of goldfish swimming in black water tank- so simple yet so effective!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhTqVLAsStcIDYZzeW_ghcJ8EoLRQTDQwnqlP-1BD8fg6hHwT85vkROuJLmiUW4JjiC3VbpOyGhyphenhyphenzd0xnNuq5XoPeMhldRyHrDqFR_y0ZKIlt4E1t3-k9q8BM7xsBIOD6BpW_ALucYWA/s1600/IMG_2668.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhTqVLAsStcIDYZzeW_ghcJ8EoLRQTDQwnqlP-1BD8fg6hHwT85vkROuJLmiUW4JjiC3VbpOyGhyphenhyphenzd0xnNuq5XoPeMhldRyHrDqFR_y0ZKIlt4E1t3-k9q8BM7xsBIOD6BpW_ALucYWA/s320/IMG_2668.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653660743814717938" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My favourite thing was the outside shower next to the jasmine! What a way to wake up in the morning!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNxTRE86yODYEKEGcDNETmqDItzVAYIY6V2ZQSWf-SbQkK_8gTKxKZn5xdXfiFECQVqZgqPZ-kf_GNXf2RVA0ioB0_YXjExG3QmhdSeadmxvyQYtyDknVDFONch-HwbstlMRej8NvM2Y/s1600/IMG_2670.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNxTRE86yODYEKEGcDNETmqDItzVAYIY6V2ZQSWf-SbQkK_8gTKxKZn5xdXfiFECQVqZgqPZ-kf_GNXf2RVA0ioB0_YXjExG3QmhdSeadmxvyQYtyDknVDFONch-HwbstlMRej8NvM2Y/s320/IMG_2670.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653660560940211714" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I loved the jungle feel to the place!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CII8im66HbqDpfl2Tz-T4iKP2AsY9opCAkWYiP8rwfKPpNvDtvg-tQGJHmmRWoDjUMni3kWRgNcxyHU3CLN2OAzyErY56yK211DLxizshr2UUZ1zl2xmWrbVGWoBvk1sExcj77hu6t0/s1600/IMG_2685.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CII8im66HbqDpfl2Tz-T4iKP2AsY9opCAkWYiP8rwfKPpNvDtvg-tQGJHmmRWoDjUMni3kWRgNcxyHU3CLN2OAzyErY56yK211DLxizshr2UUZ1zl2xmWrbVGWoBvk1sExcj77hu6t0/s320/IMG_2685.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653660376015102226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.buckleydesignassociates.com/">http://www.buckleydesignassociates.com/</a><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-51916238871138060202011-09-18T04:13:00.000-07:002011-09-22T14:21:45.756-07:00Cake baking!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEV2G4N6q-niXVhuROL_IxEoRc_ux8YU06qDc2uAqwng55UQrFCzF4JXJK_ZFmJt_M4Ij95rVHLfmS07xgeWI2eyyNfaZkQCWR7LhqvjwrAK5CVZ06aEMq_JKJJcm9Kc1SXfzaF84tXKY/s1600/IMG_2832.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEV2G4N6q-niXVhuROL_IxEoRc_ux8YU06qDc2uAqwng55UQrFCzF4JXJK_ZFmJt_M4Ij95rVHLfmS07xgeWI2eyyNfaZkQCWR7LhqvjwrAK5CVZ06aEMq_JKJJcm9Kc1SXfzaF84tXKY/s320/IMG_2832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653657740858885634" /></a><div>Now ask anyone I know and they will tell you my cookery skills are nothing to write home about- indeed for about a year my dinner consisted every night of a cheese and tomato pizza- and I still managed to burn it 50% of the time!</div><div><br /></div><div>But my enthusiasm for the subject is certianly not lacking! I just dont have the time to do it!</div><div><br /></div><div>So one afternoon I got it into my head that I was going to bake a cake- and so I did!</div><div><br /></div><div>I decided upon a Victoria Sponge as this is my favourite cake- and if your going to bake a cake- why not bake your favourite one?!! The sponge came out really nice although a little dark for my liking!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHN0E4oxZwOeCtTned4KgmXnN0rJwpYDV27MkB9tLuMvZg3VN32A3X3uDoUVCpkbbJb1Rhm73FZm435unvijCsmtTure3sKnKp99Dkc29TAmN3uzuWDfTtOCg14_KyjPf_-qdtQVWQD0/s1600/IMG_2835.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHN0E4oxZwOeCtTned4KgmXnN0rJwpYDV27MkB9tLuMvZg3VN32A3X3uDoUVCpkbbJb1Rhm73FZm435unvijCsmtTure3sKnKp99Dkc29TAmN3uzuWDfTtOCg14_KyjPf_-qdtQVWQD0/s320/IMG_2835.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653657552708914002" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Shaking up the whipped cream in a kilner jar- this is a great tip! Beats hand whisking or using a machine! Simply pour the cream into a jar and shake! Job done!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlJsN5T3OWOwWZ9_uFoBL8rCNVNeJUMQdEmf0M80m0QVybKb4Ot3JmEsTUQ0BjSY-aYuylm6gPZnA0Cqpsreq7Pw-csQvhKUgbLM7lPJKqtYplJp1BOf2HHI7_2xqD_-Pi_uuT2_SV-I/s1600/IMG_2834.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlJsN5T3OWOwWZ9_uFoBL8rCNVNeJUMQdEmf0M80m0QVybKb4Ot3JmEsTUQ0BjSY-aYuylm6gPZnA0Cqpsreq7Pw-csQvhKUgbLM7lPJKqtYplJp1BOf2HHI7_2xqD_-Pi_uuT2_SV-I/s320/IMG_2834.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653657400452836562" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The fun begins!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKd9gdm95HwXvcCoIoHW4EoNGEX9L3FrHM9XY21CSWEF4BZ8bZ-iMiuz0SuRUC6mEIeW3AnhfHgdy9LJcle3jnQVLkxVBxXC5XE3UC5Ib0JXTQs23BncZ2GXjBd3_58L-92elr2ehNiA/s1600/IMG_2836.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKd9gdm95HwXvcCoIoHW4EoNGEX9L3FrHM9XY21CSWEF4BZ8bZ-iMiuz0SuRUC6mEIeW3AnhfHgdy9LJcle3jnQVLkxVBxXC5XE3UC5Ib0JXTQs23BncZ2GXjBd3_58L-92elr2ehNiA/s320/IMG_2836.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653657077900149026" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Dusted with Icing sugar!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5AFgwgS8hBQCVbq8xwO7lYsn3BwpnM6c9mJgIkgiqA2gFEyD3E304iHK3Zc7XkETmR0ZoqfVk4K8UM1K3vw97Ho1uo5OQ91GTpYB84vlTgy4Gb1_TF04hpug7rpR0siqNtH8gMDzN4Y/s1600/IMG_2838.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5AFgwgS8hBQCVbq8xwO7lYsn3BwpnM6c9mJgIkgiqA2gFEyD3E304iHK3Zc7XkETmR0ZoqfVk4K8UM1K3vw97Ho1uo5OQ91GTpYB84vlTgy4Gb1_TF04hpug7rpR0siqNtH8gMDzN4Y/s320/IMG_2838.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653656913509728642" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>OMG!! This tasted amazing!! :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAkyGYZW42-yk0dYycnNdBU7v9H9u3rjK1UyrIkPmf9vCKyEgtSyxU98f9ZnYs0JNraUcGq_MiNHtXRuPF0oJPL4PUwmOlGXRPzOo1B6ALEID8zQHp-ZMOPV2fbuENSAhMvbMhLy6R1Q/s1600/IMG_2841.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAkyGYZW42-yk0dYycnNdBU7v9H9u3rjK1UyrIkPmf9vCKyEgtSyxU98f9ZnYs0JNraUcGq_MiNHtXRuPF0oJPL4PUwmOlGXRPzOo1B6ALEID8zQHp-ZMOPV2fbuENSAhMvbMhLy6R1Q/s320/IMG_2841.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653656386376688754" /></a><br /></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-32755376593597093402011-09-18T03:19:00.001-07:002011-09-18T03:37:16.815-07:00Live Forever!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkT8YZMsQhj2plt4CSAQlV9D1w3uqWLoPHANChSO1SoRwU-igIXrl1UZZEPmjeteEu1FWzlPIf-JCWwgkwehYz1KXc1FOU6R4oV8pA_vBt8NL5VEx2WiyfCcs02Jg1PfkW4hBRaR-FNXY/s1600/IMG_3203.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653642460572246178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkT8YZMsQhj2plt4CSAQlV9D1w3uqWLoPHANChSO1SoRwU-igIXrl1UZZEPmjeteEu1FWzlPIf-JCWwgkwehYz1KXc1FOU6R4oV8pA_vBt8NL5VEx2WiyfCcs02Jg1PfkW4hBRaR-FNXY/s320/IMG_3203.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Following on from my Garden makeover blog- i wanted jsut to draw your attention to these 2 little pots which im rather fond of.<br />
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They are full of houseleeks or Sempervivums to give them their latin name- which means ever living- in reference to the fact they can survive in very little soil. </div>
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These guys came from Columbia road and I grow them on my kitchen and living room window sills as they are very drought tolerant- but pulled a few rosettes off to plant up in their own little pots for my front window.</div>
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In europe they are often grown on the tile roofs of houses to prevent lightning hitting the house apparently- but i think they look beautiful!</div>
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653646013194589762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1xAk9AvhXBw_xvYho9s4K7TtLsjbD-ga6GbfelHl59LT_eYul-ZY28sBLrPGkBhGvIAa-6g87dm0G5E17ai5ClsvI40zY7A_EdNVugF2JodLu4J4E0ZC-7cQH2OMt-pj4MXW4bT9-sU/s320/houseleek.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 202px; width: 320px;" /></div>
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Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-275513251591972092011-09-18T02:27:00.001-07:002011-09-18T03:15:52.454-07:00My Garden make over!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVYswfluY8_f2-NE2jdGrjIkv2-5YDILClyTcwx5eeBfQh5W1fZtEb9PO9gDl0aang_wuhqBDYk5nvfwGU9-tMBuS1cMAy9GoHfDwGwHkzkMLmgc73d_aNmPNxQdEQ1x-I7TWwz2OLL4/s1600/IMG_1284.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVYswfluY8_f2-NE2jdGrjIkv2-5YDILClyTcwx5eeBfQh5W1fZtEb9PO9gDl0aang_wuhqBDYk5nvfwGU9-tMBuS1cMAy9GoHfDwGwHkzkMLmgc73d_aNmPNxQdEQ1x-I7TWwz2OLL4/s320/IMG_1284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653638158549428818" /></a><div>Ok so you would have thought with only 1 window sill to look after- combined with my passion for gardening- that my window sill garden would be looking pretty damn amazing! Sadly not- i have yet to discover plants that seem to like living on a shady windy window sill- things dry out too quickly and the shade doesnt suit alot of plants. The photo above show the sill back in january.</div><div><br />By April it can be seen below the Stipa already is sadly looking like it has dried out one too many times- the mini christmas tree is looking surprsingly good though- ive had it 2 christmas's already. The seedlings at the front are broccoli, cabbages and sunflowers for the allotment.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtt7yVYE0RRd1ESZaOCbw_DSTm3NkI6umbNHEY3UkjFeolL2I5MJrz6gUaoam1TeFjkYGiKgBqFFVL3ctToomo0h5OSIreXCWcrdCB2OBmfJ6f0bkCsFqebIWcwdEETqHNPvFAskOx3e8/s1600/IMG_2017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtt7yVYE0RRd1ESZaOCbw_DSTm3NkI6umbNHEY3UkjFeolL2I5MJrz6gUaoam1TeFjkYGiKgBqFFVL3ctToomo0h5OSIreXCWcrdCB2OBmfJ6f0bkCsFqebIWcwdEETqHNPvFAskOx3e8/s320/IMG_2017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653637642560000594" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided by June that enough was enough! Things had to go! The stipa has already croaked it and been replaced in its pot by the Phormium that had been in a 3" pot for months! It bought a rosemary with the idea of having drought tolerant herbs in there.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEb-ziT1fTNiu_pvGzfEzTqjTx7aJb-l9EOUP3yQP_cUQmp0H7VvigZq0LJQ7Y_bw7AOOZT3uJmxr5a6o8wqpA29ZN5pDTrE57YUBIPPbQQjvSXZfjWGtC9ljRCd4b0VQyc6fag44tSA/s1600/IMG_2909.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEb-ziT1fTNiu_pvGzfEzTqjTx7aJb-l9EOUP3yQP_cUQmp0H7VvigZq0LJQ7Y_bw7AOOZT3uJmxr5a6o8wqpA29ZN5pDTrE57YUBIPPbQQjvSXZfjWGtC9ljRCd4b0VQyc6fag44tSA/s320/IMG_2909.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653629562667447394" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So decided to clean everything up, chuck, give away or put in the front garden the plants that didnt need to be on the window sill. And I bought 2 Lavenders, and 2 Purple Sages to go in the trough along with the Rosemary. And here it was in early August.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhT4xIQ8KOjSJBl_yL1_2gfjZBZjAlwDErYbmzxUuMFdgPEoalP-9STXyAY7pw1tkI9kU07JSZvdyz2tDvVGqZ5BXJ9oi-DTqyGV9eR1ECb19ns1uRbLnmokejlQCPdcm-S3VjoANRV4/s1600/IMG_3202.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhT4xIQ8KOjSJBl_yL1_2gfjZBZjAlwDErYbmzxUuMFdgPEoalP-9STXyAY7pw1tkI9kU07JSZvdyz2tDvVGqZ5BXJ9oi-DTqyGV9eR1ECb19ns1uRbLnmokejlQCPdcm-S3VjoANRV4/s320/IMG_3202.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653629347373976514" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And finally now in September I added a little trough of Violas to give me some colour through the winter.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zwFPZ0SaNvjOjboS4ttDjZxNVPMcxFzn3gsZRPjIVOEQvR9yFxPRv9Nmw3damx9qPuENFlVcuXUcf110WvR_I3gp9eTWDRvp1ghWO1DFcVXFkalWLK0lWw1k3miCI_ZLnjxb1jd6qSU/s1600/IMG_3428.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zwFPZ0SaNvjOjboS4ttDjZxNVPMcxFzn3gsZRPjIVOEQvR9yFxPRv9Nmw3damx9qPuENFlVcuXUcf110WvR_I3gp9eTWDRvp1ghWO1DFcVXFkalWLK0lWw1k3miCI_ZLnjxb1jd6qSU/s320/IMG_3428.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653629021494904882" /></a><br /></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-73569015661246194652011-09-18T01:52:00.001-07:002011-09-18T02:24:27.884-07:00New Flatmates!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUI_r-mPIlFnDmnz5WTDP7WhJcHevHBOfNCCtO5RwOXQegl1BWMTiKXDMwpxJ1-_z6MmNSDBYOI44N2KPhcYjHGglzLOfYG2CeZzPUGx0GX9sy55e99FQAscr867Wz1gh6kyxl-_KfQd8/s1600/IMG_2912.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUI_r-mPIlFnDmnz5WTDP7WhJcHevHBOfNCCtO5RwOXQegl1BWMTiKXDMwpxJ1-_z6MmNSDBYOI44N2KPhcYjHGglzLOfYG2CeZzPUGx0GX9sy55e99FQAscr867Wz1gh6kyxl-_KfQd8/s320/IMG_2912.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653620284289761186" /></a><div>Meet Trixie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbzUFYi5KgAr9ff890sEEnP5WGcEpq-DMqLww3op8Qq4A3EKhDg7IsJPJkvSuS_LE32jN-h-cOeVLran9T7bEXEiQJmigShQ1wS0qSu8LD00KZO3pwTiMLv9Y6pXOrEQL9o8W8NbQXIY/s1600/IMG_3049.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbzUFYi5KgAr9ff890sEEnP5WGcEpq-DMqLww3op8Qq4A3EKhDg7IsJPJkvSuS_LE32jN-h-cOeVLran9T7bEXEiQJmigShQ1wS0qSu8LD00KZO3pwTiMLv9Y6pXOrEQL9o8W8NbQXIY/s320/IMG_3049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653620118161835922" /></a></div><div>and Nando</div><div><br /></div><div>Who are joining the rest of the goldfish in my tank (and for the record I didnt name either of these 2 new arrivals!)<br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnWfhRgITLiTpRA8Y7ALiSf5xvyGetMtidn__SMYj-Xzzurs54JaOHk_NYH07Me0xtRr8FpkFXdChwbpMPcLurJuKvb_aX-nf_Fn7gWwbH2LYboY9ltWzpmRT6l0ckPkL4JvMEFf9fjk/s320/fish.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653627236827710498" style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px; " /></div></div><div><br /></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-17631005452889768412011-09-18T01:18:00.001-07:002011-09-18T01:39:42.654-07:00Columbia Road<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXRz7R8tRMCpD9RKd_lqWJYv5AtoP3LTPEQOFf3hvRYWO9baFkxNuP5gZRgI4PVltPRkqE8rnzevPst4Mlbotd3U8bQeAAu5RDJTJmbE43wkG6zgwq9RY8avxLx8S7ejH-yz3NyZ3a84/s1600/IMG_3277.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXRz7R8tRMCpD9RKd_lqWJYv5AtoP3LTPEQOFf3hvRYWO9baFkxNuP5gZRgI4PVltPRkqE8rnzevPst4Mlbotd3U8bQeAAu5RDJTJmbE43wkG6zgwq9RY8avxLx8S7ejH-yz3NyZ3a84/s320/IMG_3277.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653612638843770882" /></a><div>I dont think I had been to Columbia Road this summer at all! Which is highly unlike me!</div><div><br /></div><div>I suppose not having a garden of my own has restricted me in my plant buying trips- but every so often it is nice to surround yourself with flowers! And i am always on the look out for must-have plants for the window sill- although getting much much better at saying no!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mBFoB8WoA4_h2oEeNh48BJ8EY5zhu2GVyP_wcof7JOxkZOXNcayAcIxNBdTmsruGRpct5X09i37QBxTYA9BRSqsl5G_bJseLMMQzbni0h-WYIl1Ak8-C_gpP3OWuGdPXLEqOeUkb5RY/s1600/IMG_3279.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mBFoB8WoA4_h2oEeNh48BJ8EY5zhu2GVyP_wcof7JOxkZOXNcayAcIxNBdTmsruGRpct5X09i37QBxTYA9BRSqsl5G_bJseLMMQzbni0h-WYIl1Ak8-C_gpP3OWuGdPXLEqOeUkb5RY/s320/IMG_3279.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653612422679136578" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I do enjoy the buzz of the market- its always really busy- and packed full of plant mad people like me either looking for bargains, or unusual plants, to others just out to buy a bunch of flowers to take home, or occasionally mad people who try to take home a palm tree on the back of their bicycle!</div><div><br /></div><div>When i used to have my tropical garden- I would often ask advice from the stall holders as to whether it would survive outside in London- and the answer was always YES! No matter what it was! I learned quickly you have to take everything they say with a pinch of salt!</div><div><br /></div><div>This guy was sitting in the upstairs window of a shop embroidering something- I loved it! Even if it was a little creepy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiVpSFpww947HQCRJLtlLbA_OmhEJl5c7ZoWOJPe0I8rMV_QNEMVEl6_lvav2T_cdqmOdbc7ksrE3Zm91gw4AYMsdNmChPIbvCuCdOjPbHpfiAS_d0SD-kn7q-TJRkTld5BFm3IjPfOU/s1600/IMG_3281.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiVpSFpww947HQCRJLtlLbA_OmhEJl5c7ZoWOJPe0I8rMV_QNEMVEl6_lvav2T_cdqmOdbc7ksrE3Zm91gw4AYMsdNmChPIbvCuCdOjPbHpfiAS_d0SD-kn7q-TJRkTld5BFm3IjPfOU/s320/IMG_3281.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653612038376714146" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I came away with nothing- (which used to disappoint me)- but im glad my self restraint works sometimes! There was a short twisted stemmed olive that caught my eye- but that can wait until another time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VRoQkXEJ5fAm5_DMn3L1wsQwEafWG1hx6gQfcdS1Q5GFUg-Wmw6duP08kpBSZXNN_GMDqREKY_URx9h6Y6IIezMREoyD3dCLUbdSUzZ-JCr1Kfx8mer1gLxPSObzG1L47FlJvigC69Q/s1600/IMG_3282.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VRoQkXEJ5fAm5_DMn3L1wsQwEafWG1hx6gQfcdS1Q5GFUg-Wmw6duP08kpBSZXNN_GMDqREKY_URx9h6Y6IIezMREoyD3dCLUbdSUzZ-JCr1Kfx8mer1gLxPSObzG1L47FlJvigC69Q/s320/IMG_3282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653611786251204802" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Loved seeing the Pearly Kings and Queens- the pearly costumes are designed to attract Eattention and make them instantly recognizable. Each group is associated with a church in central London and works to raise money for London based charities<span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; ">.</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fCcac8_tomeGHq5hpDKBvUY-n0D4_XXq9_xk57rZhSpRw7Ff4UfLEZH6TIqlWTYwLiTzeteKQ7YcTn7CY2q69GszugIqSF5LDrR84hOW24BvI89X-cd7SyzoDp-tOKvNjB5A-nU-PVM/s1600/IMG_3286.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fCcac8_tomeGHq5hpDKBvUY-n0D4_XXq9_xk57rZhSpRw7Ff4UfLEZH6TIqlWTYwLiTzeteKQ7YcTn7CY2q69GszugIqSF5LDrR84hOW24BvI89X-cd7SyzoDp-tOKvNjB5A-nU-PVM/s320/IMG_3286.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653611552739865730" /></a><br /></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-50843641134285048832011-09-18T00:40:00.001-07:002011-09-18T00:57:11.417-07:00Bramble Jam<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pp0ZLKgW29npTy95fVCfiI6zDX3Ug2seixxZggsHYv9UmuVhrRcpZ9L56zDsFvCWaOzkwgEMFnmXwdBMyRHfLiMcmasUIf_aVTiDaA4J1WBQtpROu0I6X7VmLOm4YuEkJT_-HFXoMNw/s1600/IMG_2921.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pp0ZLKgW29npTy95fVCfiI6zDX3Ug2seixxZggsHYv9UmuVhrRcpZ9L56zDsFvCWaOzkwgEMFnmXwdBMyRHfLiMcmasUIf_aVTiDaA4J1WBQtpROu0I6X7VmLOm4YuEkJT_-HFXoMNw/s320/IMG_2921.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653603904398824962" /></a><div>I was meant to be going to Regent Park Open Air Theatre one eve- to watch Crazy For You- but it turned out to be a typical English summer eve- and the heavens just opened- and the prospect of sitting outside for 3 hours in the Rain somehow didnt appeal to me.</div><div><br /></div><div>So instead I decided to make Bramble Jam. Id been noticing the early Blackberries ripening all along parkland walk - and decided to go and pick some to make Jam with- I noticed over the next few days I certainly wasnt the only person round here to notice the abundance of ripening fruit!</div><div><br /></div><div>So first you mash the fruit in the pan with a potato masher.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xcGaukdT5nuAC8mDFGaqzJcL8kpnJqIBIuPqiwdbYqGyL_fdCvQv8qvThzc177TPGz-SjIE3LEBHgIP90XwwCp9Ho11Wm0XRFpUnZC4mLz7UKTYmJbiEHNft2AGhZySfMV2uSbWxnHE/s1600/IMG_2922.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xcGaukdT5nuAC8mDFGaqzJcL8kpnJqIBIuPqiwdbYqGyL_fdCvQv8qvThzc177TPGz-SjIE3LEBHgIP90XwwCp9Ho11Wm0XRFpUnZC4mLz7UKTYmJbiEHNft2AGhZySfMV2uSbWxnHE/s320/IMG_2922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653603544559682434" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Add the juice of a Lemon for pectin<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLX__F0hCE5gnT5-jXmtTyPPLLKNiqdc30EQ864TzR3cHKPdrxaWwBLFR_7Bi3kaTjKRSBs4CydtrElYrUK3q0-IuodWbHF07nXDP755v35m3_mKMtDpucLEV4MGYk4f7-0ro5CgaUP8/s1600/IMG_2923.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLX__F0hCE5gnT5-jXmtTyPPLLKNiqdc30EQ864TzR3cHKPdrxaWwBLFR_7Bi3kaTjKRSBs4CydtrElYrUK3q0-IuodWbHF07nXDP755v35m3_mKMtDpucLEV4MGYk4f7-0ro5CgaUP8/s320/IMG_2923.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653603391722933010" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Add a whole load of sugar!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWO23V_RQmK4s1Om-izBq5qVhAnDNJZOFtd_G1u_Zg69ObqErF6bb2_wsBNoW0GbUteBZ6T4k59KdXH3i-krM1y3DAevJu_PE9gztluWtSj6ZW_vCLeKXPc5K4wQs4GbistwGeQpVIdUY/s1600/IMG_2924.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWO23V_RQmK4s1Om-izBq5qVhAnDNJZOFtd_G1u_Zg69ObqErF6bb2_wsBNoW0GbUteBZ6T4k59KdXH3i-krM1y3DAevJu_PE9gztluWtSj6ZW_vCLeKXPc5K4wQs4GbistwGeQpVIdUY/s320/IMG_2924.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653603150589378322" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Stir till the sugar dissolves<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgco48R54gCYYTySOXHnsq-9hbVgSYpD7WcJVLxqT1hVFgHeBX5FFU8w_DsWdh0Tj7pIzB1-hOOzPDpBXMZvK6Ex4L2Jfga_AbIPTO6AsgZfC_9eP4u3wWwVkKDktJBOlMtvUoOlZn05ko/s1600/IMG_2925.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgco48R54gCYYTySOXHnsq-9hbVgSYpD7WcJVLxqT1hVFgHeBX5FFU8w_DsWdh0Tj7pIzB1-hOOzPDpBXMZvK6Ex4L2Jfga_AbIPTO6AsgZfC_9eP4u3wWwVkKDktJBOlMtvUoOlZn05ko/s320/IMG_2925.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653602962677151282" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Bring to a rolling boil (the kind of boil that when you stir the mixture it doesnt stop the boil)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizD00WKyJNMVobqSmyj_BW8hSIyi-AGXhm2ivrzf67H9FhY7pTTx-X2zwv60qgby5acN44qoV229msdQIhsiHuoWuSFBrV3Blxy-znGbsoR993Xo81J0KXvbK-nNdRf8tFnfUM8fPBsZA/s1600/IMG_2926.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizD00WKyJNMVobqSmyj_BW8hSIyi-AGXhm2ivrzf67H9FhY7pTTx-X2zwv60qgby5acN44qoV229msdQIhsiHuoWuSFBrV3Blxy-znGbsoR993Xo81J0KXvbK-nNdRf8tFnfUM8fPBsZA/s320/IMG_2926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653602696812942450" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And then test for setting point on a chilled plate- and then once the setting point has reached ladle into jam jars!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvCrVZwm7Ode2hUBD76lQqrDnDGn6cfPjgMboOSZV3Mpj0piwLeE41se8wsbK6w8g1MvGl5bbJOZGQiuUZU6Itg9vzShOAYr8sEdSXvOHN4XZjnrPKqwedkOBnxi75r0LADeUO2ZZUa0/s1600/IMG_2927.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvCrVZwm7Ode2hUBD76lQqrDnDGn6cfPjgMboOSZV3Mpj0piwLeE41se8wsbK6w8g1MvGl5bbJOZGQiuUZU6Itg9vzShOAYr8sEdSXvOHN4XZjnrPKqwedkOBnxi75r0LADeUO2ZZUa0/s320/IMG_2927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653602451496053474" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And voila! Easy and delicious Bramble Jam straight from the hedgerows. Very satisfying and tasty!! :)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSY2jBSKHRfKCM1weiyMn7NYBFQ9W1S_uGkANwNrPJPLXyw1yq69b8jZcNKtQMsaVEeYZQFcZXTjsxsAUgSOp5K2JvlFH4RVfX7vBHcD2fYqQKvsaQ6oKlQo567e4TvGlgM5i0cK6bSQ/s1600/IMG_2930.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSY2jBSKHRfKCM1weiyMn7NYBFQ9W1S_uGkANwNrPJPLXyw1yq69b8jZcNKtQMsaVEeYZQFcZXTjsxsAUgSOp5K2JvlFH4RVfX7vBHcD2fYqQKvsaQ6oKlQo567e4TvGlgM5i0cK6bSQ/s320/IMG_2930.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653601642883231762" /></a><br /></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-59615210392834531922011-09-17T16:39:00.000-07:002011-09-18T01:51:59.446-07:00Walk in the evening September sun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpffpp2Z8XY73as2oA7SRmTCM9BAnrLMnvitkYbymsTqZn0CCLdjv3Md_5ZP9xD_jEhZKGu3uHPm0oYQT3WcK8cgpDpNAmXG0QYZ-fUHCab1iBvhvdO6n5ol4McIGyboBMnHSx-tzmsdA/s1600/IMG_3399.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpffpp2Z8XY73as2oA7SRmTCM9BAnrLMnvitkYbymsTqZn0CCLdjv3Md_5ZP9xD_jEhZKGu3uHPm0oYQT3WcK8cgpDpNAmXG0QYZ-fUHCab1iBvhvdO6n5ol4McIGyboBMnHSx-tzmsdA/s320/IMG_3399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653480012496002034" /></a><br />Friday evening was gorgeous- and so with nothing better planned- I went for a walk along the old Train Line that runs from Finsbury Park to Highgate. This is an old abandoned Train line that has been allowed to return to a wild state- with trees growing up through what were once stations and platforms. <div><a href="http://www.parkland-walk.org.uk/">http://www.parkland-walk.org.uk/</a><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EU1j4d2-5A-IxqMHes4HnA5Rfl0O1uHi4X3F4Mwt_rT-4_mbKxDP5ffkaz6Rnhq51INVLMZftkc2nte7EKvzhGwnhD2fZS85goaAyXoP3gxLU3zQ8a0lVQPSN5rdaWIZlqeHxRcZHrk/s320/IMG_3402.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653480297313343602" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWsWrWgHSreYAumDXMYidZDWJdfYUcdqlASzzexFEH1Di1G_MYuDCFklwhLWsD-tDM7XlC76GhLm2rEQ5fpuVNwFL9_FfzxMfouv-kLOsOtKv07CJZvHACCC7pfrs3UOpJzsR6Er2Fl0/s320/IMG_3403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653480484401863042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div>Parkland walk is very popular for walkers, joggers and cyclists and is normally busy- but luckily for me I seemed to have alot of the way to myself which is just as I like it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I even found a lovely old apple tree which had lots of lovely apples ripening - so was able to grab a few for the rest of my walk! They were usually shaped with angular sides as opposed to the normal rounded apples you see in shops.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8Cpc_czWcI3TbCeosR65cbohHzg6D9PZSrwYE9L5GuPV4gznkZkUU4zF3U3-j918o-2O_lmUTehfIhQNHvnIrwOL2TIlK0hY3IIyM1xfY6zzHGiHqMyrHc3uQCPLWzJbWouiSDObWF0/s1600/IMG_3407.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8Cpc_czWcI3TbCeosR65cbohHzg6D9PZSrwYE9L5GuPV4gznkZkUU4zF3U3-j918o-2O_lmUTehfIhQNHvnIrwOL2TIlK0hY3IIyM1xfY6zzHGiHqMyrHc3uQCPLWzJbWouiSDObWF0/s320/IMG_3407.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653481082423747810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>Once i reached the old tunnels at highgate- you have to leave the walk and can either make you way into Queens Wood which is a beautiful woodland (highly recommended in the spring for the woodland flowers eg Anemones) or walk up in Highgate village itself and onto Hampstead Heath.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweg34qPYJGAt4eZa0snQh4YuTNiCmCDR6jNU0tghUCUas8-Rgj8KwzQfX2EIsH8VmPTihCsdRBC2SXKOEcBMiHl3EEmwuy5ZJ997NB1LvJgjRf8mcQz4sXCAeObZMv_ZKBJoZLxTbe1w/s1600/IMG_3419.PNG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweg34qPYJGAt4eZa0snQh4YuTNiCmCDR6jNU0tghUCUas8-Rgj8KwzQfX2EIsH8VmPTihCsdRBC2SXKOEcBMiHl3EEmwuy5ZJ997NB1LvJgjRf8mcQz4sXCAeObZMv_ZKBJoZLxTbe1w/s320/IMG_3419.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653480650274932674" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></div><div>I chose to walk into Highgate village and went and explored Waterlow Park- which is a beautiful Park just on the high street. The have a few ponds a lovely sloping lawn and even a Wildlife hospital. </div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharQMmGJvEc863vO1J_pb-j7rR8-j8TQEX7AywL-Aq93pzjVcIbZN_2OqP7TxrW05eKXm6YZjc_IWp9s0KkcVTEkpNFrHFZ9q8CyN3AryiGUc62FMMEZddowKZa-J6Xw4iBRIrXs45JIw/s320/IMG_3414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653481273009843618" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-QJwMoVkGV86fIQzmcEH2Cv2BG7BoNto-WqMiOOOinOzXW7XmQxggHcD7yApKZYEoxu1SMvZs8Fd3hJFJm2RUx_cZVlukhC82EBry2X8uf6SLJ5eR9EhtnkjrK602NQjKVpCxbQuE3w/s1600/IMG_3415.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-QJwMoVkGV86fIQzmcEH2Cv2BG7BoNto-WqMiOOOinOzXW7XmQxggHcD7yApKZYEoxu1SMvZs8Fd3hJFJm2RUx_cZVlukhC82EBry2X8uf6SLJ5eR9EhtnkjrK602NQjKVpCxbQuE3w/s320/IMG_3415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653481429028139810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>My eye was drawn to the vegetable gardens there- as local community groups had been given individual beds to tend. They looked really pretty! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWb4qyF9jmiUCK5EjYA-R4bMWRQGHUd0YKIO3buDVHC4qHcKxs_s0o_6bzFBUDdaqAmhm_kggxFes4nf7pvUqBJXp2c6R1i6LVWZaLaG9qp7NhJ0R6mDpGJH0UcgdADu6t_4j6vIcRX0/s1600/IMG_3413.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWb4qyF9jmiUCK5EjYA-R4bMWRQGHUd0YKIO3buDVHC4qHcKxs_s0o_6bzFBUDdaqAmhm_kggxFes4nf7pvUqBJXp2c6R1i6LVWZaLaG9qp7NhJ0R6mDpGJH0UcgdADu6t_4j6vIcRX0/s320/IMG_3413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653481730223526482" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RQLDUO3rOOlwCzwzvbLyodjF5asCMPvM-1hvXWk-tv1twO0lnjY9eGqx5Y_zMsVbUoZkiiNljwMnBqr4ajYy9J4A7CQDcNeugvbeEV1x_w0WdvWMxp3lweAiop87lBsy03AyDFwfK0c/s320/IMG_3408.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653481975924820146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewN6nD7hln36b9AnuXBR5YRW7Uc1ABwkEbK_9dlypZs-PCLNLdgzMERTyvXGbMovvX1BcAz9BWnxlZTMGnncaUayyHqhJhItexpV8Q1mPHTS8KFWoHOH4HxYKVcThjax-tD8SoCCkS4o/s1600/IMG_3412.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewN6nD7hln36b9AnuXBR5YRW7Uc1ABwkEbK_9dlypZs-PCLNLdgzMERTyvXGbMovvX1BcAz9BWnxlZTMGnncaUayyHqhJhItexpV8Q1mPHTS8KFWoHOH4HxYKVcThjax-tD8SoCCkS4o/s320/IMG_3412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653482103547664578" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>The sun had set by this point and I walked home back along the track in the twilight and was able to watch the bats flying up and down the walk.</div><div><br /></div><div>A beautiful way to spend one of the last summer evenings of 2011.</div></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-56743929287286744632011-09-17T16:10:00.001-07:002011-09-19T15:35:31.903-07:00Summer in Soho<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrO6siqkxoXi-MYQ2VtluOI98uT-kN0tzme5q2EhB383eEjHE3e9iCR5hyFDzrhqxtJNGHmyoWOHwAyn8UJb7ydJ904wEcRFvTSSanlgr8UTCPANJjzYFSzrjVoRM12l9AElKyz6gRd2o/s1600/IMG_3245.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrO6siqkxoXi-MYQ2VtluOI98uT-kN0tzme5q2EhB383eEjHE3e9iCR5hyFDzrhqxtJNGHmyoWOHwAyn8UJb7ydJ904wEcRFvTSSanlgr8UTCPANJjzYFSzrjVoRM12l9AElKyz6gRd2o/s320/IMG_3245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653475595608041122" /></a><br /><br /><div>I recently heard about an agricultural show being held in Soho and went along to have a look.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was being held in the Phoenix Garden which is a community garden found right in the heart of London theatre district behind the Phoenix theatre- and certainly not a place you would expect to find a garden! <a href="http://www.phoenixgarden.org/">http://www.phoenixgarden.org/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgITiQLbXR7u9lXLXq8TzSSmFXlViX9WWYernbh5HYVL6h7enFpbZwwD7ObuBohudesr50ix5fQaC_A1JmnQkTxCrp0YP6_MUJ7CSY0TbnYHsVAFXDDEEIWxvYF1_y8uNCPFVW13GM6PI/s320/IMG_3247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653472076620143986" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>It had stalls selling jams and vegetables, a tombola, a brass band, a punch and judy stand and lots of animals! Who would have thought you would find a Cow in the middle of Soho?!!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42c48KlghqM9dmOTq1ThsVgcEvcmqKt-pJs8866TYqmax8XQ-rMIbQd4yccvQcR-IMHdhyI0W-Vv8JlNyDM0E7wX_jXMMgwQQQpbP9spN8qjQAV58iIs9qUgJT9R1W8ASNJIvrK092Eo/s1600/IMG_3250.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42c48KlghqM9dmOTq1ThsVgcEvcmqKt-pJs8866TYqmax8XQ-rMIbQd4yccvQcR-IMHdhyI0W-Vv8JlNyDM0E7wX_jXMMgwQQQpbP9spN8qjQAV58iIs9qUgJT9R1W8ASNJIvrK092Eo/s320/IMG_3250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653474970190594658" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was a very gentle day out- just like a typical British Fair should be like! But bizarre with it being so central to the capital!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPnnRiMDIbcgxf0wbACUqu1SXMORyrEbgVs7zakqLVV1qc6eIs0GLZ7r3BAeTO0x0HIMRbkpZ5S3xEN0eGJVVnDKIaPPQhTlwNeqiR6CSf06tolgpC0vbSykbG4Wg991pKC38kE1qtIc/s1600/IMG_3249.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPnnRiMDIbcgxf0wbACUqu1SXMORyrEbgVs7zakqLVV1qc6eIs0GLZ7r3BAeTO0x0HIMRbkpZ5S3xEN0eGJVVnDKIaPPQhTlwNeqiR6CSf06tolgpC0vbSykbG4Wg991pKC38kE1qtIc/s320/IMG_3249.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653476352179902050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I will blog more about the Phoenix Garden as its one of my favourite places to visit in London.</div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997567115241268642.post-66078324232183909222011-09-17T15:41:00.000-07:002011-09-17T16:08:48.203-07:00Autumn has arrived<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bYscwSlRdIf9IGRu8TArR-Z7Ndz3FuGK1DrBF3vu7k28DzkjQpLaAV9P9ognTXIAdS1UZaz3eZAl9KPmktorSZitu_6ey3nKAmi1j0rLk_T5NKzF2TcMU8kPJYkv6k9j8IwPO-XPucA/s1600/IMG_3488.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bYscwSlRdIf9IGRu8TArR-Z7Ndz3FuGK1DrBF3vu7k28DzkjQpLaAV9P9ognTXIAdS1UZaz3eZAl9KPmktorSZitu_6ey3nKAmi1j0rLk_T5NKzF2TcMU8kPJYkv6k9j8IwPO-XPucA/s320/IMG_3488.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653468367791296610" /></a><br />Yep September and the accompanying change in weather has arrived- not quite sure how- as the months just seem to be slipping away. <div><br /></div><div>But its nice to see the changing season has brought colour to the hedgerows with the ripening berries- on my walk home from work the other night i picked a few sprigs to take home with me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Plus a few conkers found their way into my pocket as well- old habits die hard!</div><div><br /></div><div>The apple tree on the allotment is laden with fruit this year and they are extremely tasty!</div><div><br /></div><div>Just wish the sun would stick around a little bit longer- im not quite ready for the darker evenings!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525873243923634082noreply@blogger.com0