Hyde Park
On a sunny day, I’m a Regent’s Park girl. As a backdrop for a run, a long walk into Marylebone or a quick scooter/bike ride for the Smalls. On a cold wintry day, Hampstead Heath is a perfect place for a brisk march followed by a strong cup of coffee in the village. And Primrose Hill is just a very good excuse for breakfast in a cafe, some serious people watching or a mooch in those beautiful boutiques. So – an invitation to meet up with a favourite friend (who was visiting her old stomping ground for the weekend) in Hyde Park felt like a great park deviation.
Mini and I ditched the male housemates and sped our way to the 142 hectares (350 acres) of stunning greenery of Hyde Park.
It was only 9am so it was beautifully calm, despite the amazing weather
Mini couldn’t resist lying in the grass
before she clapped eyes on the merry go round
friend’s tiny smalls were equally happy
And then came some pirate fun in the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial playground
for those smalls not scared of heights
And on the way back to the car, we stopped to check out the Serpentine Gallery’s annual commission to create a temporary yet ambitious structure for its pavilion.
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013
Designed by Sou Fujimoto
Mini and I loved climbing on the temporary structure designed by the youngest architect to accept the Serpentine’s invitation
summer on the river
last snap before back to the car
And then this afternoon – we faced North and headed to Highgate Woods to meet some old friends and their smalls.
Highgate Woods
Little did we know that Monkey-D0 It would have errected one of their risky-play installations in the trees.
Monkey-Do It installation in Highgate Woods
Monkey-Do It is a small non-profit social enterprise founded to promote tree climbing. Their wild play activities for children in parks and woodlands are free and focus on bringing smalls together with safely but with a degree of risk.
safe but with a degree of risk
And that they did.
