st dunstan part 2

I've posted about St Dunstan in the East before, a bombed-out church that's been turned into a park. I imagine it's packed with office workers having their lunches during the week, but on the weekend it's a calm oasis in the middle of this metropolis.

springtime

Daffodils! Daffodils everywhere!

snowy london

When it snows in London, the lights from this enormous city reflect off the white snow and the white clouds and the whole city glows golden.

stubby tree

I don't get why they do this to trees in Europe. Anyone know?

flowers in bloomsbury

If I didn't have to work on my dissertation, I'd be spending less time in the university library and more time walking around the university's neighborhood, Bloomsbury. Look at all the lovely hanging flowers! You think they all got together and coordinated that?

prunin'

Perfectly pruned trees line the paths in the gardens at Hampton Court Palace.

plant art

Plant art a the Urban Physic Garden on Union St.

Herbarium

Diagnose your illness at the Urban Physic Garden and get a prompt recommendation for the best herbs to ease your sufferings.

Urban Physic Garden

The new Urban Physic Garden in Southwark boasts herbs to treat all sorts of complaints. It's a beautifully repurposed urban space with very knowledgeable herbologists who have a lot of information (and free food samples!) that they are willing to share. Not to be missed.

More shots of the garden to follow.

Somebody to leeeaaaan on

Sometimes we all need someone to lean on, including this bent old tree on Victoria Embankment.

O the holly she bears a berry

Merry Christmas, all!

Geffrye Museum

A spectrum of fall colors transforms the Geffrye Museum in the East End.

Community garden

Community garden in Kentish Town. I couldn't figure out how you get involved, but seems like a great way to get some fresh vegetables. Reminded me that I once heard Britons were at their healthiest during wartime rationing: very little red meat, no butter, less sugar, lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. Maybe we should reintroduce rationing? Hmmm...

Autumn

Gorgeous red ivy on the side of a house in Belsize Park.