There are few things that relax me more than wandering through a park with no schedule. In fact, wandering through a city with no agenda, no schedule and no demands - yeah, that's part of what made my trip to London so fantastic. When I'm walking, my mind starts to release whatever's been pent up. Ideas come. Stories peek out. Problems begin to find their solutions. Stress loosens its grip. I love to walk, and I don't do it enough through my own city anymore, so it was like finding a little present that had been tucked away in a pocket. A piece of myself that I hadn't realized I hadn't been using.
With all the walking I did while I was there, my body began to let go of things, too. I'm looking for ways to keep that up now that I'm home and forced to sit down for most of the day. I started with walking to the train station this morning instead of taking the bus. Which had the added bonus of waking me up.
But back to London. A curious bird kept walking over and staring at me while I sat on a bench in Hyde Park eating my lunch. As soon as I got out my camera, though, he walked away (of course). But later, he was back. What are you lookin' at? he seemed to be saying.
He had friends, too. (That's the beginning of the Serpentine in the background.)
These roses perfumed a ten-foot radius. Aaaaaahhhh...
Playing with my macro lens. Does anyone know what these are? They make a cool fairy forest up close like this.
Sans lens:
Wellington Arch. The sky was cooperating in this shot, don't you think?
And a tribute to a princess.
Next up, Kensington Gardens and an elfin surprise.
