Woodberry Wetlands

My excuse for a walk on a sultry Monday morning was to have coffee at the Coal House. What with stopping to photograph trees in Finsbury Park, the walk took nearly an hour....

An overgrowth of flowers, ok what some people call weeds, everywhere -

 So beautiful!

 The vines were all over the place in the reedbeds -

Bullrushes bursting with pollen near the sluice -

 View across the lake - lots of building going on -

 The cafe has a roof terrace and, even more practical, a huge awning -

 I did do a "daily" drawing - with a perfectly decent pen found on the towpath -

(I'm still trying to get into the daily drawing habit ... it's like stopping smoking, the more often you try, the more likely you are to succeed!)

Wildflower meadows - delightful vistas -

 ... and some very useful insects -