Follow the crowds........
Just a brief post on the local annual event held last Sunday in Bushy Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, where I hold Nordic Walking sessions. To mark the arrival of chestnut blossom, the park is closed to traffic for a few hours, so there is the unusual sight of thousands of people strolling around, enjoying the parades and festivities (Civil War re-enactments, classic cars, British Airways Brass Band, World War 2 vehicles, etc).
For a video of the parade, try this site -
http://teddingtonhampton2010.wordpress.com/
But for me, it is the crowds, as well as the mile-long avenue of chestnut trees covered in their blossom, that transform the park ...
And the azaleas are in bloom, too!
Away from the crowds, you can observe the deer, now growing their velvet antlers, which are valued for their 'medicinal' properties. Maybe a money-generating idea for the Royal Parks?
Amazing that something as hard and durable as antlers, starts off as velvet...
http://www.deervelvetinformation.org/
If you'd like to see and learn more about Bushy Park and Nordic Walking, I walk regularly there. Please call or email me to arrange an introduction to the activity. Sociable group sessions are held on Saturday mornings.
Peter
07703-404-931
http://www.nordicwalking.co.uk/
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