Signs Of Life
First Snowdrops in Wapping
Even now, in the depths of Winter, there is plant life stirring. As I travelled around the East End over the past week in the wet and cold, I kept my eyes open for new life and was rewarded for my quest by the precious discoveries that you see here. Fulfilling my need for assurance that we are advancing in our passage through the year, each plant offers undeniable evidence that, although there may be months of winter yet to come, I can look forward to the spring that will arrive before too long.
Hellebores in Shoreditch
Catkins in Bethnal Green
Catkins in Weavers’ Fields
Quince flowers in Spitalfields
Cherry blossom in Museum Gardens
Netteswell House is the oldest dwelling in Bethnal Green
Aconites in King Edward VII Memorial Park in Limehouse
Cherry Blossom near Columbia Rd
Hellebores in Spitalfields
Spring greens at Spitalfields City Farm
The gherkin and the artichoke
Cherry blossom in Itchy Park
Soft fruit cuttings at Spitalfields City Farm
Seedlings at Spitalfields City Farm
Cherry blossom at Christ Church
beautiful and cheering…thaythnyuhyou. typing by mycatX
Please tell us more about Netteswell House. Where is it? What are its history and associations?
You are so very observant and alive to these changes. I am surprised to see such early cherry blossom. I wonder if this is due to global warming?
Spring is getting ready. I will be watching as the birds put in their brighter clothes.
Love the Catkins with the Cityscape in the far distance. We are so lucky to have our London Parks, and other green spaces. But I love good architecture too!