Thank you, Chris 
Itâs at Ruislip, suburb of London. 1st photo is from Bessingby Park, the rest from Joe OâNeilâs walk close to Sidmouth Drive Road and Ruislip Gardens Station.
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Ha! I used to live in Northolt for a while. I thought it felt familiar somehow.
Oh really? So you know Northala Fields 
Where do you live now if you donât mind me asking?
Iâm in North Yorkshire, just outside Ilkley and Harrogate. I love London but Iâm not a city person these days, Iâm happier surrounded by countryside
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Canât beat the English countryside. Thereâs a show that I used to watch that shows it well. It was, hmmmâŚEscape to the Country
All Creatures Great and Small?
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Nope, escape to the country
And I donât know England that well but studied in London in 1998. Before the trip, we took a bus tour of England. Stayed a night in Coventry, 2 in Bath, one in York, Cambridge, and Portsmouth. Also took a bus to Scotland and took a tour of the country. Went to like the brave heart memorial and such. The bus trip was like 10 pounds, absurdly cheap. Anyways, I loved Bath and York and Cambridge was gorgeous.
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York is beautiful, my mum lives there funnily enough. Itâs such a historic small city, the Shambles is beautiful at Christmas.
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I understand, I donât consider Ruislip London. Itâs great that the tube runs to here so I always can jump on and go to centre, but otherwise itâs pretty calm around here. Not the city rush for sure.
Iâm a cyclist and so I get to enjoy lots of countryside. We go to Chiltern Hills all the time with my club, I love it!
Originally I am from a small 10k people town. So central London would not be for me either
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The Chilterns are beautiful. I grew up in Princes Risborough so the Chilternâs are firmly in my heart. Youâve definitely the best of both worlds where you are, metropolitan city on your doorstep, beautiful countryside a walk away!
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what a lovely pictureâŚ
Thanks it was a trip to the ridiculously overpriced Seattle Science Center. There is a butterfly garden inside with some lovely butterflies specimens!
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As promised @james83 (who I havenât seen in a few days 
All good man?), my brotherâs wisteria 
An inspiring force of nature because it just wonât quit!
Weâll start small. The original âarchâ our dad built in '94 and what started it all. Obviously no longer an arch bc my (ex)bf and I cut out the middle section to prevent it from collapsing 9 years ago (e.g., 2nd photo)
This one wasnât planted here, but sneakily crept under the deck Iâm standing on from a plant 20 feet behind me! That plant no longer exists bc it was making itâs way into the house, but this one, my brother says âjust wonât dieâ.
Many casualtiesâŚ
But none so great as the pear tree 
Hard to see, but itâs almost to the top of that tree on itâs right (which has gotta be close to 80ft tall)!
Please research before planting one in your yard 
I asked my dad what species it was, but he couldnât remember. My brother said âThe invasive kind 
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Oh my goodness 
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Oh wow⌠thatâs some plant! Thank you for sharing Laura. 
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My first go at a hummingbird. Dang theyâre hard to capture. Heâs kind of in the middle. I took about 12 quick shots and this is the best I could do.
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Wow. Those pics are so cool! I love the wisteria flowers. I had no idea they were so invasive. I always wanted one. Maybe next life.
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