park bench

Seasonal adjustment

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Spring for a day

View from the bench

The very same spot, but what a difference. In January there was a deep blanket of snow in Hammersmith Park, west London. You would be advised not to sit on the bench.

A number of weeks later and we experience the first day of Spring – bright, beautiful sunshine, a very pleasant temperature of 17C and the promise of green shoots on the trees.

But that was the beginning and end of the season of renewal, and now the country is frozen again – there are wintry flurries coming down outside my window now. The new season may have officially started – the weather just isn’t playing ball…

Winter weather posts:

Winter makeover

Freezing macro

A moment in green

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This photograph was taken on Richmond Green, a nice spot in south-west London, not far away from the Thames. It’s simply a detail of a park bench, shaded by a huge old tree. Just beyond this, the sun was shining and many people were relaxing. Getting the focus and light just right for this took some time.

But there is another story to this dark green seat with its peeling paint. It has special significance and was recently revisited a year after the start of something which I hope may outlast the bench.

Does a shot of something seemingly mundane have a great significance for you?…