Surrounded with flowers

I'm not sure whether it was due to the Queen's coming birthday, but every streets, every houses were decorated with flowers.

A very colorful and unexpected view!

All in a row


Flowers on a house


Flower baskets

Camden Market

I strongly recommend that you visit the Camden Market if you come to London for a couple of days, this place is so marvelous! It is so full of colors, people, food, and a real patchwork of heterogeneous objects - you can't but feel totally mesmerized.

Unfortunately it was quite difficult for me to take photos there (having a 50mm lens is not really practical in such places...) so I ended up with only a few pictures which, in my opinion, still do not relay entirely the joyful spirit of the place.

I'll definitely go back there soon!

Welcome to Camden

Camden Market

A colorful place

London city

My trip to London has not been a piece of cake, if I may say so. It all began with my having forgotten that my identity card was long expired (in fact it still was the one I made for my baccalaureate...) and of course, I did not have my passport with me at that time.

After a few stressful minutes, they decided to let me go and take the train even so. Pffiiuuu! I was extremely nervous the whole trip and within the London St Pancras station (still fearing someone would check my card again and have me go back), until I finally ended up outside the station, breathing the fresh (si, si) London air!

My first thought once there has been 'Wow! So many bricks!' and that definitely was a positive impression.
A few examples of the above-mentioned bricks:

A whole brick world

Have a seat

Bricks, bricks everywhere

London pub food

I've been to London for some days - that will be the theme of three additional articles if not more - and coming back was really difficult.

I absolutely enjoyed my stay there, with a special mention for every pub food I tried!

The renowned fish & chips


A shepherd's pie


Chicken and mushroom pie


...And the traditional English breakfast!

Insect gallery

A few pictures from my last hikes around: a snail, some aphids and - of course - another ladybug...

Perched on top

Aphids meeting place

To go or not to go?

Ladybugs again

It is now the perfect insect-photography time, and especially for ladybugs: it's like they are everywhere. I can't have a look around without spotting one of them, provided there are some green leaves or plants nearby.

Of course their bright red color surely helps noticing them! Almost yummy :-)

In the spotlight


Toward the summer sky


Dancing on the leaves


Hiding under the leaves