Winter lights

It was a foggy night the day that the winter lights arrived on Ham Parade.

Lights on

I was walking across Ham Village Green at dusk when suddenly all of the lights in the arcade around The Hive came on, so I paused to take a photo.

HY56 YMW (again)

This photo of HY56 YMW parked across a dropped kerb with double yellow lines looks very much like the one that I took of the same car in May.

New drains

Flooding has been an issue in this section of Ham Farm Road for some time, I wrote about it in 2022, so it is good to see work being done to fix it.

Border, terrace and house

It has become my habit to end a series of photos of Ham House with one of the back of the house, and this is no exception. The reason should be obvious.

Silver cow

My first thought was to take a picture of the autumnal ivy at Montrose House, then I spotted the silver cow on the roof.

Arch

This is another pretty quiet corner of Ham House that is easy to overlook, especially as it is usually passed on the way out.

Split tree

Most of the fallen or severely damaged trees that I have posted here have been in quiet places, usually along the towpath, but this one could hardly be more visible being on the Petersham Road next to the 65 bus stop.

Kitchen Garden at Ham House in November

The Kitchen Garden at Ham House is always a delight and it looked so good on this November visit that I could not pick just one photo to make my point.

The first photo shows the view across the whole garden, from the corner nearest the house, which shows the layout of the garden with each section thick with vegetation.

 

A closer look at one of the sections shows the mix of planting and the resultant jumble of shapes and colours.