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Nesting Swan

IMG_1418Kingston Upon Thames, England

While Chelsea McKenzie Pacini​ and I were having lunch with Ilaria Silli​, (a great friend from Italy) I noticed people walking across a bridge and then they would stop and look down. So, after lunch we walked over there to see what they were looking at and this is it, a Swan sitting on her nest! I am assuming this is a female because generally the female sits on her nest for up to 6 weeks, the male however, can if necessary. I love swans, they are beautiful and so graceful in the water. Also, they mate for life which I think is really cool! They are beautiful!  CONGRATULATIONS go to Donald Donald E. Russell​ & Raewyn Lyes Viljoen​ for guessing correctly, at least the Swan, the nest is an added bonus!  Donald & Raewyn, send me your mailing address in a private message (Facebook) and I will send you your gift for guessing correctly!!

May 2016

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Private Lake

PrivateLakeEsher, England – 2016 – iPhone

What a great walk and I found this pretty lake! It said: PRIVATE LAKE, NO SWIMMING, NO FISHING, but it didn’t say NO RELAXING, so I put my feet up, RELAXED & ENJOYED it!

A Rather Rainy, Drippy Day

RainyDrippyDayEsher, England – 2016 – iPhone

I went on a wonderful walk, though it rained most of the way. Towards the end, the rain was really coming down, as you can see it dripping off of my umbrella! Surprisingly there were people playing golf on the golf course. I suppose rain or shine, go for it!

King’s Cross to Hogwarts

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Leavesden, England
2016 – iPhone

RELAXING AT KING’S CROSS STATION BEFORE HEADING OUT ON THE HOGWARTS EXPRESS

We had a wonderful tour of The Making of Harry Potter. It is the actual set where for 10 years the Harry Potter movies were made. It’s also a museum full of props, models, designs and costumes from the movies! About half way thru I was getting a bit tired so I decided to take a seat and relax before heading off on the Hogwarts Express!

Relaxing at the Potter’s Cottage

Leavesden, England
2016 – iPhone

RELAXING AT JAMES & LILY POTTER’S COTTAGE
(Harry’s mum & dad)

After a wonderful walk around the sets of Harry Potter, I sat and RELAXED at the Potter Cottage! What a delight!

Tennis Match

TennisMatchRoehampton, England – 2016 – iPhone

We went and watched our grandsons play tennis, they did soooo good! As we watched, I RELAXED and ENJOYED it! Before I knew it a tennis ball came whizzing towards me, I am so glad the net was there!

So British

SoBritishEsher, England – 2016 – iPhone

When I was out for a morning walk I couldn’t resist taking this photo that is sooo British! Look closely and you can see lovely flowers on the right, a lantern growing out of the tree 😉 and a thatched roof cottage on the left with a thatched roof! LOVELY!

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A Touch of Rain

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Esher, England
2016 – iPhone

It had been raining or drizzling for a while and as I walked by these flowers, their intensity & beauty struck me! Rain or water helps that. For years, I have carried in my camera bag a small spray bottle to liven up my flower photos. This day, I didn’t need to do that, nature did it for me! Thank you! ☺️

Walking To Harrods

WalkingToHarrodsLondon, England – 2016 – iPhone

After a bit of a walk we arrived at Harrods, a very upscale department store with everything you can imagine! That’s it in the photo, straight ahead and on the right!

I ❤️❣LOVE ❤️❣this photo because it has a DOUBLE DECKER BUS; HARRODS DEPARTMENT STORE; A BIKE; A BRITISH FLAG & A RED TELEPHONE BOX in it, can you find them??

After a Great Walk

AQCI0764ghEsher, England

I had a WONDERFUL walk thru forests and glens and then I thought I would RELAX, yes, right by a monument to Queen Victoria in Esher!  By-the-way, as you can see by my flip-flops, it was a beautiful day in England!

May 2016

Photo was taken with an iPhone 5s

Enjoying London

EnjoyingLondonLondon, England – 2016 – iPhone

After an awesome concert at Royal Albert Hall, we walked over to Harrods, a huge department store. At one point, I thought it was time to RELAX, so I put my feet up and ENJOYED London, England!

Royal Albert Hall

RoyalAlbertHallKensington, London, England

We had a wonderful time with Joseph and Rosie’s family at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where we listened to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra play movie themes; ‘FILM MUSIC GALA’. They played 26 songs, here’s some of them; Mission Impossible, ET, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Chariots of Fire, Frozen, Star Wars & Rocky. It was awesome! Something Joseph and Rosie didn’t know is that I have always had a desire to go inside the Royal Albert Hall. It was completed in 1871 and was named after Prince Albert who died in 1861, he was the husband of Queen Victoria. Thirty seven years after the death of Prince Albert, (1898) my grandfather, Albert Edward Ottley was born in London, England, and from what I remember, my grandfather was named after Prince Albert. So, this was a special moment for me!

Camera used:  iPhone

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Red Telephone Box

RedTelephoneBoxLondon, England – 2016 – iPhone

As we walked thru the streets of London, we saw many red telephone booths. I don’t know if they still work or not, but with the use of cell phones, phone booths seem to be disappearing. However, the British Red Telephone Box stands as an icon to Britain and it’s history!

Swan on the River Thames

SwanRiverThamesKingston Upon Thames, England – 2016 – iPhone

After a delicious lunch along the River Thames, we went for a little walk and oh how I love swans, this one gracefully floated by!

Gorgeous Country

GorgeousCountryErsigen, Switzerland – 2016 – iPhone

On our walk back to Andrea & Sandra’s, Chelsea and I had this beautiful view of the countryside!

Awesome Fields

AwesomeFieldsErsigen, Switzerland – 2016 – iPhone

On our way out of town I snapped this of the awesome fields & countryside! What a wonderful, though quick, time we had here!

Beautiful Fields of Yellow

FieldsOfYellowRetonfey, France – 2016 – iPhone

Throughout Switzerland and France, we passed these beautiful fields of yellow! We’ve been trying to figure out what the plants are and with the help of the Internet we have come to the conclusion that they are either Rape Seed Plants or Canola Seed Plants and the oil is used for either Vegetable Oil or Canola Oil. So, there you go!

Relaxing in the Rain

RelaxingRainReims, France – 2016 – iPhone

After a delicious French Dinner, we walked around Reims, only for a short time because it was raining and yes, I had my travel shoes on, my flipflops!

Glistening In The Rain

GlisteningInTheRainReims, France – 2016 – iPhone

After a yummy French Dinner we walked back to our car, in the rain and I could resist this photo of bikes in beautiful Reims, France!

Beautiful Forest

BeautifulForestErsigen, Switzerland – 2016 – iPhone

After breakfast Chelsea and I went for a little walk behind Andrea & Sandra’s home where there is a beautiful forest! I told them they have their own sacred grove in their back yard! It’s awesome!