Posted in Cardiff, Garden visits, Gardening, Uncategorized, tagged Cardiff, Nature, Spring, thompson's park, Trees on March 4, 2021| 5 Comments »
Daffodils in Thompson’s Park
Monday was St David’s Day – the national day of Wales – and it is not complete without daffodils so I went to Thompson’s Park to see what I could find. Here are my pictures from a half-hour afternoon walk in early spring sunshine… (more…)
Posted in Nature, Uncategorized, tagged Nature, thompson's park, Trees, winter on January 5, 2021| 8 Comments »
Thompson’s Park in Cardiff on New Year’s Day – people gathered near the duck pond
One of my New Year resolutions in this time of lockdown was to get out more, walk most days and get some sunshine. At least I started well on New Year’s Day with a walk around Thompson’s Park. It’s a favourite of mine so I suppose none of these images show anything new.
In these Covid days I do try to avoid people so find myself straying from the pathways to distance myself and holding my breath as I pass if I can’t. I don’t suppose I was surprised that people gathered dangerously together near the duck pond in the lower part of the park. (more…)
Posted in Cardiff, Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Nature, thompson's park, Trees on November 5, 2020| 2 Comments »
Beech trees in Thompson’s Park, with Romilly Road beyond the park railings
Firstly, my apologies for being slightly inactive on the blog recently and not responding to comments in a timely manner.
I remain very busy working full-time from home and caring for my husband – still in agony and immobile as he waits for the urgent hip replacement operation cancelled in March thanks to the first Covid-19 lockdown.
And to top it all I have fallen out of love with WordPress and its new Block Editor, which I can’t get to work even if I use a different browser as recommended by one of the WordPress experts. I also couldn’t work out how to continue using Classic Editor until Mike Rogers (of Flighty’s Plot) kindly pointed out a little arrow in the admin panel that I hadn’t noticed. Thanks so much! (more…)
Posted in Nature, Uncategorized, tagged Nature, Spring, thompson's park on April 5, 2020| 2 Comments »
Magnolia bloom in Thompson’s Park, Cardiff
I started the Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown a fortnight ago with the intention of visiting a park every week for some exercise, but already I am slacking. So far I have visited only one – Thompson’s Park.
It is our nearest park but I hadn’t walked through it for a few years, since I started working down in Cardiff Bay. There was a time when I visited it monthly, and here are my images from those days. (more…)
Posted in Cardiff, Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged autumn, Cardiff, Nature, oak, Spring, Summer, thompson's park, Trees, winter on January 8, 2017| 12 Comments »
Frosted oak leaves on January 3, 2017
Before I turn my attention to a new tree to follow in 2017, I am looking back with fondness at the old oak (Quercus robur) I have followed throughout 2016 in Thompson’s Park, Cardiff.
I visited again on a frosty day last week but now it’s winter there is not going to be much change until it starts the annual cycle again in spring.
The only new observation was this spent firework from the New Year’s Eve festivities…
Firework shell under the oak on January 3, 2017
So here is a comparison of how the tree looked as the months passed in 2016. (more…)
Posted in Cardiff, Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged autumn, Nature, thompson's park, Trees, winter on December 18, 2016| 8 Comments »
Lush leaf of bear’s breeches (Acanthus mollis) in December
At the beginning of 2016 I promised myself I would keep an eye on Thompson’s Park in Cardiff as the seasons changed through the year, so I have just enough time before Christmas to fit in a snapshot of the park as we pass from late autumn into early winter.
I took these pictures on November 25 and December 9 and in just a fortnight almost the last of the autumn leaves fell. Some berries and seeds remain and there are a few winter blossoms. Please let me know if I have misidentified anything… (more…)
Posted in Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Nature, oak, thompson's park, Trees on December 13, 2016| 6 Comments »
Fallen oak leaves in December
Last month I was becoming a bit impatient with the oak tree (Quercus robur) I am following in Cardiff’s Thompson’s Park, as it seemed slow to take on autumn hues. But I knew that when the right time came it would all happen very quickly, so I have visited the tree twice this month. And what a difference a fortnight has made.
The following pictures were taken on November 25 and December 9 and where I can I put similar shots together for comparison. A fortnight ago the leaves were golden but now they are brown and more have fallen to the ground. (more…)
Posted in Nature, Trees, tagged thompson's park, Trees on November 29, 2016| 8 Comments »
Fallen horse chestnut in Thompson’s Park, Cardiff, in June 2016
This is the story of the life after death of the horse chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) blown down in Storm Imogen in Early February. It stood in Thompson’s Park, Cardiff, and I have been keeping an eye on it all year. (more…)
Posted in Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Cardiff, Nature, oak, thompson's park, Trees on November 10, 2016| 9 Comments »
Autumn leaves on the oak tree (Quercus robur) in Cardiff’s Thompson’s Park
I had hoped by now that the oak tree (Quercus robur) I am following in Cardiff’s Thompson’s Park would be gold all over, but it seems to be one of the last trees to change colour, along with one or two stubborn ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) I have seen around.
It has been a wonderful autumn for trees in the city this year, as we have had mostly cold and dry weather throughout October. See my other autumn blog posts here.
Most of the following pictures were taken on November 10. (more…)
Posted in Nature, Trees, tagged autumn, Cardiff, Nature, thompson's park, Trees on November 5, 2016| 11 Comments »
Chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) in Thompson’s Park, Cardiff, on October 25
I usually blog just once a week, but there is so much of golden autumn around at the moment that I can’t help keeping on about it, as it will be over so soon. Here are some recent images from Thompson’s Park in Cardiff, which I have been visiting throughout the year. It’s certainly a time of mellow fruitfulness. (more…)
