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Thames footpath, Kew. November 2019.
#walking #riverthames #thamesfootpath #kew #london #beautifullondon #monochrome #blackandwhite

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Thames footpath, Kew. Nature versus the borough of Richmond Upon Thames. And winning.
#walking #urbanwalk #london #kew #thamesfootpath

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The Scullers Head Race...a relaxing paddle this afternoon...not!
#race #sculls #sculling #thames #riverthames #scullershead #scullershead2019 #ptrc #putneytownrowingclub

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First time in a while making prints. Having worked in a darkroom for many years, I still get nervous opening a box of inkjet paper in daylight!
#riverthames #prints #printing #drawingdarkwaters #river #folio #london #beautifullondon

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Views from the boathouse. Couldn’t ask for better conditions. Possibly a bit of extra warmth, but maybe being picky for this time of year!
#sculling #coaching #asl #viewsfromtheboathouse #london #thames #riverthames #tideway #universityoflondonboatclub #iphoneonly #phonecamera

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Reflections, River Brent - winter 2009.
#riverbrent #london #urbanwalk #winter #reflections #fromthearchives #water #trees #beautifullondon

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A while since this served an ice cream, I guess. A rather splendid 1971 Vauxhall Morrison van. I foolishly Googled the name to find out more...which naturally resulted in thousands of photos of Van Morrison. I’m sure some of you petrolheads can tell me more!
#vauxhall #icecreamvan #icecream #classicvan #london #horsendenhill #ealing

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Foggy willow, Mortlake.
#mortlake #thames #willow #fog #london #urbancountryside #beautifullondon

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Oak trees, Horsenden Hill. A hidden gem at the far end of Ealing. Thanks @camilla_gardens for introducing me.
#horsendenhill #oaktrees #reflection #grandunioncanal #winter #monochrome #blackandwhite #trees #london #urbancountryside #beautifullondon

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Early doors at Wisley. Beautiful this morning....best light of the week.
#rhs #photoshoot #wisley #sunrise #gardenphotography #gardenphotographer #trees #winter #iphoneonly #phonecamera

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Foraging and Gruffalo hunting with @camilla_gardens
#recce #photoshoot #gardenphotography #gardenphotographer #feature #ealing #woodland #urbanwoodland #london #beautifullondon #ancientwoodland

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Meandering around the towns of Conil de la Frontera, Sancti Petri and Barbate - August 2019.
#coastoflight #costadelaluz #spain #andalucia #conildelafrontera #sanctipetri #barbate #summer #walk #urban #urbanlandscape #landscape

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Views from the boathouse.
#riverthames #thames #kew #sunset #universityoflondonboatclub #coaching #asl #aslcrew #row #whywerow #iphoneonly #phonecamera

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Car park view, RHS Wisley...whilst waiting for the sun.
#snapshot #iphoneonly #phonecamera #rhswisley #wisley #oak #leaf #winter #monochrome #blackandwhite

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Chiswick Bridge, November 2019
There are several ideas about the origin of the name ‘Thames’. ‘Tame’ is Celtic for ‘Dark One’ and apparently in pre-Roman times the river was called the ‘Tems’. With waves of new inhabitants, the name evolved into ‘Tamesis’, then later ‘Tamyse’. And by the 17th century the name we are familiar with appeared. There is also a theory that it is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Tamasa’ meaning ‘dark river’ or ‘dark water’. I guess the beauty is that we’re unlikely to ever know for sure.

#riverthames #thames #london #beautifullondon #drawingdarkwaters #river #chiswickbridge #mortlake

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Westminster Bridge - November 2014
#riverthames #thames #london #beautifullondon #fromthearchive #drawingdarkwaters #river #westminster #westminsterbridge

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Chiswick Bridge - November 2017
#riverthames #thames #chiswickbridge #london #beautifullondon #fromthearchive #drawingdarkwaters #river #mortlake #ptrc

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Gunnersbury Park - 12.11.19
#urbancountryside #trees #london #beautifullondon #gunnersburypark #walk #urbanwalk #winter #monochrome #blackandwhite #wandering

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Behind the scenes, elbowing the journalist...and trying to fend off the sun! A beautiful winter’s day with Adam and @miranda.janatka.
#gardenphotography #gardenphotographer #feature #gardenshoot #allotment #winter #iphoneonly #cameraphone

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Views from the boathouse.
#riverthames #thames #kew #sunset #universityoflondonboatclub #coaching #asl #aslcrew #row #whywerow #iphoneonly #phonecamera

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“Apologies For Any Inconvenience Caused” - footnote on compulsory purchase notice. Part 2 of Urban Forest story. I probably only visited the site about six times over a period of 3 years, but accumulated a large collection of images. Interesting for me to re-edit and re-evaluate.
1. Remnants of a garden
2. Compulsory purchase notice
3. Winter
4. Heygate ‘allotments’..
5. Remnants of a garden
6. Estate entrance
7. Heygate ‘allotments’.
#heygateestate #londonplanetrees #silvermaple #urbanforest #elephantandcastle #campaign #fromthearchive #trees #london #guerrillagardening #allotments

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Yellow.
#yellow #green #greenparktube #london #tube #transport #station #tubesign #iphoneonly #walking

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‘Welcome to Heaven’ - graffiti at the top of a derelict tower block. Part of a story which appeared in FT Weekend in 2014 about the ‘Urban Forest’ at Elephant and Castle, London. Written by @matthewwilsongardens, it was about the campaign to save somewhere in the region of 400 mature trees threatened by redevelopment of the estate.
1. View across The Heygate Estate.
2. Poet and author, Guy Mannes-Abbott (left) with Richard Reynolds, guerrilla gardener, both photographed in 2012. These were two main players in the campaign.
3. Anonymous guerrilla gardeners who used the site during the time it took to finalise building plans.
4. London plane tree - a reworked image after the original appeared in black and white at Kew.
5. London plane tree and Silver maple leaves
6. The old Silver maple which pre-dated the estate(left) and London plane tree
7. House of a family who still used to return to the site to maintain their front garden after they moved out.
The campaign did work, as the developers incorporated plans to build around existing trees, or replace ones removed.
@lylasays - have you visited the area recently?
#heygateestate #londonplanetrees #silvermaple #urbanforest #elephantandcastle #campaign #fromthearchive #trees #london #guerrillagardeners

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Beach meandering, Conil de la Frontera, August 2019.
#coastoflight #costadelaluz #spain #andalucia #beach #walking #summer #sea #landscape #seascape #conil #conildelafrontera

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