electric car

Look! It's plugged in!

Haze and Sun

On a sunny day like today, who can resist a meander in one of London's many parks. This was taken on a sunny but hazy day in Hampstead Heath. Can you see the outline of the far off London skyline? Usually, these buildings are much clearer.

Kenwood House

As you can see below, the rather impressive Kenwood House glistens in the sunshine on Hampstead Heath. Upon closer inspection, it could use a bit of a paint job...

kiddies on the heath

A glorious day here in the capital today. And we had a splendid one on Sunday as well. I took full advantage of it and embarked on a five hour meander from my home near Finsbury Park, through Waterlow Park and Highgate Cemetery, stopping at Kenwood House in Hampstead Heath, and finally ending up at the falafel stand on South End Road. Snapped many a photo, including this one of some children playing on the Heath.

george orwell wuz here

You see commemorative plaques all over London but the ones dedicated to authors tend to excite me the most.

Summer evening

Summer/spring evening on Parliament Hill.

sunny heath

Seriously. Who can resist the Heath in the sunshine? No, really. Anyone?

MEAT

Old school butcher's shop in Hampstead. They had some great displays around Thanksgiving time, but didn't manage to take a photo...maybe around Easter.

Evening on the Hill

Evening sun and shadows on Parliament Hill.

The End

Just in case you need to know the way.

pathway

Pathway leading up towards the Baptist Church in Hampstead.

Mermaid?

Looks like this should be on the bow of a ship. Instead it's on the side of a house in Hampstead. This house was once occupied by the gentleman who wrote the Eton Boating Song, according to the plaque on the wall. Fancy that.

Blue Door

I seem to go through phases of shooting different neighborhoods. It's probably because I have single days where I'm really productive and then a dry spell for a week, so all my photos are concentrated on whatever I did on that one day.

Keeping that in mind, we just had a slew of photos from Primrose Hill. The next several will come from my old standby, the Hampstead Heath area. It's been cloudy as all get out for the last two weeks (as a chronic hypochondriac, I'm beginning to worry I'm developing a Vitamin D deficiency), but I finally managed to drag my photographing butt outside because I was running out of material for the blog. Enjoy!

Coincidentally, by favorite hangout back home is the Blue Door Pub. Check it out if you ever find yourself in the Twin Cities area. Killer cajun tater tots.

Duckies

Three cold ducks struggle on the ice and snow in Hampstead Heath.

Daunt

Nothing like the lighted windows of a bookshop in the snow to warm your soul.

Winter rushing

I like to call this one "People Walking By Snow-Covered Telephone Box."

White Hampstead

Went for a windy wintry walk on the Heath. (If only "Heath" started with "w.") The snow is all gone now, but it gave my favorite London park a totally different feel for a few days.

sending some snow

Look at those Christmas colors!

Twins

Twin terraced houses in Hampstead.

Crepes

Crepes at La Creperie de Hampstead. They even have their own Facebook page! And, yes, those are real dark chocolate chips that she is melting on my crepe.