London in the Rain!

My daughter's gone to Legoland to celebrate her 7th birthday with her Godmother.  And I've taken the opportunity to see an exhibition at the Tate Modern - Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera (not suitable for children) and walk along the river in the rain.  Almost nobody about, a rare occurrence in London, and most enjoyable too.  A couple of beach combers and a few mothers with water-proofed children, but everyone else inside.  Yippee for rain!

Centre and Right-hand-side of the garden

Today's a day for computer manipulation, ie, cold and wet.  Enjoy the garden from the comfort of an easy chair. 

Shark Fin Garden

A peak at the left hand side of the garden!  Just the best time of year, for growth and flowers.

Leaves and Stamen

What could I possibly add to the most wonderful, tranquil gardens in London: Kew.  A haven for the Parakeets, the old and the very young.  Super for taking close-ups, but really would recommend a tripod to eliminate the shake of the camera.

The Lovely Kew Gardens

On a visit to Kew Gardens on Saturday in good spring weather, we walked to the quieter areas to the far left of the park, where a variety of pines grow.  Some of the bark was so beautiful, that I had to capture the silvery sheen and wonderful textures.

And of course, the underside of a ... (large leafed plant that great for standing under in rain)!

Sunday Smoothie

I can't be the only person out there, who has all the greatest of intentions when buying fresh fruit and vegetables.  I seem to wait till they're on the turn before doing something with them!

My daughter hates bananas.  It was a case of one too many.  Now I slip those frozen chopped up over ripe bananas into smoothies.  They do a great job of cooling down the fruit.  Today, it was a pineapple that was so over ripe that I had to put it in the fridge to keep the mould at bay, a bargain bucket punnet of strawberries and a glug of goat's milk.  No sugar needed.  Usually I use yogurt, but I was too lazy to get a spoon out, and pouring seemed so much easier.

Put into glasses and eat (too thick to drink).  A whole blender full was demolished, and a waddle to the park was all that was manageable.

Budapest, Hungary

A couple of different views of Budapest, taken last month.

From the Ludwig Gallery (Museum of Modern Art)

Although the exhibitions are good, the views from the massive glass panel windows are better.  One could sit there all day and watch the ants perform uninhibited.

West End Shopping Centre
I am not the greatest fan of shopping, especially in malls.  However, once in a while I don't mind a bit of window shopping!