Another Search for Snowdrops
Saturday 19th February 2022
I decided to take another longer walk this morning, up to Kenwood House again, to once more try and find the snowdrops that I had heard were there. In the evening friends from round the corner came to visit, and brought their dog with them.
London February 2022
John's Pictures

09:29:39
The flowering bulbs at the entrance of the heath.

09:32:47
The sky looking rather mixed this morning.

09:33:18
The view of the bandstand.

09:37:07
Top of Parliament Hill.

09:40:48
Through the woods, with some fallen branches from yesterday's storm.

09:43:42
The barrow.

09:52:09
Last time I got caught out by the Kenwood Estate closing at dusk. This time I was here in the morning, but parts of the estate were instead closed due to the wind.

09:53:02
A daffodil.

09:53:10

09:55:28
Gratifyingly gnarled tree near the Kenwood viewpoint, with the London skyline in the distance.

09:55:33
Zoomed in a bit.

10:09:32
Finally got to the bank near Kenwood House where the daffodils (and hopefully snowdrops) grow.

10:09:44

10:09:53
There's the snowdrops! Although already looking like they're coming to the end of their flowering.

10:09:58
More pictures of snowdrops.

10:10:04

10:10:59

10:24:01
Back near the Kenwood viewpoint once again.

10:25:11

10:38:41
The barrow.

10:44:05
Parliament Hill.

10:44:21

10:44:37

10:49:56
Wild cherry blossom?

10:50:05

10:50:14

20:00:53
Later on, our friends from round the corner came to visit, and brought their dog with them for a little while.

20:01:32

20:01:52

20:03:14
She seemed determined to tear this sponge apart.

20:03:28

20:39:40
Erika and the dog.

20:39:43

20:44:59
Erika and her new Spectre Specs (as worn by Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter).

21:21:57
As Erika had been playing with Sylvanian Families with her friend this evening, I made my own little vignette.

21:22:19
...and Chie added an origami hat.