tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post3124752865643992678..comments2024-03-28T10:36:00.148+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Highgate to Hackney WickSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-68605679642419924372019-08-29T23:45:08.189+01:002019-08-29T23:45:08.189+01:00Well, I certainly enjoyed taking that walk with yo...Well, I certainly enjoyed taking that walk with you! Wonderful and varied sights!37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-80519905183096463812019-08-28T06:58:09.876+01:002019-08-28T06:58:09.876+01:00Elizabeth: I hope so too! That would be awesome!
...Elizabeth: I hope so too! That would be awesome!<br /><br />YP: It is splendid. Nothing makes me feel more alive than going on a long walk. Same for you, I expect.<br /><br />Sabine: It's a great city for exploring!<br /><br />Ms Moon: I like SOME graffiti art. I like all the pieces in these photos. I like representational art, featuring people or animals or something recognizable. I'm less interested in the tags and throwies and burners, featuring the artist's name, but even those can be cool sometimes. I think I'm a fuddy-duddy too, deep down.<br /><br />Robin: I'm glad! I know these posts get a bit long!<br /><br />Edna: I'll go back and see those fish one of these days! I just have to go to a different park, now that I know where they are.<br /><br />Red: I'd never heard of a spriggan either! Funny how folklore from all cultures is so full of mischievous creatures, going by many names. I guess people needed ways to explain all the things happening in their world that they didn't understand.<br /><br />Catalyst: There's always plenty to see. I start out these walks thinking, "Will I get any good pictures?" And by the time I get home I have to cull pretty severely to make a post of just eight or ten shots.<br /><br />Sharon: McKenzie Gardens was nice but pretty small. Not worth a special trip unless you're in the area. The Filter Beds, though, would be a great place to spend time looking at wildlife. (On a cooler day!)<br /><br />Bug: It surprised me when I looked up and saw it emerging from the arch!<br /><br />Ellen: There's always tension between street artists and the public. A lot of people don't like it, and I suppose there IS a certain egotism involved in seizing a public wall and plastering it with your own art!<br /><br />John: Isn't it amazing? One of the most impressive grave monuments I've ever seen.<br /><br />Sue: Thanks! That cormorant was pretty nervous -- it sped away while I was clicking my camera. I'm glad I got a decent shot.<br /><br />E: Yeah, that building is great, isn't it?!<br /><br />Comox: Thanks! I had a great time! Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-71861887809851636512019-08-28T03:07:36.577+01:002019-08-28T03:07:36.577+01:00Wonderful walk thanks for taking us along on this ...Wonderful walk thanks for taking us along on this journey so many interesting places and photos well done !!!Comox Valley and beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592683050512187874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-6017492173525621982019-08-28T01:23:51.167+01:002019-08-28T01:23:51.167+01:00I love these, especially the splendid lion and the...I love these, especially the splendid lion and the colorful building!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-62507625970795651332019-08-28T00:01:01.500+01:002019-08-28T00:01:01.500+01:00The background of the photo of the cormorant looks...The background of the photo of the cormorant looks like an impressionist masterpiece. Great walk - I love your energy and spirit of adventure!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03107838233635613580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-59171470006197263592019-08-27T20:43:47.924+01:002019-08-27T20:43:47.924+01:00That lion is magnificent That lion is magnificent John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-44141953308884834872019-08-27T18:49:21.797+01:002019-08-27T18:49:21.797+01:00I love the street art. I wish some enterprising ar...I love the street art. I wish some enterprising artist would go at the abandoned buildings here but the people in the small twon would probably be horrified and the artist arrested.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-78913057797475862122019-08-27T17:19:09.681+01:002019-08-27T17:19:09.681+01:00Fun walk! I kind of like the spriggan - but then a...Fun walk! I kind of like the spriggan - but then again I don't have children. Ha!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65382536113018254392019-08-27T16:11:57.153+01:002019-08-27T16:11:57.153+01:00I just looked at a map to get an idea of how far y...I just looked at a map to get an idea of how far you walked. You covered an amazing distance. McKenzie Gardens looks very nice in your photo. The spriggan was somewhat disturbing, especially the story you told about the creature. The Filter Beds is also an interesting place. You've seen more of London than many people who were born there.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-19542052574922821972019-08-27T16:08:41.644+01:002019-08-27T16:08:41.644+01:00Always an adventure on your many walks through and...Always an adventure on your many walks through and around the city. Some good and some not good street art and graffiti. Interesting tour.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-15813900469806186122019-08-27T15:29:27.747+01:002019-08-27T15:29:27.747+01:00Interesting account of a spriggan. I'd never h...Interesting account of a spriggan. I'd never heard of this before. The whole nine miles had lots of very interesting stuff to see.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-62852742709319971322019-08-27T15:24:11.877+01:002019-08-27T15:24:11.877+01:00What an enjoyable walk with you today. I love lov...What an enjoyable walk with you today. I love love all the graffiti art, especially that painting of the girl with the glasses. Lots of talent there. I loved the photo of the cormorant. We have them here too. It's a shame about those fishes though. It would have been nice to see them too. You have a wonderful day, hugs, Edna B.Edna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550994321689374875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-54218763053921852592019-08-27T15:17:39.311+01:002019-08-27T15:17:39.311+01:00What a great, long walk that was. You do see such ...What a great, long walk that was. You do see such cool and interesting sights. I love these vicarious adventures with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-82400635589814132202019-08-27T14:15:02.849+01:002019-08-27T14:15:02.849+01:00My Lord! It seems like you'd have walked every...My Lord! It seems like you'd have walked every road and pathway in London by now! <br />What great pictures. I have to say though- I DO NOT LIKE GRAFFITI ART! See? I can call it art but I still don't like it. On the other hand, that lion is magnificent and I love the spriggan. I'm just an old fuddy duddy, I guess. And it occurs to me that simply using that phrase- fuddy duddy- makes me about ten thousand years old. <br />Thanks for taking these walks and sharing them with us, thus saving us the shoe leather. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-18262405808210273042019-08-27T11:54:41.097+01:002019-08-27T11:54:41.097+01:00I love the way you get to see and experience Londo...I love the way you get to see and experience London. Thanks for this.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-26104215495834546152019-08-27T08:47:08.241+01:002019-08-27T08:47:08.241+01:00How splendid to walk in the sunshine and to cover ...How splendid to walk in the sunshine and to cover a good number of interesting urban miles. As one would expect - thoughtfully photo-illustrated by our inquisitive Floridian guide.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-21781698797832993432019-08-27T07:18:39.782+01:002019-08-27T07:18:39.782+01:00I love these walks, and I'm hoping to go one w...I love these walks, and I'm hoping to go one with you when I come to London in October!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com