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Photos 17th - 23rd December 2015

Christmas decorations in St. George's Shopping Centre in Harrow.

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Christmas decorations in St. George's Shopping Centre in Harrow.

Photos 16th December 2015

A trip to the Sky Garden with a friend. Tickets were free but had to be booked in advance. I didn't actually realise that 20 Fenchurch Street is the Walkie Talkie, a famous sky scraper in London. It was great exploring up there. The garden was small but pretty, and the views of London were outstanding with a great view South over the Thames, the Docklands to the East, St. Pauls and West London all the way to Wembley to the West, and the Cheesegrater, Gherkin and other City towers to the North. Tea and nibbles were expensive but can't really argue having free entry and tea with such a cool view! I hope to return there next year.

After leaving the Sky Garden it was bright and mild so I walked all the way to Ocford Street, passing Bank and St. Paul's Cathedral en route via Holborn. After a bit of shopping I then took the tube to Wembley where I visited the London Designer Outlet for some good bargains on my way home. There were nice Christmas lights here too.

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Views of the Walkie Talkie as I approach from Bank.			Looking up the side of the building, with the Shard featuring in the background.	The adjacent building had a living wall.	After going up to level 35, this view presented itself to us. Welcome to the top of the Walkie Talkie!

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The garden on the Western side.	Looking Southwards over the Thames towards the Shard, with great views of London and Tower bridges too. The cloud cover was ideal for looking in this direction as otherwise we'd have been dazzled.			City Hall looks like a crash helmet from this height.	London Bridge.

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The London Eye towards the Southwest.	Looking East and Southeastwards to London Bridge, the Tower of London, and beyond the Thames snaking its way to the Docklands in the background.

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Looking Westwards to St. Pauls Cathedral.				A closer view looking upstream along the Thames.	The interior of the garden from the Southwest corner.

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Looking back towards the balcony as we ascend the Western side of the garden.	More Western side garden views.			City towers to the North.	The Gherkin.

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The Cheesegrater.	Views of the garden on the Eastern side as we descend back towards the main viewing area.				The café where we bought tea and nibbles.

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Having tea and gingerbread biscuits with a view.		The Royal Exchange and Mansion House at Bank.		Walking past St. Paul's Cathedral.	Christmas lights on Oxford Street.

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Wembley Stadium in the deepening twilight.	Carousel.	Wembley Christmas Lights.	London Designer Outlet.	More lights.	More lights under a lit Wembley Stadium Arch.

Photos 9th - 15th December 2015

I got a GoPro for my birthday. So far I've been experimenting with timelapses and the video looping that works well as a car dashcam. It works well on the end of a selfie pole too.

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My new GoPro taking a timelapse of the clouds. See this time lapse from the 7th for my only published timelapse so far.	A wide angle photo in the kitchen taken from the end of a long selfie pole.

Photos 14th December 2015

Photos from my 40th birthday meal at Aviv in Edgware. That was a brilliant evening and befitted my 40th birthday very well.

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My 40th birthday balloon. Alas we forgot to bring it to the restaurant but atleast I have pictures to prove it existed. Thanks Renée!	Thanks Renée for this amazing 'plant'. You clearly know I'm a sucker for anything Ferrero Rocher related. :D	Restaurant panorama as we arrive.	Damian and Louise.	Renée and I.

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Renée and Phil.	Renée, Phil, Yael and Damian.	Mum and Dad.	Kara and Rosalie.	Lynette, Lee and David.	Lee, David, Jono and Karalea.

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Yum yum! Those burgers are amazing! And huge! Shock horror I couldn't finish my chips. That's a first.	Phil and Adam.	Renée and I.	Photo of the table taken by Dad.	Mum, Lynette, Lee and David.	Jono, Karalea, Rosalie, Paula, Me, Renée, Phil and Adam.

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Me, Renée, Phil, Adam, Yael, Damian and Louise.	A surprise gliding birthday cake. Wow!	Paula watching me blow out the candles.	Another view of the cake.	Renée watching on as I cut the cake.	Over to the professional cake cutter. She did a great job.

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Family pyramid? (Me, Dad, Mum and Louise.)	Damian and I.	Damian and I as Louise spots a chance to photo bomb.	Damian and I with Louise completing the include.

Photos 7th - 13th December 2015

A Jay in the garden in Kenton and Chanukah 2015 in Kenton and Hendon.

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A Jay foraging in the garden.			Chanukah 2015 nights 2, 5 and 8.

Photos 27th - 29th November 2015

My EMC leaving card and trouble in Kenton!

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An impressively arty A3 leaving card presented when I left EMC on 27th November.	The winter has been so windy that my big potted pine at the back falls over almost every day.	It seems the Chapelwood 12" anti-squirrel cage around the seed feeder isn't as squirrel proof as advertised.

Photos 15th November 2015

A visit to Hove on a very windy day just an hour after high tide revealed a rather wild scene.

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Large waves crashing on the beach. Some made it all the way to the promenade wall.

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More crashing waves.		Two kids playing chicken with the surf. Using the railings to haul themselves away from a soaking.		Beach pebbles at high tide had been thrown up onto the promenade.

Photos 9th November 2015

A walk along the Thames between the Thames Barrier and the O2 and the Emirates Air Line cable car. This was part of a team day out. After an initial bus ride we walked to Bunker 51 for Laser Tag. Then walked along the river all the way back to the O2.

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Looking out across the Thames close to high tide after the bus ride.	Views of the Thames Barrier as we approach from the West.

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Looking back towards North Greenwich as a military looking boat goes past.		The Emirates Air Line strung out across the Thames like a neclace of beads.	An old boat turned into a garden feature while a bench next to it provides for a nice river view.

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Another river panorama as the tide drops.	Some nice local architecture.	Curious local art.	One of the Emirates Air Line cable car towers.

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More curious looking art work.		Passing the Emirates Air Line base station as we near the end of our walk.

Photos 6th - 7th November 2015

Two nights of fireworks displays. On the 6th we went to a new event at Horsenden Hill Golf club. It was a bit disorganised with a bonfire that didn't light and some rather naff amateur flame dancers and the fireworks were 50 minutes late and the ground very soggy after a day of heavy rain. But the fireworks in the end were pretty. On the 7th we returned to Ealing Cricket club. We had high expectations for this evening. It was a quagmire as expected but we were prepared! However they were also late running. A laser display beforehand was dreadful, like a poor version of the 80's. But the fireworks were good as always. Overall the best fireworks night by far was Lasham, with a decent atmosphere, good food, and well behaved kids (both these events they ran amock and people were rather unpleasant and rude) and a decent bonfire and fireworks. Perhaps next year I'll only bother with Lasham if the weather is good for that one.

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The fire dancers were pretty poor but still made for a nice slow exposure shot.	The closest we got to a bonfire when a can of petrol was thrown over it. The flames soon died out again.	The view from the hill. Lots of light pollution, especially from Wembley Stadium. This pushed the limits of my iPhone 6S+ camera.	Horsenden Hill fireworks.

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Horsenden Hill fireworks. The brand new iPhone 6S+ camera did a pretty impressive job of capturing these shots. Pretty!

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Ealing Cricket Club fireworks. Again the iPhone 6S+ did well. Some nice displays again.

Photos 31st October 2015

Lasham Gliding Society's annual bonfire and fireworks display was on Halloween this year.

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The guy sitting on the bonfire as darkness descends.	A spooky Halloween clubhouse and bar with a barbecue being set up outside.				Nice pumpkins. Especially the gliding themed one.

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Gary Pullen Lighting the bonfire.	The guy is in trouble!	Lasham inferno! The guy didn't last long. Those flames went 30-40 feet high.		The guy has burnt away. The chair looks rather hellish now.

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Inferno.	Bonfire night wouldn't be complete without sparklers.	Michael Harrison and Jordan Bridge collecting for the Lasham Trust.	Looks more like lava now as the fire burns down.	Firenado.	Well it is Halloween!

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The Lasham Fireworks were professional this year and quite spectacular.					A nice atmospheric glow from the fire showing up the people enjoying it in the car park area.

Photos 25th October 2015

A Sparrowhawk swooped on the bird feeder. It failed to catch any of the small birds. It rested on the feeder for a short while. I ran for the camera and managed one rushed shot before it flew off. Luckily the shot was a goodun so happy days!

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Male Sparrowhawk.

Photos 10th October 2015

A visit to Devil's Dyke near Brighton. It was a bit hazy but the views were still nice.

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West to Northeast panorama from by the car.	360 degree panorama from the lookout point.	180 degree panorama looking North over the edge of the steep part of the hill.	Looking Westwards along the South Downs ridge towards the Steyning gap.

Photos 7th October 2015

A Green Woodpecker feeding on ants in Kenton.

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Closeup views of a Green Woodpecker.

Photos 10th September 2015

Regents Canal has turned green as a water plant blooms in the warm September sunshine.

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Green Regents Canal.

Photos 6th September 2015

A visit to Aqua near Oxford Circus for a family event. The roof terrace afforded a great view of Oxford Circus and some local landmarks.

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Views of Oxford Circus from the roof terrace.		Looking towards the London Eye.

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Looking towards the City.		Closer view of the Walkie Talkie.	Closer views of the City, including the Gherkin, the Cheesegrater and St. Paul's Cathedral in the foreground.

Photos 31st August 2015

A visit to Butterfly World in some typical cold and wet August weather. No butterflies were to be seen outside but the tropical butterflies were present in their tent as well as other insects and spiders. It was a good job we visited today as the following winter we learnt that Butterfly World had closed down, having been unable to find funding to build the planned tropical biome for 10,000 butterflies. I hope next year someone will take it on and maintain the landscape and its butterfly habitats.

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The site of the planned tropical biome is filled with sunflowers and a concrete butterfly shape in the centre.		A giant ant sculpture seen from the visitor centre.	A display at the centre of a large spiral.

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A closer look at the giant ant sculpture.		Here are the leaf cutter ants that inspired the sculpture.

Photos 28th August 2015

A juvenile Goldfinch playing around on the garden patio close to the window.

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Juvenile Goldfinch.

Photos 10th April - 26th August 2015 - Cucumbers and Wild Flowers.

I planted cucumbers on 10th April and Countryfile wild seeds on 1st May. They have been growing nicely in the summer heat as you can see below. A very soggy and cold August however saw an early end to the cucumber crop and the wild flowers also ended this month. The last harvest was in late August. After that the plants slowly died off one by one during September. Apart from a couple of bitter cucumbers most of them were delicious and sweet.

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8 cucumber seeds planted in a cold frame (along with a few other things).	11 days later the seedlings are emerging nicely.	Meanwhile my wild seed arrived.	Seedlings getting bigger.	Planting the wild seeds in a trough.

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Cucumbers growing and wild seeds emerging nicely on 17th May.		View of the cucumber plants, wild seeds and the garden on 29th May.	Wildflowers growing fast. Cucumber plants starting to grow upwards too. Nice summer garden now.

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The wild seeds and cucumbers have grown significantly in one week since the previous pictures.		The cucumber plants are growing furiously in the heat and produced the first flower on 30th June.		A wider view of the cucumber plants and wild seeds on 30th June just after watering.	One of the wildflowers in bloom.

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One of the wildflowers in bloom.	One of the biggest cucumbers on the way.	Views of the growing cucumber plants on 5th July.		Male and female cucumber flowers. The ant gives a good sense of scale. The female flowers already have the spiky beginnings of a cucumber under the flower head.

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The wild flowers starting to bloom. I was starting to realise I'd planted them a little densely.	Three pictures of a newly opened poppy. It looks like tissue paper art.			The big cucumber steadily growing longer and bigger.	Wild flower.

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The poppy now fully open and smoothed out.			Another wild flower.	Another look at the cucumber plants on 10th July.

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The big cucumber is almost ready to pick.	The cucumber plants and wild flowers continue to grow on 13th July.		The biggest cucumber looking ready to pick now as it swells in width and weight.		Cucumber plants on 16th July.

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More cucumber flowers and babies.		More pictures of the poppies.			Better shot of the yellow wild flower.

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Kenton wild flowers on 16th July.	Two of the purple wild flowers.		Time to cut my biggest cucumber. 1 foot long and almost half a kilogram is pretty cool.		Delicious!

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More cucumbers on the way.		The cucumber plants continue to grow.	Another delicious cucumber.	Cucumber plants rapidly reaching the tops of the stakes.	More large cucumbers almost ready to pick.

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More cucumbers.		One of the biggest cucumbers. Shame this one was a bit bitter.	Other cucumbers that were picked hastily as the plants started to succumb to the terrible August weather (cold and wet for weeks). All of these were deliciously sweet luckily.	This one looked like a hand grenade! An explosion of sweetness.	Squally winds blew two plants over. This isn't the only time they went sideways.

Photos 22nd August 2015

I made a new friend today.

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Marcus the Poodle.

Photos 9th August 2015

Paragliders over the Dunstable Downs.

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Watching the paragliders launch near Pascombe Pit.		Looking back towards the Chiltern Gateway visitor centre.		Arty shot as paragliders pass overhead soaring the ridge.

Photos 2nd August 2015

After building a new desk on 6th-7th July, I rebuilt the shelves so the white board is on the left. This suits me better than the other way round.

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My desk with the shelves reversed.

Photos 23rd - 24th July 2015

A fly on Regents Canal, and Spider plant flowers in Kenton.

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Regents Canal hoverfly.	Kenton Spider Plant flower.

Photos 19th July 2015

A trip to Bald Hill and Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve to see the butterflies, including the Silver Spotted Skipper. I also took these pictures too.

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Didcot Power Station came out well today from Bald Hill.	Pyramidal orchid.	Red Kite surfing the ridge lift as the wind blows onto the hill.		180 degree panorama of the Western slope of Bald Hill.

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Despite being so close to the M40, Aston Rowant NNR is a pretty pleasant place.		Nice view from a quirky bench at a lookout point at the top of the hill.	Looking up at the lookout point from a fair way below.

Photos 18th July 2015

Pictures taken during a visit to Hove as my sister moved into a new flat in the vicinity. While there we had to go to the beach and to an awesome ice cream place there.

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Hove beach front.	Looking Eastwards towards Brighton Pier.	The huge queue gives a clue as to how popular the ice cream place is.	Yummie!!!

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More views of the beach.		A couple of nice captures of the waves breaking on the beach.

Photos 5th - 16th July 2015

Garden flowers in Kenton, Sweet Chestnut blossom in Park Wood, Ruislip and insects in Regents Park.

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Tiger Lillies and Fuscia flowers in the garden.			Sweet Chestnut blossom.		Regents Park Grasshopper.

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Regents Park shiny insect.	Kenton Fuscia.	Kenton Buddleia.

Photos 6th - 8th July 2015

During a spell of bad weather while on holiday I decided to ditch my old furniture and build some new items while I had the time to spare. I bought a new desk, pedestal, shelving desk addon and a chest of drawers from Ikea. The under desk drawer later got removed to make more leg room. The old furniture went to a local charity shop. The new furniture is much more modern and the slightly narrower desk gives me more floor space. My subwoofer ended up in the cupboard hidden away nicely and all the extra storage space was very useful.The computer went on the floor by the wall.

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My Ikea furniture leaving the store.	A little while later, after removing the old furniture, the desk is built.	The desk with the shelving addon. (I later rebuilt it with the whiteboard and shelves swapped around.)	Pedestal added to the side of the desk.	The newly built chest of drawers.

Photos 3rd July 2015

A lizard and a bird at Chobham Common.

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Common Lizard.	Female and Male Stonechats.

Photos 18th - 28th June 2015

A turtle on Barnhill and more from Regents Park and Kenton.

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Barnhill summit pond.	Turtle on a log in the summit pond. This should not be there as it is not native. TODO: Identify.		Another view of the Regents Park wild flower meadow.	A strange flower.	Harlequin larva.

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Tiger lillies and other flowers in the garden in Kenton.			Swan on the boating lake in Regents Park.	Kenton feeder standoff between Ring Necked Parakeet and Magpie.	Greater Spotted Woodpecker in a nearby tree.

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Song Thrush in the Scott's Pine tree.	Fuscia flowers.

Photos 9th - 15th June 2015

I won a photo competition at work! Plus more pictures from Regents Park.

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Competition certificate and prize.	Mating Harlequin ladybirds.	A nice poster in the office kitchen advertising the winning pictures. The bluebell woods and the Peacock butterfly are mine.

Photos 3rd June 2015

A walk around Regents Canal and Regents Park.

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Camden Lock.		Regents Canal between Camden Lock and Regents Park.	Canalside flowers.

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Canalside flowers.	A baby Coot being fed by its parents.			Warthogs in London Zoo.	Regents Park wildflower meadow.

Photos 26th - 27th May 2015

A spider that I rescued from the house in Kenton and a visit to the City of London.

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Juvenile House Spider.		London City panorama near Aldgate.

Photos 13th May 2015

Baby ducks on the Regents Canal and flowers in Regents Park.

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Female Mallard duck and 6 ducklings.			Regents Park flowers.

Photos 12th May 2015

A helicopter landed in Regents Park. I suspect it was some sort of organ or vaccine transfer but not sure.

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Helicopter landing in a field in the Northeast corner of Regents Park.

Photos 11th May 2015

A visit to the Grimsdyke Hotel for Louise's birthday lunch.

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Pretty lawns.		Wisteria display.

Photos 30th April 2015

Lilac in the garden in Kenton.

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Lilac.

Photos 25th April 2015

Green Woodpecker in Kenton feeding on ants and pictures from the Chilterns.

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Kenton Green Woodpecker.				Cowslips at Ivinghoe Beacon.	Hawthorn shrouded Path below Ivinghoe Beacon.

Photos 24th April 2015

Crab spider on lilac flowers in Kenton

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Crab spider on Lilac.

Photos 20th April 2015

Regents Canal Bluebells and Regents Park.

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Bluebells on Regents Canal.		Great Tit singing in a tree.	Spectacular flower displays in Regents Park.

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Tulip closeup.	Another lovely display.	More tulip closeups.		More tulips.

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Bedding flowers closeup.	Fountain.	Two more flower displays.

Photos 9th April 2015

More spring flowers in Regents Park.

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Blossom.	Cowslips.		Various Daffodils with Cowslips growing amongst them.

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More blossom.

Photos 20th and 30th March 2015

London Zoo animals seen from from Regents Park and Canal.

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A London Zoo Tiger spotted from the path in Regents Park.				Ring Necked Parakeet (not from the zoo) eating tree leaf shoots.	London Zoo Warthog seen from Regents Canal.

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Another London Zoo animal seen from the path in Regents Park.

Photos 18th March 2015

Regents Park birds, ornaments and more.

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A pair of tufted ducks.		TODO.	TODO.	TODO.

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TODO.		TODO.	TODO.	TODO.	TODO.

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Egyptian goose and goslings.		Views along the Northeast arm of the boating lake.		A yucca like plant in the Southeast corner of the park.	Squirrel on the yucca like plant.

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The ornamental Southeast corner of the park.	Water fountain.		The ornamental Southeast corner of the park.

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Black swans in Queen Mary's garden, Inner Circle.		Flowering magnolia in Queen Mary's garden, Inner Circle.

Photos 2nd - 13th March 2015

Miscellaneous pictures from March, including spring flowers and the end of a 3 and a half week beard experiment.

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Regents Park crocuses.			Regents Park daffodils.		Beard be gone!

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I took Hamantashen to work to celebrate Purim.	Irises in Regents Park.		A delicious stir fry in Hendon.	Path cleaning in Kenton.

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Regents Park crocuses.		Regents Park daffodils.		Barnhill heron.	Barnhill blossom.

Photos 17th February 2015

Regents Park bird.

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A bird in Regents Park (TODO: Identify).

Photos 15th February 2015

Birds in the garden in Kenton.

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Goldfinches feeding.					Feral Pigeon.

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Another Goldfinch shot.	A Jay feeding enthusiastically on the lawn.		Blue Tit.	The Jay now in a Pine tree.	Great Tit.

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Ring Necked Parakeet about to raid a feeder.	Blackcap.	Blue Tit and Great Tit.	Goldfinch, Blue Tit and Great Tit.	Ring Necked Parakeet visiting the rear feeder.	Male Blackbird.