In the 25 years I've lived in north London, I haven't been to my local park, Finsbury Park, as much as 25 times in total. This "people's park" isn't on visitors' must-see lists, but it provides "a rich tapestry of landscapes" - a nice green space as you go by on the bus -
Inside is a cafe, boating lake, several childrens' play areas, tennis courts and sports fields, a running track, and flower beds laid out like they were in the 1870s. The views past the large victorian houses (now shabby hotels) is of the City skyline, including the Gherkin -
This tree -
was planted in 1939, to commemorate 50 years of the London County Council.Nearby is this signpost for the Capital Ring walkway - 15 miles east to Woolwich foot tunnel and 28 km west to Richmond Bridge -
Underfoot are various leafscapes -
I couldn't resist taking some of the large leaves home and doing some quick prints on scraps of fabric -
My daughter moved to a flat within walking distance of Finsbury Park three months ago and I have spent a happy few hours sitting on a bench there watching the world jog by, the leaves fall and the squirrels run around. It is a lovely park to just think in. You are very lucky being close to it.
ReplyDeleteHow this takes me back - when I was first married (way back in the distant past!) we lived in a flat between Stroud Green Road and the park itself. Love the photographs - and the leaf-prints.
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