14:06:46
On arrival at Hampstead Heath. It may be difficult to make out amongst the mud but there were four squirrels prancing about here.14:06:48
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This is the tree with bouncy branches Erika sometimes likes to play on. Looks very wintery today.14:15:07
The barrow.
14:19:58
I was hoping I might find some woodland flowers, but whatever these bulbs were (Snowdrops perhaps? Daffodils?) hadn't flowered yet.14:26:00
A fallen tree which obviously looked more interesting at the point I took this photo than it does in retrospect.14:26:10
In the absence of any flowers I took pictures of fungus instead.14:28:24
Trees.
14:30:12
I think this is King Alfred's Cake / coal fungus - the one which can be used for firelighting.14:30:16
Close up on King Alfred's Cakes.14:32:14
Near the northern edge of the main bit of the heath.14:37:50
Onto Hampstead Heath Extension now, beyond Spaniards Road. Looks like crabapples.
14:39:43
More fungus.14:40:33
This bit of the heath felt quite urban - housing was always close by - but I liked the way the ground undulated here.14:41:39
A pond.14:43:42
A little lane.
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Looks like sombody had a camp fire here!14:46:56
More trees.15:15:13
I eventually returned to more familiar territory, and sat by the barrow for a little while.
15:28:47
The sort of branch and leaf sculpture in the little wooded bit between the barrow and the top of Parliament Hill.15:28:53
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The view over to Highgate.
15:36:22
The London skyline and the bandstand.15:36:36
Birds and the bandstand.15:53:29
A single perrywinkle flower in our front garden. At least something was flowering.16:31:22
Popped out again later to go to the shop. Thought the sky was quite nice.
17:02:04
A flagon of cider from the Southampton Arms.17:02:15
It's nice that it has my name on it.19:11:38
TheJapanese festival of Setsubun required me to stand outside in a devil mask having nuts thrown at me.19:11:44
The girls from their nut throwing position.