Urban meadow
The White City housing estate here in west London is quite large and imposing. I walk through part of it every day and it’s become a familiar place. Just lately, “my” little corner has been transformed. An area of lawn was carefully seeded and has flourished into a meadow studded with poppies, daisies, cornflowers and other delightful flowers.
The obvious juxtaposition is this slice of English countryside in the middle of a city estate. It’s stark yet beautiful. The little meadow has trails weaving across it, while it’s bright and upstanding in the sunshine and gently wilts in the rain. It’s a pleasure to share this delight with you…
Great to see Nature fighting back with a helping hand from some kind souls….
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Well I think it was a grand scheme of the council, but a good one at that :)
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Isn’t wonderful when the positive action of others brings so much joy
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Yes! I think it was the council in.this case but with the same effect.
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A brilliant set of images Mike….both big picture and detail
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Thank you very much, Mark. It’s something I see very regularly and deserved to be captured.
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Great urban landscape!
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Thanks Koos – with a twist of countryside!
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Best of two worlds!
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Again, great images, Mike. It’s amazing how what we take as the everyday – a morning walk to work – can, in fact, become so much more if we look and take in what’s around us. The poppies are stunning, but it’s the cornflower that wins it for me! :)
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Thank you Richard! It’s been a daily revelation for weeks now… it really lifts the place beyond measure. Although I think it’ll be very wilted in this morning’s heavy rain :-/
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Well, the wet weather does that to all of us, I guess…
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Hahahaha! Yes, without a doubt…
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I mean my garden’s not looking its best today; yesterday, however, blooming and glorious!
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What a difference a day can make! I didn’t go past the meadow yesterday but it would have been upstanding and glorious :)
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