Autumn on The Heath.....Plus a Short Video

Friday the 5th of November, the day of Bonfire Night, seemed like a good time to go

and check out the Autumn colours on nearby Hampstead Heath. Although amazingly

the annual show of colour is a bit late this year and has still got a way to go.

And looking around this part of The Heath, there appears to be quite a bit of work

going on, with several of the Ponds closed off to the public. It seems that a twelve week

Desilting project recently started and involves cleaning out and refreshing the Ponds,

something that apparently takes place every 20-30 years to benefit the ecology of the

Ponds.

And so below are just a few new images taken on Friday plus a brief short video

taken around The West Heath just by The Water Garden Pond which does look

a bit poorly at the moment as they're working on it.

NEW AUTUMN PICTURES..... HAMPSTEAD HEATH

Although our Autumn can start around the end of September, we don't
actually see the benefits of the seasonal colours until early to mid November.
And so now is the perfect time for a bit of seasonal photography.
And so last Wednesday early in the morning I popped over to our local
Heath on what seemed more like a Winter morning to capture a bit of colour.

I particularly like the top picture above which was taken in the West Heath
part of Hampstead Heath. The break in the trees seems to allow sunbeams to
break through, giving it the look of an enchanted forest. And in the Winter
it can look even more dramatic, especially on frosty mornings.
Also below are a few pictures that I took around the Hampstead Pergola.
Hopefully my next lot of seasonal pictures will feature some Winter snow,
although we don't get it every year.