11.26.08
A splash of colour brings winter cheer to a London park
I had a meeting in town today and I walked back to the Tube via St James’s Park – one of my favourite parks in London. It’s officially still autumn but there’s a distinctly wintry feel to it right now – no snow but it’s been seriously cold. The trees have almost lost their leaves and the water birds are huddling on the islands in the pond.
Parks do have their appeal in winter but it’s not usually related to the vibrant colours. Yet, I found some surprising patches of colour in the park. Firstly, a tree with beautiful amethyst-coloured berries – I don’t know what the tree is called though so if anyone can help me out that would be great. Then purple crocuses growing in the still emerald green grass – I thought crocuses were a spring flower but apparently not. The final one was a tree covered in pink blossoms – I’m fairly sure that one IS early, which is a bit of a worry.
Apologies for the quality of the photos – I took them with my mobile phone but I want to share them anyway.
Meanwhile, I also want to refer you to my post on Passports for Purpose on Roaming Tales – it’s a great cause and I hope you’ll support it and buy raffle tickets when they go on sale next week.
