Friday 27 July 2012

A pretty vase of honeysuckle

Hedgerows and fences are heavy with honeysuckle right now - and its scent is strongest at night.  A bedside vase is where it belongs, with wisps of flowering grasses and other delicate natives.

Thursday 26 July 2012

Tangerine go

Great in the sunshine.  But wouldn't it lift winter's gloom too?

Tuesday 17 July 2012

Rain on the ride




A towpath is a peaceful way to go.  Elevated on a bike, there are glimpses into gardens backing onto the river, pot holes that take you away from the city, and smells of clean sportswear as runners woosh by.

A man sat at a bench reading the paper under an umbrella; further along a lady in her dressing gown wheeling a suitcase; but, most absurd of all, the sight of a sprinkler on.

Touchingly a happy man was belting out ‘Mary’s Prayer’ at the entrance of an underground car park, while the River CafĂ© treated lucky Monday night diners to vegetables grown in their garden.