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Canal and River Life: (4) The canal from Brentford to Elthorne

Posted on August 23, 2020 by

At first during lockdown, I was walking circuits of nearby Blondin Park – each one about two-thirds of a mile. Three would cover about two miles and get you through a BBC Football Daily podcast. Four or five would cover … Continue reading →

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Canal and River Life: (3) Close ups

Posted on August 11, 2020 by

This series is all about the wonders of nature. They are all around us; and having the canal and the Thames nearby simply improves the riches. The weather has helped too – for the most part during lockdown it has … Continue reading →

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Canal and River Life: (2) The Waterfowl

Posted on August 6, 2020 by

These last three months of walking along the River Brent/ Grand Union canal and the Thames have allowed me to follow the development of the natural world from day to day. And the birds that inhabit these spaces have been … Continue reading →

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Canal and River life: (1) Reflections of…

Posted on July 28, 2020 by

For the last couple of months I’ve spent a lot of time walking along the nearby Grand Union Canal and from time to time along the River Thames too. I’ve been absorbing the beauty of the natural world – the … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 170 – Back to the heart of London

Posted on June 22, 2020 by

Last Monday I took a train for the first time in three months to central London, and some of my favourite locations down by the river. I stayed away from the tube and caught a near-empty train at Brentford to … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 169 – Return to the Canal

Posted on May 21, 2020 by

I walked along the Grand Union Canal for the first time since lockdown today. It’s not that far away, but I have diligently been doing circuits of the local park, listening to podcasts, over the past nine weeks. I was … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 168 – Sunshine on the Canal – or is it the River?

Posted on March 7, 2020 by

A familiar scene, the Grand Union Canal – and the River Brent. The two become one on this lower stretch, which leads at Brentford into the Thames. After two days of incessant rain and most of the news being about … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 167 – from Canary Wharf to Islington

Posted on January 19, 2020 by

I went on a walk Friday before last with the main intention of doing the bit of the Regent’s Canal that I hadn’t done before, which was the stretch between Haggerston, and Limehouse basin, by the Thames. The most eastern … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 166 – Autumn Colours, West London

Posted on November 26, 2019 by

Three Sundays ago the weather was good and I needed a walk. I kept it local, but managed ten miles on the way. Through Gunnersbury Park (much of which is fenced off at the moment) down to Kew Bridge; upstream … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 165 – White Cube Gallery, Bermondsey

Posted on November 7, 2019 by

A week ago I went down to the White Cube Gallery in Bermondsey to see a few exhibitions that were about to finish. The principal one was “Remains to be Seen” by Mona Hatoum, a Lebanese/Palestinian artist. The theme of … Continue reading →

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