@variablepulserate That they will spread. Somehow - no idea how. Most things like tulips you plant a bulb & get a plant. Sometimes you get one every year. With the naturalising ones, they multiply/breed/whatever, so over time you get more. Which apparently isn't usual with bulbs. My gardening skilz aren't all that good, so 🤷♀
@variablepulserate I thought it could be an alstroemeria, but I don’t think so (too early) so it might just be a tulip. Very pretty.
My tulips are out - forgot I’d even put the bulbs in!
I have some small naturalising ones in the lawn and pink ones in the front bed. There’s a wide variety of tulips around.
@matigo Huh?! It's £1.52 per litre here (ok £1.519 but who do they think they are kidding). This country is a complete rip-off. Not least because of some clown in government who passionately believes it's more "green" to import fuel from across the world than it is to pump it ashore from the North Sea.
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@peemee Friend of mine just got a 17e & seems happy with it. I’m still on a 13, with 79% max battery. I’m hoping to hold out until the new phones are announced & then get a 17 Pro. Or maybe before, funds permitting. I’ve not had a pro before but I really want to try out the extra photography potential.
@phoneboy Wow, you had it tough growing up. I had no idea. Glad you had one decent person around. I know that untethered feeling; I had it after Dad died. I was incredibly lucky to have been good friends with both my parents. Once they had both gone, that sense of being grounded, always having someone to turn to, vanished and it was really hard to come to terms with.
i’m glad your life has come together in the last few years.
@jussipekonen It’s not my favourite, though the building is quite beautiful. Mind you, I spent far too much time as a child in the Science Museum. Whenever we visited family in London we seemed to end up there. Partly cos my Dad (a Londoner) loved it. He & my brother both studied at Imperial College, just up the road. I have always been mesmerised by the long pendulum in the Science Museum, along with watching the beam engines when they set them running.
The one place I never got to in London is the Crossness Pumping Station. It’s a bit out (though I used to work not that far from it). Victorian engineering - built to last and elegant with it.
I don’t miss living in London, but the richness of culture, knowledge, history is quite impressive. I guess that goes for a lot of the UK.
I remember when I went to Vancouver they were so very proud of their history - some buildings dated back to Victorian times, people told me. I didn’t like to say that was almost modern by our standards, when we regularly do things like worship in 900+ year old churches. I think that’s why I get so annoyed by the apparent determination by our government to eradicate/cancel our rich history.
Glad you’re enjoying your visit - been lovely weather down here all day.
@matigo It is. So many exhibits - and much more stuff in storage. A few years ago we had a TV series which went behind the scenes there. Fascinating.
I saw the terracotta warriors at the BM. Wonderful exhibit. I also went to Buckingham Palace when they had a Fabergé exhibition on. So many exquisite designs. London can be a scary dump at times, whilst equally capable of serving up huge portions of awe and wonder.
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@jussipekonen Oh yes, I’ve been 5 or 6 times - still not seen all of it!
The parks in London are lovely - for a large city it has a lot of green space, both large and small. The Green Park/St James’ Park area was always my go-to for a picnic/stroll. Partly helped by having a friend who was a member of one of the clubs overlooking Green Park. A stroll, then smoked salmon sandwiches and a jug of Pimms in the club garden. As you do. 😂
@jussipekonen Ah yes. If you’re that end then Greenwich is a trek. Plenty of central parks, Buckingham Palace (if it’s open). Kew Gardens is always worth a visit, but a bit further out west.
I used to work in Bayswater, on Westbourne Grove. Got the bus through Kensington/Notting Hill Gate every day, from Wandsworth, where I lived.
@jussipekonen Where are you staying? Greenwich is a lovely place to visit, especially if you’re that side - & you can go by boat.
I always recommend the Science Museum, but not after two other museums!
Hope the weather holds for your visit.