Or not, depending on my mood
Three views of the great outdoors taken here in Wanstead Flats, Leytonstone, East London – even in a big city like London, we still have our own little oasis of open space to let us spend time in nature 🙂
Photo a Week Challenge: Great Outdoors
Cruchy frosted leaves underfoot in the Highlands of Scotland ❤
Although we live in Leytonstone in East London, we have a much appreciated area of open greeen space accessible only a few minutes walk from our home.
Wanstead Flats sit on the Southermost edge of the ancient Epping Forest, and provides for local residents a welcome sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of everyday city living. I usually walk there a lot, but sadly during the recent heatwave we had a wildfire that quickly spread through the tinder dry grasses, scrub and trees, causing a large area to be burned before the fire was brought under control.
A couple of weeks later once the heatwave had broken, the threat of further fire had passed, and the area was no longer cordoned off by the emergency serices I went for a long walk along my usual pathways and took these images with my phone camera. I love the way the hard compressed ground of the well-worn pathways have remained so visible across the charred earth, and how resilient nature proves itself to be.
Not having an easy time in life right now but I’m still standing, so even though I’ve not got much to say at the moment I just wanted to say hello 🙂
A lovely deep pink dog rose for today’s flower of the day 🙂
Taken this morning on Wanstead Flats, Leytonstone, East London 🙂
A little bit of summer in a vase – orange roses basking in the morning sunshine streaming in through my window 🙂
