Here is your desktop wallpaper for March. It was shot at the botanical gardens in Paris whilst vising the orchid exhibtion in the glasshouses.. more images can be found here http://flic.kr/s/aHsjEdmdJ1 (click on the picture, then again to make it bigger then right click and save)
Category: Travel
Rue Mouffetard, Paris..
We spent a lovely 3 days in Paris last week, even though the weather was bitterly cold and snowing we managed to find a swanky apartment through http://www.airbnb.com situated near the wonderful market on Rue Mouffetard in the Latin Quarter The apartment was architect designed with a bedroom, living area/kitchen, bathroom and toilet with floor…
Rainham Marshes
On Sunday I decided to do a bike ride along the Thames next to the Rainham Marshes, I took a train from Fenchurch Street to Purfleet, then popped into the RSPB reserve to book myself on the ‘Sunday Stroll’ which is a guided walk around the nature reserve, before embarking on a short cycle ride…
Hortus
I’ve finally finished my live cinema show ‘Hortus’ you can read a little about it below :) Hortus explores the relationship between natural and urban environments, it takes the viewer on a journey of discovery through the presence, form and processes of vegetal nature found throughout cities but often overlooked and ignored. Urban Nature Part…
Penshurst Adventure
I took my newly acquired and lovingly restored Raleigh ‘Misty’ Mixte on a mini expedition to the medieval stronghold of Penshurst Place in the Weald of Kent. It’s a 14th century mansion-house built for a former mayor of london and later acquired by the Sidney family in 1552. ‘The original medieval house is one of…
The Thames Path: Man versus Nature
I’ve always had an interest in the ecosystems and habitats that interface built and natural environments, the places within cities and at their edges where nature finds a foothold largely ignored by people. It was with this in mind that I journeyed by bike along the Thames towards the Thames Barrier, searching for those magical…
Phloem 