London Wetland Center, Shepherd's Bush, and the Theatre

Yesterday, Tuesday 18 October, we bussed out to the Wildfowl Wetland Trust London Wetland Centre, a preserve created from a former drinking water reservoir in west London. It was a beautiful day and the whole experience was enjoyable. Back at Hammersmith the ladies headed to Boden and SKT and I went on to Shepherd's Bush to buy luggage, herbs, and harissa. That evening we attended a curious performance of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. I enjoyed it in spite of horribly uncomfortable seats.

 Campden Hill Tower between Tesco and McDonalds

 Our flat is the two floors just left above the tree with

greenery on the railing

 The Barnes area has historical Harrods associations, and the ornate

Hammersmith Bridge is painted in Harrods colors

 A photo from a display shows how the Barnes Reservoir looked

 This is the Wetland Centre that took its place

 Bird watchers

 Rolled turf coping and herringbone stonework was 

inspired by Iceland

 Out through the wetlands

 Birds flying along the river drop in to visit or stay for the winter

 Grazing cattle create a unique ecosystem in this section

 Hard to believe this was a huge cement reservoir just a few years ago

 A live wattle fence

  This is in the middle of a city of

millions of people

Timing airplanes directly overhead on approach to Heathrow while we
wait for the bus: one minute and fifteen seconds apart
(photo cred: SKT)

 This market is unique, without a single tourist, and serves as a

department store for locals

 Food and clothes...

...and housewares (we bought some of their blue and white

Willow Ware years ago)

 Notting Hill sunset

 Stewart and McKellen

 Wyndham's Theatre

Pinter's  No Man's Land

 Leicester Square

And Piccadilly Circus on the way to catch the 94 bus

Time is running short, but there will still be more. This is all for now.

OXO

D.