It is such a pleasure checking this thread every day and looking at such beautiful pictures Just wanted to say that!

Thanks Minkpenny, we aim to please

Central Square in Hampstead Garden Suburb

"Wow, what a gorgeous picture MotherGoose"


Yes, as you can imagine, I took hundreds of pictures of the Rock - this one is my favourite. I love the way the earth looks like it has varicose veins.

"It is such a pleasure checking this thread every day and looking at such beautiful pictures Just wanted to say that!"


I couldn't agree more. I love the glimpses I get into other people's worlds. It has really made me more appreciative of my own environment, realising that what I consider mundane is interesting to other people. I look at my own little world in a different way now.

Some wildlife in Hendon Park

Ah, that's a good catch, Satguru! Looks like he's about to jump on your head!

More signs of autumn here: the chestnuts are ripening and the acorns are falling:

Nonsuch Park in Ewell

great photos! Been away a few days so is nice to see them. Especially those Ayers Rock ones - spectacular MG!!

A wonderful season of rain has left us with lots of wild flowers. No idea what they are but here is the first one.

How lovely that is, Jill. Someone will know its name

Our helicopter ride at dawn also took us over the Olgas (also known as Kata Tjuta, which means "many heads").

Very cool, Mg.

another flower

The first flower's some sort of daisy, they're very popular here in gardens.

Here's another view of the park from yesterday

We went to Barmouth for the day on Sunday.

I think MotherGoose posted some Sturt Peas last month - well, here's some more. I've never seen so many of them as what are around at the moment. Not on our place but a friend tells me of a patch not too far away that have pink ones and white ones in it. Very rare.

I know I posted this picture about two years ago, but seeming my favourite author celebrates her 120th birthday today ...



A momument to Agatha Christie in the Imperial Hotel, Torquay.

Some nice gardening in Mill Hill Park

One more looking towards the hill and the monastery to the north.

This is the mighty Todd River. Alice Springs (named after Alice Todd) is built around the Todd River (named after her husband, Charles Todd). The riverbed is dry for about 95% of the year. It had rained a week or so before we arrived, hence the little bit of water present.

I spent the weekend at a small town a couple of hours away from Bombay recently.

MG, your pictures of Alice Springs are beautiful.

The view from our hotel room in Egypt. The gardens of the hotel were amazing.

A typical London suburban bus view, although until 1965 Kingston was in Surrey before it expanded to include most of the suburbs around the edge.

I took a wonderful day trip to Toronto Zoo today, so be prepared for some animal photos

This polar bear seems to be feeling the heat, though it was a lovely autumn day today, cool enough for walking all afternoon, after a really hot, humid summer.

Some Welsh hills from our day out to Barmouth last Sunday.